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==The Need for a Wireless System of Energy Transmission==

A  great concern has been voiced in recent years over  the  extensive
use  of energy, the limited supply of resources, and the  pollution  of
the  environment  from the use of present  energy  conversion  systems.
Electrical power accounts for much of the energy consumed. Much of this
power is wasted during transmission from power plant generators to  the
consumer.   The  resistance  of the wire used in  the  electrical  grid
distribution  system causes a loss of 26-30% of the  energy  generated.
This loss implies that our present system of electrical distribution is
only 70-74% efficient.

A system of power distribution with little or no loss would  conserve
energy. It would reduce pollution and expenses resulting from the  need
to generate power to overcome and compensate for losses in the  present
grid system.

The   proposed   project  would  demonstrate  a  method   of   energy
distribution   calculated  to  be  90-94%  efficient.   An   electrical
distribution system, based on this method would eliminate the need  for
an  inefficient, costly, and capital intensive grid of cables,  towers,
and substations.  The system would reduce the cost of electrical energy
used  by  the  consumer and rid the landscape  of  wires,  cables,  and
transmission towers.

There  are  areas of the world where the need  for  electrical  power
exists, yet there is no method for delivering power.  Africa is in need
of power to run pumps to tap into the vast resources of water under the
Sahara  Desert.   Rural  areas, such as those  in  China,  require  the
electrical  power necessary to bring them into the 20th century and  to
equal standing with western nations.

As  first  proposed by Buckminster Fuller, wireless  transmission  of
power would enable world wide distribution of off peak demand capacity.
This  concept  is based on the fact that some nations,  especially  the
United  States, have the capacity to generate much more power  than  is
needed.   This situation is accentuated at night.  The greatest  amount
of  power  used, the peak demand, is during the day.  The  extra  power
available  during  the night could be sold to the side  of  the  planet
where it is day time.  Considering the huge capacity of power plants in
the  United States, this system would provide a saleable product  which
could do much to aid our balance of payments.


MARKET ANALYSIS


  Of  the  56  billion  dollars  spent for  research  by  the  the  U.S
government in 1987, 64% was for military purposes, only 8% was spent on
energy  related research.  More efficient energy  distribution  systems
and  sources are needed by both developed and under developed  nations.
In regards to Project Tesla, the market for wireless power transmission
systems  is enormous.  It has the potential to become  a  multi-billion
dollar per year market.