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Technologies that could be featured in the Free Energy Video project

Adapted from the Top 100 Energy Technologies listing by the New Energy Congress.

This listing places the emphasis on stage of implementation, beginning with those now commercially available in the marketplace, following by those in process of being implemented, and so forth, ending with those that are promising theories yet to be built into proof of concept prototypes.

In this video documentary we will want to begin with the solidly-established methods that people can relate to, and then move to the lesser-known methods.

Technologies

In Commercial Operation

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  Directory:Waste to Energy >
  MagneGas Plasma Arc Flow Reactors - MagneGas Technology has been developed to process liquid wastes into a clean burning fuel known as magnegas, plus heat and other usable byproducts, said processing occurring without noise, liquid, gaseous or other pollutions. New discoveries of science involved. (http://magnegas.com) (NEC Specialist: Tai Robinson)
  

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  Directory:Wind >
  Offshore Wind - Winds are stronger and more stable; economy of scale. (GE)
  

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  Directory:Solar >
  SkyBuilt aims to be the Dell of renewable energy systems - Uses rugged shipping containers as foundation for made-to-order designs for quick deployment in off-grid applications. (http://SkyBuilt.com)
  

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  Directory:Wind >
  Floating Wind Turbines - Captures off-shore winds, while sparing expense of footing. Norwegian utility expects production prototype in 2007. (http://hydro.com) (Stansbury Resources)
  

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  Directory:Wind >
  Wind Farms - economy of scale. Produces in range of grid prices. (GE)
  

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  Directory:Electrolysis >
  Electrolyzed Hydrogen-Oxygen to Air Intake > Hydrogen-Boost.com - H and O (Brown's gas) from on-board electrolysis injected into air intake. System presently available for sale. Other techniques also employed to increase fuel economy. (http://hydrogen-boost.com) (NEC Specialist: Fran Giroux [principal])
  

• Directory:Electrolysis >
  Electrolysis direct to pressure - techniques the produce high pressure H2 directly from electrolysis, for savings in efficiency of production infrastructure. (http://www.avalence.com/) (http://clean-air.org/) (NEC Specialist: Tai Robinson)
  

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  Geothermal - Needs to be large to be economical in range of grid cost.
  

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  Directory:Solar >
  Solar Tower - Solar Towers are like an inverted funnel, with a wide skirt to collect air to then turn a turbine in the tower. (http://www.enviromission.com.au/) (http://www.solarmissiontechnologies.com)
  

In Process of Implementation

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  Directory:Tidal Power >
  Blue Energy - Company now implementing its technology commercially. Turbine design, which acts as a highly efficient underwater vertical-axis windmill, could product energy for as cheaply as two cents per kilowatt hour, well below commercial grid energy wholesale prices today. (http://bluenergy.com)
  

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  Directory:Solar >
  Stirling Energy Systems utility solar - 20-year purchase agreement between Southern California Edison and Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. will result in 20,000+ dish array covering 4,500 acres capable of generating 500 MW, at a cost competitive to grid power. (http://stirlingenergy.com)
  

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  Directory:Solar >
  SA thin film solar eclipses others - South African solar panels consist of a thin layer approximately five microns thick (a human hair is 20 microns thick) of a unique metal alloy that converts light into energy at a fraction of the cost. The photo-responsive alloy can operate on virtually all flexible surfaces. Expected in market in 2007.
  

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  Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Flynn Research -- Magnet Power Motor/Generators - Technology deals with flux fields within a core increasing motor output by 3.5x, and much more. Possible solid state generator applications according to patent. All motors henceforth should employ this technology. (http://flynnresearch.net/) (NEC Specialist: Terry Sisson)
  

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  Directory:Solar >
  International Automated Systems - Utility scale solar presently in process of being commercially installed for first time; alleged to produce electricity at 3-5 cents per kilowatt-hour. Highly-efficient bladeless turbine has wide range of waste-heat-harnessing applications. Methanol production technique will draw CO2 out of the environment, reversing global warming. (http://IAUS.com)
  

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  Electromagnetic > Energy By Motion (EBM) Going Commercial? - Out of the blue, a company in Hungary (originally from Toronto) springs on the scene with three humongous prototypes getting 6% over-unity, complete with patents, scientific certifications, demo hours, and a price tag for a power plant. The alleged rate: 6 cents/kW-hour. (http://www.gammamanager.com)
  

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  Directory:Hydrogen from Water >
  Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation (SHEC) - Has developed a process that will convert landfill and other waste methane into clean hydrogen, using the power of the Sun for the reformation, at a price comparable to traditional hydrogen production methods. (http://www.shec-labs.com/) (NEC Specialist: Tai Robinson)
  

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  Directory:Concentrated Solar Power >
  SolarCube™ by Green and Gold Energy - Award-winning solar technology uses Fresnel lenses to focus sun's energy onto photovoltaic cells. 5.8 cents per kWh. Residential product release slated for March 2006. (http://www.greenandgoldenergy.com.au) [inventor])
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  Engineair’s Ultra-Efficient Rotary Compressed-Air Motor - Elegant minimalist design eliminates most of the working parts traditionally associated with internal combustion engine; offers close to 100% energy efficiency for a variety of transport and stationary applications. (http://engineair.com)
  

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  Directory:Solar >
  DayStar Technologies' Silicon-Free Solar Cells - Daystar's unique metal foil design is not vulnerable to silicon shortages. Striving to "make free energy affordable", production of this thin film design is being ramped up to 20 MW per year. (http://www.daystartech.com/)
  

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  Directory:Fuel_Efficiency_Hydrogen_Injection >
  Get Hydro Power (.com) - Next generation hydrogen boost technology announced, with present performance in range of 15% to 50% improvement in fuel economy. Latest innovation may boost that to between 50% and 100% mileage improvement. (http://gethydropower.com)
  

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  Directory:Tidal Power / Directory:River Energy >
  Underwater Electric Kite (UEK) Corporation - Low impact hydrokinetic turbines harness tide and river flow, without harming aquiatic life, requiring no dam or impoundment. (http://uekus.com )
  

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  Directory:Geothermal >
  Converting Abandoned Oil Wells to Geothermal Plants - Drilling costs have made many geothermal projects uneconomical. A solution is found in the fact that among the over one million abandoned oil and gas wells around the world, many contain hot water that can be used to generate electricity or hydraulic power.
  

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  Directory:Vortex Technologies >
  Mimicing nature's design for fans - PAX Scientific designs fans, impellers, propellers, mixers based on the geometries of a whirlpool. The result is an approximate 33% improvement in efficiency, reduced noise, size and cost. (http://paxscientific.com)
  

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  Directory:Thermal Electric >
  Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion - Sea Solar Power Inc. is one of several companies seeking to tap sea temp. gradient. Reverse refrigeration process generates electricity from the difference in temperature between surface and deep water. Grid-price competitive commercial version expected in 2-3 years, depending on funding. (http://www.seasolarpower.com/otec.html)
  

Verified Working Prototypes

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  Directory:Engines >
  Gun Engine - Canadian inventor, Kazimierz Holubowicz, has come up with an environmentally friendly and transmission-free engine based on the same mechanics as how a bullet is shot from a gun. Initial test results showed 92% efficiency.
  

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  Directory:Wind >
  TMA Vertical Axis wind turbine - Design creates pull on the back side contributing to 40%+ wind conversion efficiencies, doesn't kill birds, runs more quietly, doesn't need to be installed as high, blends better with landscape. Generating costs estimated at 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. Production prototype Spring 2006. (http://www.tmawind.com)
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  Massive Yet Tiny (MYT) Engine - Internal combustion engine features multiple firings in one cycle to give 40 times higher power to weight ratio, low parts count, low maintenance, high mechanical efficiency, and low pollution. (http://www.angellabsllc.com/index.html)
  

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  Directory:Wind >
  Magenn Power's Floating Wind Generators - Inflatable, rotating balloon, wind turbine design scheduled for market readiness in 2006; at a price close to grid power. (http://www.magenn.com)
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  Scuderi Split-Cycle Air Hybrid Engine - Claims potential to double fuel efficiency for same size engine, while reducing the manufacturing price by 50%. Because it very similar to existing ICE technology, existing manufacturing infrastructure can be used for rapid deployment. Presently licensing to qualified manufacturing interests. (http://www.scuderigroup.com)
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  StarRotor continuous-cycle engine - Highly efficient process could eventually replace present internal combustion design. Five U.S. Patents. Several prototypes. (http://starrotor.com)
  

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  Directory:Fuel Efficiency >
  330 MPG Aptera Hybrid - The Aptera prototype, which is halfway to completion, will go for up to 330 miles on a gallon of gas thanks to an aerodynamic design and the lightweight composites that make up the chassis. (http://www.acceleratedcomposites.com)
  

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  Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Hilden-Brand Electromagnet Motor - Jack Hilden-Brand recently measured around 2x over-unity in his electromagnetic motor design, which closely resembles the Joseph Flynn parallel path concept.
  

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  Directory:Wind >
  O'Conner Hush Energy Turbine - Arthur O'Conner of Australia has international patents on a wind turbine design that is very quiet, can operate a low speeds while tolerating high wind speeds, with a price tag that makes energy generation comparable to grid energy cost for residential and commercial applications. (http://www.hushenergy.com)
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  Green Steam Engine - Advantages of invention by Robert Green (US 6647813) include: the ability to run on very low steam pressure and volume, inexpensive to build, few moving parts with low lubrication requirement, lightweight. Site includes instructions on how to build it. (http://www.greensteamengine.com/)
  

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  Directory:Fuel Efficiency >
  Aeroscraft — Rebirth of The Blimp - Californian-based Aeros has a developed a modern blimp with a quiet, electric prop-motor combination, requiring only half of the fuel of a jet with similar carrying capacity. Passenger and freight models planned. Runway infrastructure not required. (http://www.aerosml.com/aeroscraft.asp)
  

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  Directory:Ocean Wave Energy >
  "Bobbing" Device for Harnessing Wave Energy - The Manchester (UK) Bobber, a patented new wave energy device, passed Phase One in January 2005, testing of 1/100th scale working model. Phase Two will now involve testing a 1/10th scale device.
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  Revetec cam-drive engine - The Revetec cam-drive engine uses a pair of counter-rotating scissor cams instead of a crankshaft. The result is three times more torque than a conventional engine, and an overall engine efficiency up to 50% more. (http://www.revetec.com)

• Directory:Tidal Power >
  Water Wall Turbine - Efficient converting of tidal flow energy into electricity. (http://www.wwturbine.com/)
  

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  Directory:Thermal Electric >
  Matteran Energy produces electricity and refrigeration from near ambient heat - An experimental small scale power plant is producing electricity and refrigeration temperatures fueled simply by the heat in warm water - typically 150 degrees Fahrenheit. (http://MatteranEnergy.com)
  

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  Directory:Tidal Power >
  Tidal and River Turbine by University of Southampton - The University of Southampton's minimalist design significantly reduces the number of moving parts, and is fully assembled prior to installation, reducing costs. Estimates five years to commercialization.
  

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  Directory:Thermal Electric >
  Spinning Power from Waste Energy - Louis Michaud’s Atmosphere Vortex Engine - Tamed-tornado, anchored-vortex concept said to offer a vast increase in electrical output using waste heat from existing power plants. Small prototypes are promising. (http://www.vortexengine.ca/)
  

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  Directory:Engines >
  Jirnov Vortex Engine - 25 kW prototype shown to have strong torque, using half the energy, with half the emissions. $1 million grant awarded General Vortex Energy by the Navy to build 125-kW prototype. Nine U.S. patents.
  

Claims to Working Prototypes, but not Verified

Several of these should probably be listed above in the "Verified Working Prototypes" section.

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  Nelson Scientific's Electron Capture - Developing commercial method for capturing electrons for electricity. Device catches free electrons in a vacuum, where they are redirected to conductors, yielding electricity. (http://nelsonscientific.com)
  

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  Directory:Cold Fusion >
  D2Fusion, Inc. - Company expects to bring cold fusion technology to market as early as Summer, 2007; first in the form of some kind of home heater technology, then with electrical generators for homes. (http://d2fusion.com)
  

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  Directory:Nuclear >
  Randell Mills "hydrino" device - New field of novel hydrogen chemistry. BlackLight Process generates light, power, plasma, and a vast class of new compositions of matter. (http://www.blacklightpower.com/)
  

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  Directory:Magnet Motors >
  Steorn Free Energy Challenge - In process of researching more efficient micro generators, Irish company inadvertently discovered an all-magnetic motor technology. They issued a challenge to the world scientific community on Aug. 18, 2006 to validate and publish test results. (http://steorn.net)
  

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  Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Magnetic Power Inc - Mark Goldes' company claims to be close enough to have some demo devices, which extract energy from the vacuum of space, ready for market by end of 2006. 1 kW module expected shortly thereafter. (http://magneticpowerinc.com)
  

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  Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Perendev 300 kW Self-Running Electromagnetic Generator - Draws energy from magnetic principles not presently appreciated by mainstream science. Expected cost will be around 3/10 cents per kW-h. Launch scheduled for May, 2006. (http://perendev-power.com) (NEC Specialist: Sterling D. Allan)
  

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  Directory:Nuclear >
  Joseph Papp's Nobel Gas Engines - A nuclear process may be involved whereby inert nobel gasses can be used to generate tremendous energy. (NEC Specialist: Kenneth M. Rauen)
  

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  Directory:Electrolysis >
  Kanarev's Electrolysis - Professor Kanarev holds five patents, has written several books about how water can be the main power carrier of future power engineering. Some processes described resemble those being attributed to the Joe cell. (http://Kanarev.innoplaza.net)
  

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  Directory:Magnet Motors >
  Walter Torbay's Magnetic Transgenerator - Inventor from Argentina presents a free energy device via the repelling power of magnets, the deviation of the lines of magnetic force, and a complex mechanical system for controlling the acceleration, speed and power.
  

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  Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Testatika Electromagnetic Generator - Includes an inductance circuit, a capacitance circuit, and a thermionic rectification valve. Alleged free energy machine works by harnesses energy from the aether. Those controlling keep a very tight hold and do not intend to release it to the general public.
  

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  Directory:Electromagnetic >
  EV Gray Motor - Gray motor was the first market-ready prototype replication of Nikola Tesla's radiant energy phenomenon. Never made it to market for reasons that his nephew described as "paranoia, secrecy, and greed". Numerous attempts to resurrect the technology.
  

• Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Bearden's MEG - Electromagnetic generator without moving parts which includes a permanent magnet and a magnetic core. (http://cheniere.org) (NEC Specialist: Leslie R. Pastor)
  

• Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Wingate Lambertson solid state system
  

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  Directory:Electrolysis >
  Joe Cell - Apparently harnesses Orgone energy via electrically charged water as the "gate" or medium through which the aetheral energy is drawn. Allegedly able to power a vehicle, with no fuel line connected. Numerous installations claimed.
  

Interesting Concepts

• Directory:Electromagnetic >
  Godin & Roschin (Searl-like)
  

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  Sines Reluctance Generator (Potomac Energy Project) - Electrical generator involves superconductivity, magnetic energy, and flux gates for harnessing Zero Point Energy. (NEC Specialist: Eddie Sines)
  

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  Directory:Nuclear >
  Colliding Plasma Toroid Fusion - Electron Power Systems Ltd. is developing a process that remains stable without magnetic confinement, by using background gas pressure for confinement instead, could provide clean, non-polluting energy technology at one-tenth the cost of present energy generation. (http://electronpowersystems.com)
  

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  Directory:Nuclear >
  Focus Fusion - Purports to be a far more feasible and profoundly less expensive approach to hot fusion, in contrast to ITER. Lawrenceville Plasma Physics' is developing the Plasma Focus Device for hydrogen-boron nuclear fusion. 4-7 years to commercial. 1 cent / kWh anticipated energy generation cost. (http://www.focusfusion.org) (NEC Specialists: Thomas Valone)
  

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  Directory:Thermal Electric >
  Rauen Environmental Heat Engine - The Superclassical heat engine of Ken Rauen is designed to be able to tap the heat of the environment for energy generation. It is based upon the experimental evidence of the Proell effect, a macroscopic Maxwell’s Demon. (NEC Specialist: Ken Rauen [Inventor])
  

• Directory:Nuclear >
  Dr. Bogdan Maglich's aneutronic MIGMA fusion process - was highly praised by MIT and actually closer to overunity than any other fusion system, inexpensive (in economy of scale), and non-radioactive.
  

See also

• Site:FEV:Technologies:RD - evolving document listing video links and other info relevant to video procurement and permissions.
• Site:FEV:Script
• Top 100 Energy Technologies

- Free Energy Video - project home page
- Videos - listing of videos now available
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