Magnets are like batteries but only charged once. They are a store of energy. Getting them so we can use them involves mining the materials, a factory producing the magnets, a distribution network and a sales force and or websites. All of that invokes costs both monetary and environmental.

Most of the rare earth materials used are produced in China and the Chinese sanction who and how much is exported.

There should be no question that an engine can be made using only magnets, how much energy it produces is open to question especially about its economic feasibility. For one person to make a machine for themselves I would suggest they look at Bob Teals ideas and then maybe they can produce some energy to offset their mains generated liability. As a mass industry, I don’t think the economics would stand scrutiny.

Remember there are many generators using rare earth magnets in use around the world already, they reduce the energy consumed in the alternators of most modern cars for instance. That is both in the manufacture and usage.

It isn’t free energy, not even close to it, nor is it perpetual energy. It is just a resource to be tapped and there are still ways to be found to tap it.

Yes, there will be a requirement of servicing of ALL mechanics, unless everything connected to axles is replaced with the same magnet technology as with high speed trains. But chit chat. I can go on for all of eternity.

But I absolutely believe that with a little bit of effort, this will be one of the huge breakthroughs in mans history. I don’t think we should blow this one of quite yet.
After all, we have uncovered explosive gases from water, why not be able to create energy from magnet powered rotation.

An example of a stunning (and almost to good to be true) discovery, when the heating pumps we use in northern Norway (“mah place”) produce heat from cold, giving up to and above 15kW worth of heat from 1kW power usage, not many people was totally convinced at first. And now this technology is flourishing and almost unavoidable.

There are quite a few things we are not fully to understand in the world of science, even now at the doorstep to the “future.”

(Really nice that people are looking into these subjects.)

But maybe we should call mythbusters into the ring, and then see what happens. :p

And by the way. If this “new” way of producing energy is 100% reliable, It would mean a HUGE loss for the oil companies. And these powerful people don’t like loosing money. Thats a pretty reliable theory to why something like this could be “pushed into the shadows”

But once again, I can go on forever! Far too broadminded. eheheh.. xD

Victoria

I have believed for years that you could generate electicity by the use of magnets, which I worked with in all my 28 years as an Electronic Technician. In fact, we ‘stupid’ people, at one point supplied energy to a tiny motor via magnets.