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Cold Fusion: Renewable Energy

When we first started learning about cold fusion, we probably had a similar reaction to you.

Wow, cool, is it real, does it work. To be real honest, we are not sure. Neither are scientists for that matter. The raw potential of this renewable energy making process is enormous. Our goal is not to try and convince people one way or the other. Information on all kinds of renewable and nonrenewable energy is important.

Simply put, cold fusion is a process of "shooting" neutrons into hard water molecules, therefore creating a reaction. This reaction takes place at room temperature, which is why the process is called "cold'.

Heat is produced from this reaction. Lots of heat is created. Part of the problem is how to harness the amount of heat created. There are ways, but it is not easy.

There are many issues regarding cold fusion. How to make the process work, how safe is it, and how do we harness the energy?

In order for cold fusion to be viable scientists need to prove and reproduce experiments. If this is done this could have a huge impact on clean abundant renewable energy.

The United States government is just as unsure about cold fusion as we are. In a 2004 Report the Department of Energy put together nine scientists to research the existence of cold fusion. The conclusion of the scientists was inconclusive. More research was ordered.

Some background on how and why cold fusion is important. Tritium is the chemical twin of Hydrogen. This is the major source of "power" for the H-bomb. There is a long history of warfare over this process that goes back to the Second World War. The destructive power of this bomb is measured in the millions of tons.

The very legitimate problem with cold fusion is thus: If it is real, the potential of this knowledge in the wrong hands is scary and dangerous. There is very little knowledge about the possible side effects, such as radiation and other harmful reactions. The international terrorism danger could be more significant than our current nuclear programs.

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