Arcos Cielos Research Center

We were privileged to attend the Second International Conference on Future Energy, at the Sheraton College Park Hotel in Washington, DC, September 22-24, 2006. The Conference, which was co-hosted by the Integrity Research Institute www.integrityresearchinstitute.org and the New Energy Movement www.newenergymovement.org represents a historical benchmark for the integration of Future Energy and New Technologies directly into the Mainstream Scientific Community. The major driving force for this new spirit of cooperation, collaboration, and willingness to introduce the Global Scientific Community to an array of new and challenging paradigms is the looming and ubiquitous threat of Global Warming, which is finally emerging into the scientific and social consciousness as a “Global Emergency” which is wielding major physical and economic impacts on humans and ecosystems everywhere on Earth. Within this context the Conference provided a stellar example of how scientists and technical experts can marshal their creative energies and assume leadership roles as a vital information and action resources for national leaders everywhere, by developing and implementing mega-scale programs in Planetary Management, Pollution Abatement and Clean-Up, and Environmental Remediation, which have newly emerged as being critical to the present and future survival of Humans and our Global Biosphere.

The Conference was opened on Friday evening with a welcoming address by Dr. Tom Valone, Founder and President of the Integrity Research Institute, and was followed by a special screening of the Documentary Film, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” which was highlighted by a personal appearance of Ms. Chelsea Sexton, who starred in the movie.

The Saturday session began with Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist at NASA Langley, who presented a brilliant and compelling overview of Future Energy Technologies and their potential impacts on science and technology within the context of “Post-Petroleum Energetics” and Global Climate Change. Dennis also outlined the emerging new Paradigm of “Seawater Aquaculture” as a win-win methodology for Food Production and Environmental Stabilization for extensive desert regions of Earth – especially in the Middle East. This process, when combined with related technologies such as large-scale Solar Desalination, offers a bright new pathway for the eventual restoration of vegetation to many of the extensive desert landscapes of our Global Biosphere.

Other key speakers included Professor George Miley, Ph.D., Director of Fusion Laboratory Studies at the University of Illinois on “Advances in Dense Plasma for Fusion Power,” and Glenn Gordon, MD, CEO of EM-Probe, Inc., “Nanosecond Pulsed EMF Advances for Electrotherapy,” which discussed new potentials for the use of Electrotherapy Devices for non-invasive healing in both civilian and military battlefield applications. The afternoon session included: James Dunn, Chief of NASA’s Center for Technology Commercialization, who delivered a comprehensive and incisive overview of “The Hydrogen Challenge,” which delineated the complex problems associated with the use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Fuel-Cell-powered vehicles regarding their potential in light of the impending fossil fuel energy crisis. Thorsten Ludwig, Ph.D., President of the German Association for Space Energy provided an international perspective of “Zero Point Energy Advances in Europe.” The major significance of Dr. Ludwig’s presentation was that Zero Point Energy has become an Emerging Science in Europe, as indicated by several university and commercial research programs within the European Union, which are already supported by several million dollars in research funding.

From a Global Ecology perspective, one of the highlights of the Saturday Conference session was “Tidal Power for Electricity Generation” by Martin Burger, President and CEO of Blue Energy Canada (www.bluenergy.com). Martin, a native of British Columbia, presented a provocative overview of his 17 years of involvement in pioneering Ocean Tidal Power, and his mission to develop a series of innovative technologies, including 20 MW Vertical Axis Ocean Turbines designed to operate off the coast of Nova Scotia. He has been actively involved in numerous innovative mega-scale projects, including what has been described as “The World’s Largest Renewable Energy Project,” a four kilometer “Tidal Fence” across the San Bernardino Strait in the Philippines. This massive project incorporated 276 generators, each designed to produce 2.2 gigawatts of electrical power. Excess power can be utilized to run a desalination plant, or to produce hydrogen fuel, with a bridge being constructed across the string of caissons which support the turbines. Dr. Tom Valone wrapped up the afternoon session with an incisive overview of “Future Energy Technologies,” which included his success in bringing Russian and American Scientists together for collaborative research in selected areas of New Energy Technologies.

Following the evening banquet and social interchange, the keynote speaker was Fabrizio Pinto, Ph.D., CEO of Interstellar Technologies (www.interstellartech.com), who gave a scintillating presentation on “Progress in Quantum Vacuum Engineering: Nanotechnology and Propulsion.” Perhaps the most significant aspect of this event was the fact that Quantum Vacuum Engineering has finally emerged from the purely theoretical realm, and moved into the realm of Applied Sciences, as witnessed by Dr. Pinto’s pioneering efforts to research and patent new commercial applications in the areas of Nanotechnology and Propulsion.

The Sunday Session began with a presentation by Professor Tania Slawecki, Ph.D., who provided conference attendees with an outstanding overview of “Bioadvances with Electromagnetic Fields.” This presentation was exceptional, in that that many Electromagnetic Healing Technologies, formerly regarded as “fringe science,” have subsequently been scientifically validated in precise laboratory studies, mainly due to the array of new evaluative technologies which are sensitive enough to provide recorded data that can be used to either validate or invalidate the scientific claims for these cutting edge technologies. Ted Loder, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire presented a unique new paradigm shift in technology: “Experiments with Spiral and Wankel Motors.” This presentation depicted a new twist for Future Energy, in that it combined existing Walkel Motor Technology, with Magnetic (i.e. rail-gun) Technology. This type of “hybrid thinking” is of paramount importance if we are to bring twentieth century science and technology into a new third millennium context, with the objective of establishing entirely new platforms from which to develop advanced scientific theories and practical applications.

Russ George, CEO of D2 Fusion and Planktos, Inc. (www.planktos.com) delivered a presentation which highlighted new advances in Cold Fusion, as well as what might be considered the most significant ongoing project in Planetary Management – The Planktos Project, which involves seeding selected areas of the world’s major oceans with finely powdered iron to generate massive blooms of Phytoplankton, which Russ metaphorically refers to as “Ocean Forests.” This project is unique because, in addition to several concurrently ongoing terrestrial reforestation projects (with which George is also involved), the Planktos Project is well underway, and has already completed several pilot runs, clearly demonstrating the feasibility of Oceanic-Scale Environmental Enhancement. The use of powdered iron to stimulate blooms of phytoplankton will have the doubly positive effect of initially boosting the basic food chain to increase in Ocean Fisheries Stocks. When the plankton falls below the photosynthetic zone, it will effectively function as an agent for sequestering Carbon Dioxide in the ocean depths. Thus, millions of tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide could conceivably be removed from Earth’s atmosphere through international applications of this technology. One of the fascinating offshoots of this new Environmental Management Paradigm would focus on stimulating phytoplankton growth in strategic areas in Antarctic waters, where krill populations (the primary food source for the baleen whales) have fallen by as much as 80 percent. Russ suggests that this approach to ocean fertilization could help in restoring much of the global whale population to the levels which existed two centuries ago. Related studies suggest that the North Atlantic Cod Fishery (a critical and severely endangered major global food resource) might also be restored through selected applications of this innovative technology, which sets a new standard for Global Mega-Projects, and establishes a new scientific standard for Planetary Security in terms of Biospherical Remediation.

We regret that we were unable to attend the final Conference sessions on Sunday afternoon, but these sessions are presently available on DVD, and will be published in the proceedings for the 2nd COFE Conference by the Integrity Research Institute at www.IntegrityResearchInstitute.org.

After over thirty years of attempting to bring Alternative Technologies, Abandoned Technologies, and New Future Technologies to the attention of the mainstream scientists and entrepreneurs, this conference marked the achievement of a major historical victory and resolution for us all. Our hope is that this new spirit of focused collaboration and synergy will continue to spread throughout Global Scientific Community, inspiring it to new levels of international collaboration, and new breakthroughs in clean, non-polluting Future Energy. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Tom Valone, his wife, Jackie, and the countless other dedicated individuals who have worked so hard to make this critical transformation in the scientific consciousness become an accepted reality. Within this context, we express our heartfelt admiration for the efforts of this group, and will continue to provide support for the Integrity Research Institute and similar institutions who strive to bring new Futuristic Technologies into commercial reality, being ever-mindful that every positive action we take in the Present represents a precious legacy for the Future of Earth and for the generations of Humans yet to come.

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