As I was getting ready to spend this past weekend with “the science nerds” in Richmond VA, I read this article in Forbes.com:
America has six private-sector fusion projects underway, according to a new report by the research firm Third Way. PayPal co-founder and Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel has backed Helion Energy of Redmond, Wash. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has put money behind Tri Alpha Energy in Irvine, Calif., which has reportedly raised $140 million. And Bezos Expeditions, the investment fund of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is backing a Vancouver company called General Fusion, which so far has raised $94 million.
…which set me to thinking about my own experience with the subject of “fusion,” and I posted this reply to Medium.com:
Bezos, Thiel, Allen and Musk:
You’re Going To Need A Bigger Boat
Point being, not so much that they need a “bigger” boat – I think those guys are already starting to grasp that – but that they may have already missed the boat that was carrying the cargo for which they seek.
I know, slightly “off topic” from my usual fare, but that’s what’s occupying my imagination this week…