One of the interesting things about Steorn, in addition to their free energy claim, is the way they say they are going to implement Orbo technology. You might think with a discovery as revolutionary as they are claiming, they would manufacture and sell Orbo-powered products.
Steorn has repeatedly stated, however, that they are not going to be in the business of making products. They are a small research and development company, employing under thirty people and apparently do not have plans to expand into a manufacturing operation.
Steorn CEO Sean McCarthy has stated “We have brought this technology pretty much as far as we as a business will bring it. We’re not in the business of building mobile phones or batteries or car engines or any of that stuff; we’re in the business of licensing this to companies that do that”.
Steorn has set up the Steorn Knowledge Development Base (SKDB) for licensees to learn about Orbo technology and to collaborate with other developers. Steorn’s web site provides an overview of the SKDB. From the information on their site, there are going to be three levels of licences available: Non-Commercial, Commercial, and Enterprise. The Non-Commercial and Commercial licenses will be available to anyone, but it appears that the Enterprise license will be restricted to businesses in the Automotive, Transportation, Aerospace and Mobile Consumer Electronics sectors. The fee for these licenses in not provided; however, Sean stated recently that they would be “low-cost”.
If Orbo is what Steorn says it is, then tremendous opportunities await individuals and companies who wish to get involved in the development of free energy products. It would appear likely that this licensing strategy would allow for a speedy development and dissemination of Orbo-powered products into the marketplace. I would expect we would see an “Orbo rush” with people everywhere in all kinds of industries trying to find ways to adapt to the new technology.
And this is what Sean wants people to do. In the recent Q&A exchange I asked him what he would say to people eager to get involved with Orbo. He replied “I would say that launch is not far away, that access to Orbo will be low cost and readily available. And finally I would say never let anyone do your thinking for you – get involved!”
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