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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4160
Re: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
https://youtu.be/Rd6eO8L_RE8?t=61 Simple little video but it provides a couple bits of news: Quaise Energy plans to move from testing in the lab out to drilling in Marble Falls, Texas, this year. They estimate that it would take thirty years for a site to cool significantly after power generation st...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:33 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Helicity Space
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4947
Re: Helicity Space
https://spacenews.com/lockheed-martin-ventures-invests-in-helicity-space/ SAN FRANCISCO – Helicity Space, a California startup developing fusion engines for spaceflight, announced an investment April 2 from Lockheed Martin Ventures. “Many things need to be worked out but they’re at an interesting ph...
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 ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4160
Re: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
Tweet from Quaise:
https://twitter.com/QuaiseEnergy/status ... 8919543288Today, 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
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:07 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: MIT claim they will build the SPARC
- Replies: 55
- Views: 47676
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...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: General anti-fusion attitude
- Replies: 14
- Views: 602
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...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:07 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
- Replies: 669
- Views: 107726
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?
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Thea Energy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 783
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...
Re: EM Drive
Rumor is that Rogue Space Systems has offered IVO a next ride in Q4 2025.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Company (Quaise Energy) plans to use fusion technology to drill for geothermal
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4160
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.
https://www.quaise.energy/news/digging- ... ter-future
There's no detail about their operations save that they are approaching their initial trials.
Re: EM Drive
Mike McCulloch tweeted on Jan. 30th that is hasn't been switched on yet. No information as to why not though.
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.
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:41 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Humble hopes for 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1009
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...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:00 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Thea Energy
- Replies: 3
- Views: 783
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...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Happy Holidays everyone!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 791
Re: Happy Holidays everyone!
Merry Christmas, everyone!