Hello, I finished reading Ben Bova's latest novel "PowerSat" several days ago. It was more of a Dan Brown-esque murder thriller than a sci-fi novel. Despite...
markreiff: Thank you for the information, it is of interest. Certainly this could be used delivery of large amounts of cargo to Mars. Maybe processed ...
I think Bova's book is a big positive for SPS publicly, if many people read it - the possibility of it being turned into a weapon is there; why not face it...
Arthur: Well good point, full speed ahead. Simply put at a minimum there are technical means to disable any such scheme. Here on Planet Earth we have a...
Who is http://www.altenergyaction.org in any case? Why are they publishing a story about a book Powersat that is about Scary SPS's? I've not read the book but...
... It's not "about scary SPS's" - it's about the immense potential that SPS's convey, and the international criminal elements that would oppose them - you...
Arthur, I think the "AEA" website looks great! It's a wonderful idea... I encourage everyone on this site to sign up! Tom ... international criminal elements...
Mark: Thank you for the reference to Joshua Tompkins article, I took the time to read it. I going to assume that the effective time for the engine is about 8...
Mark: The costing looks much better than we've seen previously. It starting to put it into a real horse race with the Sterling Engines. The technology also...
I have a number for where SPS's for base load electric generation is break even with Oil. That number is $70 at the well head. The Oil part Gasoline cost is...
... Hmm, somebody told me the Japanese program had been shut down last summer. Any news from anybody on that? As you suggest, the real competition for SPS is...
Well, today I've been watch CNBC off then on, they've reported Oil at $53.77, 1500hrs., -5 GMT, and Coal is up but not reported. I'll buy a copy of Investment...
... There's a new CO2 emissions trading regime in Europe - does such a thing exist anywhere else though? Certainly not in the US, though I've seen some...
You may be right about that. I do think the trend is toward that same concept in any case here in the U.S., something has got to give on that issue. The...
I checked out the NanoSolar Inc. webpage: one of their principal investors is none other than Sergey Brin, founder of Google. You will recall that Brin is/was...
FYI, "DayStar Technologies Unveils LightFoil™ Photovoltaic Product for Military and Homeland Security Applications - Specifically Designed for High Altitude...
Very interesting, it may be possible to make some money from this by investing in some public companies. Note Wired has a wavy history on investment picks....
I designed a high altitude Airship 26 years ago, it was a blast. I have the paper drawings around here somewhere, CADD systems were millions of dollars at that...
... locate ... Ovonics Here's a description from their website www.ovonics.com ECD Ovonics (Nasdaq: ENER) is based on the twin pillars of energy and...
FYI, "Solar Power Could Become Cypress Semiconductor's Biggest Product" San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11294504.htm ...
T. J. Rodgers is a completely disciplined individual, totally, utterly disciplined. He combs is chest hairs and demands everyone else in his company do the...
FYI, "Reaping Powerful Ideas from a Luminary" Space Review http://www.thespacereview.com/article/355/1 Sam Dinkin: How is lunar solar power (LSP) different...
FYI, "Rectifying the Case for Beaming Lunar Solar Power" Space Review http://www.thespacereview.com/article/354/1 "The beam source is a 10 kWatt Xenon...
FYI, "NASA's Marshall Center to Begin Test of 20-Meter Solar Sail Technology That Could Use Sun's Energy for Future Space Missions" NASA Marshall Space Flight...
FWIW, "Details of US Microwave-Weapon Tests Revealed" New (Socialist) Scientist http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725095.600 ... Mark Reiff...
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