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Old 4/3/09, 11:50 AM
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We may see these on the American market in a year or 2. They make WAY more sense than wind or solar energy. They produce more than enough energy to power a home, and are estimated cost about 6 thousand and requires NO FUEL WHATSOEVER. Imagine no electricity costs, no heat/cooling costs, eliminating (possibly) transportation fuel costs with an electric car, and having virtually no environmental damage. (and doing it for about 6 grand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCelx7qe_M
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Old 4/3/09, 11:55 AM
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We may see these on the American market in a year or 2. They make WAY more sense than wind or solar energy. They produce more than enough energy to power a home, and are estimated cost about 6 thousand and requires NO FUEL WHATSOEVER. Imagine no electricity costs, no heat/cooling costs, eliminating (possibly) transportation fuel costs with an electric car, and having virtually no environmental damage. (and doing it for about 6 grand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCelx7qe_M
Let me know when your ready to sell me one..

With this and the Air QERV, I'll get rich selling power back to my utility company.



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Old 4/3/09, 12:02 PM
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http://www.lutec.com.au/

Product release date postponed indefinitely due to possible Transfer of Technology negotiations



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Michael, Im with you.

Correction, the Video states estimated FIVE thousand dollars. Wind generators around here are selling for 6-11 grand and NONE of them will power a house the way most of them sit. At best they handle 1-3 circuits perpetually, depending on wind and other variables.
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See my post above your's Mike.



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Old 4/3/09, 12:05 PM
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Basically, We really don't like America down here...

What do they think is going to happen, that someone else wont figure it out?? When someone else does, they get ZILCH.
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$6,000 would pay my current electric bill for 7 years.
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$6,000 would pay my current electric bill for 7 years.
You have a cheap electric bill. If you had (relatively) free electricity, would you buy any natural gas or propane? In my case, I would shut my propane furnace off and use electric heat, replace my propane water heater with electric, add Electric stove and this would pay for itself in about 2 years + or -.
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Basically, We really don't like America down here...

What do they think is going to happen, that someone else wont figure it out?? When someone else does, they get ZILCH.
My guess is they'll get a patent, sell the patent to a major electricity producer (for millions) who will sit on it and it'll never become a common item.

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$6,000 would pay my current electric bill for 7 years.
How about 600 hamsters and a giant wheel.
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Old 4/3/09, 5:17 PM
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My guess is they'll get a patent, sell the patent to a major electricity producer (for millions) who will sit on it and it'll never become a common item.

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So you think my premise is wrong? I hope so.

Or perhaps you think the device simply doesn't do what they say it does?

Tough to tell from the lack of words.

Interesting verbiage "Transfer of Technology Negotiations".

To me that says they're in negotioations to transfer (sell) the technology. I'm sure ComED would prefer if this were not available.
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We may see these on the American market in a year or 2. They make WAY more sense than wind or solar energy. They produce more than enough energy to power a home, and are estimated cost about 6 thousand and requires NO FUEL WHATSOEVER. Imagine no electricity costs, no heat/cooling costs, eliminating (possibly) transportation fuel costs with an electric car, and having virtually no environmental damage. (and doing it for about 6 grand)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCelx7qe_M
Can you imagine if they could put that in a car.
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Or perhaps you think the device simply doesn't do what they say it does?
Yep, when one has to defy the laws of physics I get reeeeaaal suspicious.



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Yep, when one has to defy the laws of physics I get reeeeaaal suspicious.
Are they claiming to defy the laws or implement them in a way that we haven't done yet? Don't be so certain that we've got physics all figured out Michael.
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