17 February 2009
MUSCAT -- A controversial Irish alternative energy company which claims to have discovered a source of free energy that defies the basic laws of physics, will be showcasing its technology at a special presentation scheduled at Sultan Qaboos University next week. Dublin-based Steorn Ltd, a privately held technology development firm, says it will be unveil its ground-breaking technology, branded as 'Orbo', on February 25. The event is part of a series of presentations planned at key universities in the Gulf and the Middle East ahead of the proposed commercial rollout of the technology later this year.
Steorn hopes the presentations will inspire the student and engineering faculty towards engaging with this new technology. "Our focus is on getting our Orbo technology into the hands of organizations that will push it into the market," says CEO Sean McCarthy. "We are starting this process in the Middle East, a region with a strong energy heritage and a real commitment to the development of alternative energies for the future." The presentation at the SQU, as well as those scheduled elsewhere around the Gulf, notably the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are expected to generate international interest, given the fierce controversy surrounding Steorn and its so-called 'free energy technology'.
In 2006, Steorn claimed that it had developed a technology that can produce free, infinite and clean energy. It said the technology, dubbed Orbo, can generate substantial amounts of excess energy from magnetic interactions. Suitably engineered, the technology can be used to "power anything from a phone, to a fridge to a car", the company has insisted. If proven, the technology challenges the first law of thermodynamics and law of conservation of energy, a fundamental precept of physics, which establishes that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
According to Steorn, Orbo provides a new approach to powering existing products and a platform for developers to bring new innovative products to market. "Orbo technology provides engineers and application developers constant power, zero emissions and a fuel-less mechanism for the generation of energy / motive power at the point of use. Orbo technology is of application to a wide range of industries, allowing new flexibility in system design by removing many traditional technology constraints."
MUSCAT -- A controversial Irish alternative energy company which claims to have discovered a source of free energy that defies the basic laws of physics, will be showcasing its technology at a special presentation scheduled at Sultan Qaboos University next week. Dublin-based Steorn Ltd, a privately held technology development firm, says it will be unveil its ground-breaking technology, branded as 'Orbo', on February 25. The event is part of a series of presentations planned at key universities in the Gulf and the Middle East ahead of the proposed commercial rollout of the technology later this year.
Steorn hopes the presentations will inspire the student and engineering faculty towards engaging with this new technology. "Our focus is on getting our Orbo technology into the hands of organizations that will push it into the market," says CEO Sean McCarthy. "We are starting this process in the Middle East, a region with a strong energy heritage and a real commitment to the development of alternative energies for the future." The presentation at the SQU, as well as those scheduled elsewhere around the Gulf, notably the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are expected to generate international interest, given the fierce controversy surrounding Steorn and its so-called 'free energy technology'.
In 2006, Steorn claimed that it had developed a technology that can produce free, infinite and clean energy. It said the technology, dubbed Orbo, can generate substantial amounts of excess energy from magnetic interactions. Suitably engineered, the technology can be used to "power anything from a phone, to a fridge to a car", the company has insisted. If proven, the technology challenges the first law of thermodynamics and law of conservation of energy, a fundamental precept of physics, which establishes that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
According to Steorn, Orbo provides a new approach to powering existing products and a platform for developers to bring new innovative products to market. "Orbo technology provides engineers and application developers constant power, zero emissions and a fuel-less mechanism for the generation of energy / motive power at the point of use. Orbo technology is of application to a wide range of industries, allowing new flexibility in system design by removing many traditional technology constraints."
By Conrad Prabhu
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