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NEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCENEWSCIENCE Q: How will licences for the Edison Device be distributed? A: World Energy Management will broadly issue licences for the Edison Device on a worldwide basis to both qualifying private industries and govern- ments. Special consideration in licensing will be given, however, to those tradi- tional energy producing and distribution companies who will be most affected by the Edison Device technology. In all cases, licensees will have the rights to assemble, distribute, sell and service Edison Devices, but will purchase the critical technology components from Genesis World Energy. Q: When can the individual consumer purchase the device? A: Companies and governments have 60 days to apply and qualify to obtain licences. After that, all companies and governments selected for licences will receive product design and specification packages on exactly the same day, giving each licensee the incentive to begin delivery to consumers as quickly as pos- sible in order to establish the best poss ble market share. In all cases, in order for licensees to retain their licence, they must begin regular delivery to consumers within nine months after receiving their licence. Q: Why can no one find pending or completed patent applications related to the Genesis technology in the US or foreign patent offices? A: Simply stated, the Genesis team has elected to protect its intellectual properties and/or proprietary trade secrets, utilising different and varied mechanisms rather than those afforded through the traditional patent process. Q: Why are some within the scientific community sceptical of the Genesis technology? A: For security purposes, the Genesis team has elected to disclose little about the science behind the technology. In the absence of detailed information, it is not possible to understand how Genesis's stated results were achieved. Therefore, the scientific community at large will analyse the Genesis Project based on conventional thinking. The Genesis technology works and is ready to go worldwide. Q: How will consumers gain access to Edison Devices? A: Based on the licensing objectives of World Energy Management, consumers will most likely gain access to Edison Devices either by purchasing them from licensed manufacturers and assuming responsibility for their installation and maintenance, or will rent them through entities such as local utility companies, who would in turn assume responsibility for installation and maintenance. Q: Who will install and service the devices? A: Typically, the company that sells the Edison Device directly to the con- sumer will also provide installation and service. Do-it-yourselfers may also elect to install and service the devices them- selves. Utility companies will most like- ly utilise their existing service personnel to install and service the devices that they supply to customers. Q: When will the public get to see demonstrations of the Edison Device and the Genesis technology? A: There have been numerous demon- strations of the technology to the public. In fact, the technology was demonstrated for invited members of the public and a film crew near Boise, Idaho, on November 27, 2002, a few days before the Boise press conference [December 5]. Demonstrations have also taken place on the East and West coasts of the United States. For security purposes, the dates, times and locations of demonstra- tions are always kept secret, and individ- uals attending the demonstrations must sign strict confidentiality agreements. Once licensees have been selected and licences awarded, each licensee will be free to demonstrate the technology for the public at will. oo Q: Must homes and businesses be retrofitted to use the Edison Device? A: Not at all! Installation of an Edison Device is as simple as connecting three wires, a gas line and a garden hose. The gas-generation portion of the Edison Device installs in the customer side of a residential gas line, with inexpensive gas flow restrictors required to convert appli- ances from natural gas to the hydrogen gas produced by the Edison Device. The electrical portion installs quickly into the existing power box. The water required for the device's process can literally come from any source, including salt water from the ocean, rainwater and recycled water or from a simple garden hose connection. New Questions Answered (as at December 17, 2002) Q: Does the Genesis Project technol - ogy represent perpetual motion? A: Absolutely not. The Genesis gCell technology is based on a chemical reac- tion that is triggered by exposing chemi- cals to water and small amounts of elec- trical voltage and current. All of the chemicals used in the process are con- tained on a specially coated membrane within the gCell and are consumed over time. Once the chemicals are depleted, the system will not continue to function. Q: How much water does the Edison Device consume? A: That depends entirely on the type and amount of energy used by individual consumers. An average all-electric home located in the United States could con- sume as little as 30 gallons of water over the Edison Device's approximately 20+ years of service life. A typical US home that uses both gas and electricity would consume about as much water as a refrig- erator icemaker. A large gas-heated swimming pool, depending on the size and location, could consume several gal- lons of water a month. Q: What is the life expectancy of an Edison Device? A: Because the Edison Device has vir- tually no moving parts, the only parts that need routine replacement are inex- pensive water filters. The life expectan- cy of the Edison Device is 20 years or more. Although each customer's energy needs are different, average all-electric homes may use as little as 30 gallons of water over the device's expected 20-year life cycle. Editor's Notes: This article on the Genesis Project was downloaded and slightly edited from the Genesis World Energy website at http:/;www.genesisworldenergy.org. For more information, telephone Ms Diana Echeverria, Director of Public Relations at Guy Rome & Associates, Inc., Boise, Idaho, USA, on +1 (208) 345 4143. 46 = NEXUS © 2002 Genesis World Energy &trade www.nexusmagazine.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2003