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Featured Stories
Listing of headline stories that have appeared at the
top of the Free Energy News and Directory pages.
Current Features:
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Oil
> North
American Continent Oil Fields Abound - While our coverage is
usually on alternatives to oil, the purpose of this page is to illustrate
that there is no non-greed-based reason why the price of oil should be
reaching as high as it is in North America, when the continent is awash in
petroleum.(PESWiki; May 9, 2008)
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Electromagnetic
> Wilt's
Patented OverUnity Machine - Motor design by Wilt's Clean Energy,
Inc. allegedly puts out more energy than is required to run it, implying
that it is somehow harnessing unseen energy from the environment. Recent
measurements showed around 3/4 horsepower being produced via 1/2 HP in. (PESWiki;
May 8, 2008)
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Solar
> Concentrated
> SUNRGI's
Affordable CSP Solar Coming in a Year - Focusing the sun's rays
2000x and pulling the heat away from the photovoltaic cells, combined with
a method of low-cost mass production, the Xtreme concentrated
photovoltaics by SUNRGI are expected to produce in the range of 5-7 cents
per kilowatt hour. (PESWiki; May 2, 2008)
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Electromagnetic
> David
Bowling's Continuous Charging Device (live interview tonight:
9:00 pm Pacific) - Arizona inventor says he has developed a device
that will put out a continuous 12 volt electrical current which he has
then been using to run motors, small appliances, and charge batteries. (PESWiki;
Apr. 30)
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EV
> Plug-Ins
> Hybrids
> Plug
In Your Prius - Jonathan
Sawyer spent $30,000--and voided the warranty--to add a plug to his Prius
hybrid, which can now travel more than 1000 miles on a single 12-gallon
tank of gasoline. (PESN; Apr. 30, 2008)
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Global
Warming > Review:
The 11th Hour - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio's must-see documentary on the global environmental crisis paints a portrait of a planet at risk while also offering some exciting and radical solutions for making life on earth sustainable. Our planet may be in crisis, but that doesn't mean it's too late change.
(PESWiki; Apr. 27)
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Concentrated
Solar > eSolar
Utility-Scale Solar Power - eSolar thermal power systems use
reflected sunlight via heliostats as a heat-source to drive electric
generators. Using small heliostat size and the advantage of mass
production, eSolar systems were designed to minimize cost, realizing
economy-of-scale at 33 MW, becoming cost competitive with
fossil-fuel-powered plants. (PESWiki; Apr. 22)
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Algae
> Videos
About Algae as Fuel - A collection of videos and video links
regarding the turning of algae into oil, hydrogen, ethanol and other
useful fuels. (PESWiki; April 19)
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Pot-in-Pot
Non-Electric Cooling System - Nigerian inventor, Mohammed Bah
Abba's award-winning, simple-to-implement invention of and evaporative cooler, consisting of one pot inside another, with wet river sand
in between and a damp cloth on top. When kept in a dry, well-ventilated, and shady location, water evaporates, cooling the inner container.
(PESWiki; Apr. 15)
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Hydrogen
> Hydrogen
Videos Collection - Directory of videos of various types of
hydrogen generation methods and uses, including from algae, Brown's
Gas; and for engines, fuel cells, heaters, storage, and vehicles. (PESWiki;
Apr. 11)
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Batteries
> Earth
Batteries - Directory of technologies and resources relating
to the generation of electricity from earth (dirt, with plants, minerals,
moisture, earth's magnetic field, etc.) The Earth Battery technology
is actually 150+ years old, and was a major source of power during the 1800s.
(PESWiki; Apr. 11)
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Biofuels
> Ethanol
> Review:
Alcohol can be a Gas - Brian Hughes reviews new book by David
Blume that argues for alcohol fuel, and what should and should not be used
in making it. Also addresses the history, pointing out that alcohol
was used as fuel before gasoline, and the politics that hinder it yet
today. (PESWiki; April 10)
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Ethanol
> Coskata
Turns Waste to Ethanol via Bacteria - Coskata, Inc. is a
biology-based renewable energy company that has developed a technology
that uses proprietary microorganisms and transformative bioreactor designs
to produce Ethanol for under US$1.00 per gallon anywhere in the world,
from carbon-based feedstock. (PESWiki; April 8)
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Hydrogen
Injection > Smack
Booster hydroxy injector
- Another on-board electrolysis system provides hydroxy gas at a rate of 100
liters per hour, to go into the air intake, which is said to improve
mileage and decrease emissions. The Smack booster plans are
available for free, and it costs very little to build yourself.
Also, a kit is available for $200. (PESWiki; April 8)
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Nuclear
> Will
CERN's Large Hadron Collider Destroy the Planet and More? -
The particle accelerator set to begin experimentation this summer is now
the subject of a lawsuit that alleges that "compression of the two atoms
colliding together at nearly light speed will cause an irreversible
implosion, forming a miniature version of a giant black hole." (PESWiki;
April 3)
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Magnet
Motors > Mike x's
CD Magnet Motor - On March 30, Mike x posted a video to YouTube showing a CD with magnets attached on its surface, spinning with just one rotating stator magnet to keep it going. This is an all-magnet motor, with no electrical input. He's presently working on repeating the
effect. (PESWiki; April 2)
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ZPE
> Zero Point Energy Inventor
Self-Destructs -
Oregon Vortex resident, Tniop Orez, nearly solved the riddle of harnessing zero
point energy when on midnight of Friday 13, he successfully divided by
zero, only to realize he did not have a control mechanism in place.
(FreeEnergyNews;
April 1)
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Magnet
Motors > Finsrud's
Perpetuum Mobile - The Finsrud Wheel is a moving sculpture
built by Norwegian artist Reidar Finsrud. It appears to use a
combination of gravity, magnets, and pendulum effects to generate
nearly continuous motion since 1996 when it was assembled. No
known replications to date. (PESWiki; March 31)
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Events
> ExtraOrdinary Technology
Conference 2008 in Albuquerque
- July 31-Aug 3 conference will cover such topics as Tesla Technology
Magnetic Motors Zero-Point Energy Energy Saving Devices
Cosmic/Radiant Energy Brown's Gas Low Temperature Plasma
GEET ElectroGravitation ElectroMedicine Magnetic
Healing. (PESWiki)
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Magnets
> Linear Magnet Accelerators
- Directory of designs in which magnets are oriented in such a way as to cause acceleration along a linear path.
The question in a linear accelerator is if the net acceleration is greater than the entrance/exit energy, resulting in a net energy
gain; and can it made to be practical? (PESWiki; Mar. 26)
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Daniel Pomerleau Free Energy Coils
- Autistic Candian, Daniel Pomerlou, has given numerous demonstrations of free energy generation using only coils of wires; and mind power. Powers 200 Watt bulb, skill saw, motors and other appliances in front of electrical engineers who have no idea how he does it.
(PESWiki; Mar. 25)
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Plasma
/ Lighting
>
Luxim's tiny but powerful plasma light bulb -
Silicon Valley's Luxim has developed a solid-state plasma light bulb called Luxim LIFI. It is the size of a Tic Tac and gives off as much light as a streetlight.
Because it doesn't use electrical connections, more of the energy goes to light, rather than heat. (PESWiki; March
20)
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Nuclear
> Cold Fusion
> Cold
Fusion and Gamow's Paradox - Wladimir Guglinski provides an additional argument for the need for new foundations for nuclear fusion physics, saying that the existing theories are unable to explain the alpha decay of U238 ("unsatisfactorily explained by Gamows theory").
(PESWiki; Mar. 15)
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Gravity
Motors > Karra
Green Energy's Gravitational Power Generation - Company from Syria
has a patented static gravity motor design that they say could address the
world's renewable energy needs, providing 24/7 energy up to 4 megawatts in
size. We found out about them through their booth at the WIREC conference
in DC last week. (PESWiki; Mar. 14)
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Electrolysis
> Hydrogen
Injection > Independent
Report on Water4Gas - Ebook by Ozzy Freedom provides instructions
on how to build an on-board electrolyzer to provide hydroxy gas to inject
into the air intake of a vehicle for improved mileage and performance, as
well as reduced emissions. How does it compare to other systems,
kits, plans? (PESWiki; March 10)
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Organizations > World
Improvement Through the Spirit Ministries
- For many years, the ministry has been claiming to have around 100 sundry
exotic energy technologies for sale (multi millions of dollars),
including versions of gravity motors, engines that run on water,
radiant energy devices (solid state or mechanical), inertial
propulsion devices, and pollution remediation. (PESWiki; Mar.
4, 2008)
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Cold Fusion >JET Energy is Developing Cold Fusion Technology -
Having brought cold fusion through many generations of advancement,
Mitchell Swartz' company is in process of developing the technology to the point that it could be commercialized.
They made history in 2003 by running a large public demonstration for five consecutive days at
MIT. (PESWiki; Feb. 29)
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Biofuels / Concentrated
Solar / Clean Coal
> GreenShift's CO2 Bioreactor
- Patented process uses algae to consume greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fueled
power plants, giving off pure oxygen and water vapor. Light from
concentrated solar panels is conducted into the algae chambers via fiber optics. Once the algae grows to maturity,
it is harvested for conversion into ethanol and biodiesel fuels. (PESWiki;
Feb. 28)
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Biofuels > Cannabis Hemp as a Global Warming Solution
- Proponents argue that easily grown and robust Cannabis Hemp is one of
the best if not the very best plants overall for fuel, building supplies,
medicine, fiber, food, paper, and substitute for wood. Some go so
far as to argue that it could be the best solution to global warming. (PESWiki;
Feb. 28)
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Electromagnetic
> GMC
Holding > SEC Files Action On Fuelless Motor Fraud
- The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an action against GMC Holding Corporation and its CEO, Richard Brace, for defrauding investors by issuing false press releases touting the company's development of a motor technology device capable of generating unlimited energy.
(PESN; Feb. 27)
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Cold Fusion
> Cold
Fusion Oral History to be Housed at the U of U - The University of
Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library will be the repository for New Energy
Foundation's Cold Fusion Oral History Collection upon its completion. This
important oral record of the major researchers, theorists, journalists and
administrators will complement other collections that the Library has
related to cold fusion history. (PESN; Feb. 16)
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Thermal
Electric > Highly
Efficient Thermoelectric Generator -
Paul Bellezza wants to be able to mass produce his "Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Generator," an invention that would produce electricity more efficiently than anything now on the market. He knows the invention works. He hasnt yet been able come up with a way to reliably reproduce it.
(PESWiki; Feb. 13, 2008)
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Fusion
> Fusion
Power in the Next Five Years? -
General Fusion hopes to create
small fusion reactors that cost around $50 million a piece and generate
roughly 100 megawatts allowing for roughly 4 cent / kwh electricity.
Magnetized Target Fusion uses lithium as a fuel, which is heated and mixed
with intensely pressurized plasma. The only byproduct is helium and other
harmless gasses. (PESWiki; Feb. 12, 2008)
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Electromagnetic
> Perepiteia Generator
Harnesses
Back EMF - Thane
Heins of Potential
Difference Inc stumbled upon a way of making electric induction
motors work, at the very least, more efficiently. At most, he may have
found a way to manipulate magnetic fields so that instead of slowing
down a generator it speeds it up.
(PESWiki; Feb. 6, 2008)
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High
Altitude Wind Power > Makani
Aims to Harvest High Altitude Wind - "Makani Power is seeking to harness high-altitude wind energy to produce energy at an unsubsidized real cost significantly below that of the least expensive coal-fired power plants, the current benchmark of the lowest cost source of power."
Google has invested $10 million in this company. (PESWiki;
Jan. 29)
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Concentrated
Solar > Shults'
6 kW Concentrated Solar System - Technology combines solar hot
water panels with one large fresnel lens to flash the hot water to
steam for running a turbine to generate 6 kW of electricity, all for
around $6,000, with an ROI of 3-5 years. (PESWiki; Jan. 28)
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Hydro / Piezoelectric
> Harvesting Rain
Power Via Piezoelectric Landing Pads - Scientists from CEA/Leti-Minatec in France have developed a system that recovers the vibration energy from
raindrops falling on a piezoelectric structure. The system works with raindrops ranging in diameter from 1 to 5
mm. Simulations show that it's possible to recover up to 12 milliwatts from one of the larger
"downpour" drops. (PESWiki; Jan. 25)
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Tidal
/ River
> Venturi
System Optimizes Water Flow Harnessing - Patented venturi
containment system increases turbine efficiency 3.85 times what the
turbine would produce without the system, making this a world leading
design. The company is now commencing the commercialization stage, with an expected price that competes with coal in the range of 3.5 to 6 cents per kw-h.
(PESWiki; Jan. 21)
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Magnet
Motors > MPMM
> Trailer:
MPMM Tossed in Trash - Professionally rendered spoof dramatizes
the MPMM being thrown in the trash. It is based on actual footage of
a second
video, made yesterday, of the MPMM magnet motor that has spurred so
many people to try to replicate the effect seen in the first
video posted two weeks ago. (PESWiki; Jan. 19, 2008)
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Waste-to-Energy > Video:
Waste to Energy -- an Overview (3:01 minutes) - A brief video
by PES Network introduces the concept of cost-effectively turning
garbage and sewage into energy, either as electricity or as
fuel. Addresses methane harvesting, plasma, solar, and catalytic
pressureless depolymerization. (PESWiki; Jan. 16)
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Magnet
Motors > MPMM
> Sean CLaNZeR's replication of the OC MPMM Magnet
Motor - Using a temporary stator magnet configuration, awaiting
arrival of the proper stator magnets, Sean CLaNZeR showed brief
acceleration in his replication of "Overconfident's" all-magnet
motor built by Al... As far as we can tell, this marks the first
successful replication of the effect to any extent. (PESWiki; Jan
14)
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Gravity
Motors > G Force Rotational machine
demo video posted - Since 1993, an Armenian inventor has been
demonstrating his patented machine that harnesses static gravitational energy
to turn a 3 meter diameter wheel that turns a 300KVA electric generator.
Just release the brake, and off it goes. Commercial version
expected in about a year. (PESWiki; Jan. 4)
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Suppression
/ Organizations
> PES
Interview with Steve Greer Transcribed - One of the most
knowledgeable and best people to coordinate the funding, promotion and release
of zero-point energy, Dr. Steven Greer discusses free energy
suppression and his personal effort to bring forth the technology,
including his plan to spearhead the massive public disclosure of a key technology, to help ignite the new clean energy revolution poised to begin.
(PESWiki; Jan. 7)
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Cold Fusion > G.E.M.
Technologies "Omega Energy Cell" - Recent tests by
Princeton Electrochemical Engineer confirm overunity in what
is alleged to be a cold fusion reaction, capable of powering all modern
machines. Allegedly, a device the size of a cantaloupe could power a
vehicle. (PESWiki; Jan. 7)
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