Worldwide Proliferation of Tesla Turbines

January 8, 2003

This is January, 2003 -- the year of earth shaking events!

We find ourselves in the middle of a global economic depression with no end in sight, and war-crazed idiots prophesying that stealing another country's oil will bring new hope and zeal to a failing economy.

This is also the year that the banking & credit institutions targeted for the elimination of money, replacing cash with "Blue Chip cards". It is also the year -- mandated by law -- that all U.S. federal agencies must "switch on" their global networks, with the ultimate goal of ruling the world through militarism by 2010. (Yes, we do have the Joint Chief's "Vision 2010" document to prove it!)

With the economy in the dumpster and the Republican war hawks drooling over oil, where does that leave the rest of us? Well, you've either lost your job, are destined to lose your job in the future, or you are cutting your ties with the system & planning to survive -- no matter what happens.

The best plan for surviving what's coming is to begin organizing a camp as far from the city-based system as is possible and practical. In the meantime, you either have to continue with your present jobs, or create new jobs if your are presently out of work.

U.S. unemployment figures rose to an 8-year high in December, with 1.7 million out of work.

Build-to-Order Tesla Turbine Kits... and Beyond

You may ask, "What does this have to do with the Turbine Builder's Club?" Well, everything.

When we initiated the club in January 2001, our goal was to develop alternative energy systems to counteract the effects of pollution. Today we are well on our way to doing that. After experimenting for two years with basic boundary layer turbine prototypes, pulse detonation combustion and ultra-clean burners using fuel processing techniques on recycled oil, we are finally in a position to start pulling the pieces together.

Our goals for the year are to:

On the technical end of things, our plan is to begin production of turbine parts kits and assembled units. Presently we are working with a local machine shop to supply us with engine components. For those of you who want to learn by assembling your own engines with basic hand tools, and save some money in the process, we can offer boxed kits of parts. For those of you who prefer having the experts put it all together, we can offer fully- or mostly-assembled units -- depending on UPS weight limitations.

Since our R&D company (PNGinc) does not generate a profit, we have to run production on a batched build-to-order basis. In other words, we have to collect payment from at least ten customers before we can order parts from the manufacturer. At this time we are completing our CAD drawings and submitting them to our manufacturer for price quotes on batches of ten, so we should have final pricing posted in the near future.

So the first half of the year will be spent processing orders for the basic hot-rotor and bearing frame assembly. Beginning in June we will shift our focus to the ultra-clean burner -- running it on a blend of crankcase oil and solvent. Toward the end of the year we will take a look at flash tube boiler construction and electronics controls as the final elements for a complete system.

For those of you who want to cycle through the process with us, you will end up with a high quality power generator able to produce several kilowatts of power on a continuous basis -- from waste oil.

Using Tesla's Turbine to Generate Electricity -- and Income

That brings us to the entrepreneurial end of things. Only about 200 million of the 600 million gallons (annually) of crankcase oil sold in the U.S. is recycled. That leaves about 400 million gallons going to waste -- usually dumped into our environment. With a drive on to clean up the cities and punish polluters, businesses that generate waste oils, and even individuals, find it hard to dispose of without paying a disposal fee.

This is where a clever person might find almost limitless opportunities. From selling small power production systems to homeowners and small shop owners, to setting up larger systems for municipalities and industry, there is plenty of room for creating new businesses based on a clean process of converting waste to electricity.

So that's the way we see 2003 unfolding. It's time for us to move ahead with the technology and start applying it to solving both environmental and economics problems by moving in the direction of recycling, conservation, and making the most efficient use of all of our resources.

For those of you who are simply building a system for that "get away" place, this is an engine that will run on anything combustible. For those interested in environmental remediation business opportunities, this is a good place to start.

Ken Rieli

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