The principle of generating energy through cold fusion is not the innovation. The generation of excess heat through Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) has been proven on a laboratory scale, but science is focused on understanding what the underlying, possibly chemo-nuclear process looks like. This is also because the answer could be worth a Nobel Prize.
The situation is similar with other forms of energy such as solar and wind energy, where the principles of energy generation are generally known, but it is the technical implementation on a larger scale and ultimately a marketable innovation that catches on with customers that is important.
Our innovation is the development of a marketable Fusion Cell, which represents an absolute novelty and a very strong innovation or disruption in the energy generation market. The market is wherever there is a permanent and sustainable need for energy.
The unique selling point, i.e. the unique competitive advantage that clearly sets the Fusion Cell apart from other energy producers, is the self-sufficient generation of energy over a period of several months or even years. This is made possible by the enormously high energy yield of fusion, which is at least a factor of 10,000 higher than gas, coal, oil, solar, wind and even fuel cells. The fusion cell is also CO2-neutral.
Furthermore, we are not aware of any producer of a fusion cell or any company that is working on a fusion cell based on classic cold fusion with heavy water. Competition in the field of nuclear fusion has mainly focused on hot fusion. The only company working on a fusion reaction with hydrogen at temperatures below 1,000 degrees Celsius but at high pressures is Clean Planet Inc in Japan.
In the past 30 years of fusion research, numerous approaches to cold nuclear fusion have been found. However, due to the controversial nature of the research topic, funding has remained modest, especially in comparison to hot fusion (ITER and other projects), which is favored by European and international politicians.
Innovative solutions are being sought around the world to generate renewable energy sustainably in order to meet the challenges of the future, including the expected energy shortages caused by the transition from oil, gas and coal.
With reference to climate change and uninterrupted global population growth, US President Barack Obama 2005 said:
“… a nation that cannot control its future as long as it cannot control the source of energy …”
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Since then, this sentence has become even more important and calls for sustainable, clean and renewable energy sources.
