Where
are we now?
Since
the discovery of the EBM geometry, R&D has focused primarily on commercialization
issues, including manufacturing and related economics, and patent protection.
We have three working prototypes of increasing size - the BB Lego Unit (150 kg), the c4/4 Unit (1,500 kg) and the 720 Unit (15,000 kg). The energy produced from each of the units yield constant energy output - output ratios.
The EBM technology has been developed to the extent that it is available for commercial manufacturing, sizes available to scale.
Uses
The
efficiency of the units is far superior to other forms of energy conversion
that it will make processes that were formerly too costly to now become
commonplace:
- Replace obsolete coal, gas and oil fired plants as well as nuclear plants
- De-salination of sea water
- oxygen and nitrogen manufacture for infertile land
- inexpensive hydrogen for fuel cell technology
- hydroponic production of food
- water treatment
- heating and colling for vairous purposes
- plasma destruction of wastes
Benefits
Traditional
methods of power production add greatly to the emission of green house
gases, notably carbon dioxide (CO2), methane
(CH4), nitrous oxides (NOx)
and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), not to mention a host of other related
chemicals. These emissions pose a great danger to the world. Alterations
in climate patterns, occurrence of great weather extremes and rising sea
levels, erosion, droughts, flooding and other disasters all result from
the "dumping" of these chemicals into the atmosphere. Forestalling
and mitigation of climatic change demands a critical appraisal of the
present energy generation and consumption policy.
The EBM technology emits no pollutants whatsoever - no gases, particulates, radioactive substances - and it emits no noise when housed in containment bunkers, which can be buried in populated areas so not to use any real estate.
The long-term availability of conventional fossil fuel reserves is not gauranteed. The contributionof renewable power sources is dominating current discussions of energy issues. In much of the world, the most available and economically sound form of renewable energy is hydropower. The majority of the "best" hydro sites around the globe, the most water with the greatest capacity for turning turbines, have long since been exploited. Many power companies are returning to sites that in the past have been overlooked for any reason whatsoever - some of these sites will now be deemed worthy of installing a hydropower plant. Displacement of wildlife and the human population, submerging vast tracts of otherwise useful land and long installation timelines are all part of investing in hydropower. Climatic changes towards more arid conditions in many areas of the world have had adverse implications for water resources availability for power generation and thus makes hydropower questionable for solving long-term power needs in many countries.
The EBM technology leaves nothing to chance and is 100% reliable. There will be planned periodic shutdowns (maximum 10 hours at a time) for servicing and maintenance, every 15 to 20 years there will be major overhauls of the copper windings, the insulation and the bearings. Back-up scenarios for these "down" times will be implemented well in advance.
Distributed power generation, is more efficient and reliable then a large centralized power plant as the generation is close to the end user(s), thus the costs and loss of efficiency resulting from the distribution lines is avoided.
