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by Carl White
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 785
Views: 602009

Re: EM Drive

Almost 5 months already and Barry-1 keeps losing altitude at a constant rate: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CATNR=58338 It doesn't look good. :( Barry-1 itself is done. They were having power problems and never reached the point where testing of the IVO devices (two are ...
by Carl White
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:07 am
Forum: News
Topic: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
Replies: 18
Views: 3785

Re: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal

Tweet from Quaise:
Today, we are pleased to announce the closing of a $21 Million Series A1 financing round led by
@PreludeVC and @SafarPartners to unlock abundant #geothermal energy for all🌎
https://twitter.com/QuaiseEnergy/status ... 8919543288
by Carl White
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:07 am
Forum: News
Topic: MIT claim they will build the SPARC
Replies: 55
Views: 47253

Re: MIT claim they will build the SPARC

"Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion" Detailed study of magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant. https://news.mit.edu/2024/tests-show-high-temperature-superconducting-magnets...
by Carl White
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: General anti-fusion attitude
Replies: 14
Views: 363

General anti-fusion attitude

I'll admit that I spend too much time on various forums. Nevertheless, it's led me to observe a common feature of discussions of fusion. A person will come into a thread and proclaim that company so-and-so is a scam, or that fusion is always 10 years away, or that fusion won't be realized for anothe...
by Carl White
Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:07 am
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 660
Views: 104397

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

Has any estimate been put forward by Helion as to what it will cost to manufacture a 50 MWe power plant?
by Carl White
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thea Energy
Replies: 3
Views: 723

Re: Thea Energy

Thea Energy Announces $20 Million Series A Financing https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/02/08/2826013/0/en/Thea-Energy-Announces-20-Million-Series-A-Financing.html Funds will accelerate next phase of planar coil magnet array manufacturing, integrated stellarator system modeling, and tea...
by Carl White
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 785
Views: 602009

Re: EM Drive

Rumor is that Rogue Space Systems has offered IVO a next ride in Q4 2025.
by Carl White
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
Replies: 18
Views: 3785

Re: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal

Article from Quaise:

https://www.quaise.energy/news/digging- ... ter-future

There's no detail about their operations save that they are approaching their initial trials.
by Carl White
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:01 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 785
Views: 602009

Re: EM Drive

Mike McCulloch tweeted on Jan. 30th that is hasn't been switched on yet. No information as to why not though.
by Carl White
Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 785
Views: 602009

Re: EM Drive

Today's tweet from IVO Ltd's CEO:
Richard Mansell wrote: LEOP of Barry-1 is going very slowly, but it is progressing. I appreciate @RogueSpaceCorp's work toward preparations for the Quantum Drive's first test. No exact date yet.
by Carl White
Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Humble hopes for 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 888

Humble hopes for 2024

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GCuBMt3XYAAe8wD?format=jpg&name=small 1. ZAP achieves Q(sci) > 1. 2. Helion generates net power. 3. SpaceX launches and lands a Starship. Very humble hope: 4. IVO's Quantum Drive demonstrably works. Also: 5. The USA doesn't go crazy during its election year. 6. Conflicts...
by Carl White
Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thea Energy
Replies: 3
Views: 723

Thea Energy

Creating a thread for this (almost) new fusion company. They formed as Princeton Stellarators in 2022 and rebranded to "Thea Energy" after that. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/07/27/2712179/0/en/Thea-Energy-Selected-for-U-S-Department-of-Energy-Public-Private-Partnership-Award-Th...
by Carl White
Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Happy Holidays everyone!
Replies: 9
Views: 714

Re: Happy Holidays everyone!

Merry Christmas, everyone!
by Carl White
Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:22 am
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 785
Views: 602009

Re: EM Drive

A tweet from IVO Ltd's CEO: Barry-1 is continuing to progress through LEOP at this time and we appreciate the hard work and great progress @RogueSpaceCorp is making. Quantum Drive #QI testing has been postponed until January. Also: Some say that our Quantum Drives are just to scam some VCs (no VCs a...
by Carl White
Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:07 am
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26173

Re: ZAP Energy News

Zap highlights its accomplishments of 2023:

https://www.zapenergy.com//blog/2023-by-the-numbers

Here's an encouraging figure:

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