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The world may be turning at ever-faster speeds, and we consume more power than ever. No wonder, then, that some people are seeking to harness endless power from ever-stranger applications and devices.

Posted by Tormod Guldvog
13 September, 2001 04:09:17

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Under the guise of pollution fighters and scientific heretics, many individuals and organizations are trying to create machines which, often in mysterious ways, can provide humanity with free power.

In 1989, two scientists claimed to have found a way to create cold fusion. This technique promises to create energy by simply fusing two materials together at room temperature. Imagine powering the lights of your house from a glass of milk, and you have the general idea. The claim was disputed, and the project is often showcased as an excellent example of "bad science".

Other ingenious machines are anti-gravity devices which could make cars run without fuel, and zero-point energy which assumes that even the vacuum state of the Universe has endless, accessible power.

The concept of cheap energy is not without merit, though. Take Solstice, for instance, who advocates the conversion to solar and wind energy. It is important to keep in mind that there is a huge difference between using natural forces which we know, and inventing machines which magically draws power from nowhere.

Hypography Sci-Tech is, of course, a scientific website and we do not in any way suggest that any of these theories are either right or wrong. We do, however, find lots of interesting theories and illustrations which make for good reading.

So be your own judge, and don't forget to take our poll.

Related Links

Zero Power Energy
http://www.zpower.net/zpe.htm
The wonder of Zero Point Energy is that it can tap energy from virtually any molecule by harnessing vibrations at zero temperature. It promises free, clean energy anywhere in the Universe.

Tom Elliot's Alternative Energy Information Center
http://www.wagonmaker.com/
The site presents an online tour of a PV powered home, gives information on solar energy and links to solar resourses.

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Buildings Program
http://www.eren.doe.gov/solarbuildings/
The homepage of the Solar Buildings Program that was established by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies to develop solar technologies having the potential to provide cost-competitive energy for buildings.

Home Power Magazine
http://www.homepower.com/
All you need to know to build your own alternative power supply at home.

Infinite Energy Magazine
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/zeropoint/
Although the Cold Fusion theory has been refuted by most scientists, this web site maintains that it is indeed possible. Hypography does not condone the making of cold fusion experiments with stuff from your fridge.

Alternative Energy Institute, Inc.
http://altenergy.org/
This organization heralds the change from polluting fuel to more environment friendly energy sources. It also advocates research into cold fusion, a technology which has been refuted by the scientific community.

Jim's Free Energy Page
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1287/
This web site is full of bright and inventive (albeit not always documented) ideas about free energy. To Jim's credit he is a healthy sceptic when appropriate.

Solstice: Sustainable Energy Information
http://solstice.crest.org/index.shtml
Solstice is the Internet information service of the Renewable Energy Policy Project and the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (REPP-CREST).

Breaking the Law of Gravity
http://www.wired.com/wired/6.03/antigravity.html
An article in Wired [issue 6.03, March 1998] about Eugene Podkletnov, who claimed to have invented a spinning disk which could make objects weightless, effectively making free, eternal energy.

Hydro-electric Power
http://www.iclei.org/efacts/hydroele.htm
The page contains the Energy Fact Sheet with figures originated from the Energy Educators of Ontario.