Bill Gates' TED Speech 2010: 'We Need Energy Miracles'

[Breakable]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/12/bill-gates-ted-speech-201_n_461034.html
Unfortunately I cant find the video on ted yet, probably not online.
Seems like the ground is ready to grow some FF growth, just need someone to bury a few seeds.
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[Rezwan]

Cool! We looked into Gates Foundation before, but there was no opening to apply. They are exclusively health and education oriented. Their site is still not set up to reflect energy, but I just sent an email to their info line to see if there is someone I can talk to.

Does anyone know anyone who works at the Gates Foundation? These things are ALWAYS much better if there is a personal contact. We must leverage our 2 degrees of Kevin Bacon.

[Breakable]

Another place for the seeds:
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/st_thiel/

The most important part I think is to look legit, so timing could be matched to after some breakthrough/verification was completed. It might be a good idea to prepare well in advance. Unfortunately I don’t know anyone with more money than he can spend…

[Breakable]

Here is Bill Gates video

[Breakable]

Seems Bill Gates is talking about the fast fusion reactor, probably meaning the MSR concept.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_salt_reactor
There are many issues unresolved with MSR, and the cost of running it is estimated higher that current BWR’s.
Maybe he would be interested in using FF for a hybrid fusion-fission reactor, might be dangerous to push the the topic of fusion itself with him.

[Aeronaut]

Breakable wrote: Here is Bill Gates video
http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html

He specifically ruled out fusion, unless it does better than he expects. (~9:00 into presentation). Nothing succeeds like success, iow, and fission has it, along with an established industry.

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