Category Archives: Energy

$ave me

Energy is what rules Humanity. We have, in the developed world and ever more in the developing world become addicted. Yet the free black stuff in the ground is getting harder and harder to find. Let’s play a game. I’m going to pretend I’m a top oilman, say the chairman of Shell, or BP. . …

2010, Jun, 13 – 11:32 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Anthropogenic Global Warming, Commentary, Energy, Peak Oil, Political Philosophy, Sustainability | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

The late great Dr. Bussard

What people DON’T know about the state of fusion energy research, is going to affect their lives dramatically in a decades time and change the course of humanity forever. In the video link below, the late Dr. Bussard details the work of his company EMC2 corporation, which had been receiving funding from the US Navy …

2010, May, 19 – 3:05 AM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Commentary, Energy, Past & Future Energy, Polywell Fusion | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Is Fusion a sustainable process?

EMC2 Corp. (the polywell fusion guys) are working to discover if boron can be used as a fuel for nuclear fusion. As the boron cycle is aneutronic (no neutrons), electricity can be extracted directly and very efficiently (as opposed to generating steam and using steam turbines to generate power), hence I’m not going to consider …

2010, Jun, 27 – 6:40 PM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Polywell Fusion, Sustainability | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

Tom Lignon tech talk on polywell

Tom Lignon was involved with Dr. Bussard’s company EMC2 Corp. for a few years before Dr. Bussard passed away. He has a very strong background with the technology and in these videos outlines the concept of the polywell reactor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

2010, Jun, 26 – 4:16 AM | By Philosopher Rex | Posted in Polywell Fusion | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)