Reply To: Questions regarding DPF.

[benf]

SFA=Snack Food Association? 🙄

While sharing has it’s limits, it also has it’s place. The Focus Fusion Society is set up as a vehicle to exchange ideas and popularize the concept of fusion power as a viable energy source. The exchange benefits people who want to learn about the technology but also helps the folks at LPP learn about issues related to how their technology will find it’s place in society. This is all positive, everyone gains by it. Having a new energy source of the type proposed by LPP and it’s Focus Fusion would really solve a lot of problems, whether you believe in global warming or not. Since oil supplies will be dwindling and harder to recover and coal is difficult and destructive to mine, we have the prospect of a resurgent fission nuclear industry. Something I fear. If you do believe in global warming you might think this is our only realistic way out, apart from wind and solar. This change of perspective has happened with some prominent environment movement activists.

There are environmental groups that are very concerned about the pro-nuke developments who have discussed the possibility of fusion in the past, but my investigation at this point is showing they are woefully ignorant of the emerging aneutronic fusion developments that are going on. They are only aware of the huge tokamak mega projects, which haven’t produced any breakthroughs they could embrace. It may be premature to be seeking endorsements from them (yes, I believe that could be a prospect!) but this site gives them a window to the future, they should be made aware of.

It is to LPP’s credit that they are making their research public. Perhaps it’s also partly out of necessity for fundraising, but I believe this site has genuinely been set up to share the knowledge so there will ultimately be public acceptance that Focus Fusion will be a viable green alternative. Otherwise, why bother going the pB11 route?

Brian H. you ascribe to a more cynical view of human nature and it’s capacity to share in a beneficial way. Your other postings show that you’re networked into this world view. But what we also have to fear, is that the corporate elitist’s view isn’t bound by standard rules of propriety. They are capable of burying promising new technologies for the sake of maintaining the status quo or their own insatiable greed. To them they may feel there’s more money to be made mining and drilling ever deeper or building massive cooling towers for fission powered, steam engine generators.

All of humanity, including corporate power, stands to gain from this new energy source. Resources won’t be as stretched to the limits. More countries will be able to participate with the creation of power grids over larger demographic areas. Less environmental regulation will need to be imposed because of it’s smaller impact and footprint. Engaging and involving more people who are interested in finding solutions cooperatively is the best way to go.