Today, for every mile you drive, you have to pay a non-trivial amount of money for fuel. The same goes for transportation via boat or airplane. This is about to change with the introduction of exotic energy technologies. In the not too distant future, the energy cost of transportation will drop dramatically, and keep dropping until it nears zero.
Energy Neutral has also been working very diligently on rolling out franchise opportunities, which were delayed by lengthy legal issues involving franchise development. The company will likely announce franchise availability later this quarter. The offering will create separate opportunities for builders and home service providers, which should help to expand the Energy Neutral footprint into new builds and existing construction.
In such a future, airline tickets could be cheap. Flying by plane may not be so darn expensive, and perhaps there will be a resurgence of people utilizing small, personal aircraft. It’s even possible that along with amazing alternative energy technologies, radical propulsion technologies will also emerge. The flying cars of science fiction could become a reality. Perhaps one day husbands may ask their wives, “Honey, where do you want to go to have lunch? Does Paris or Hong Kong sound okay?”
In countless ways, low cost energy will help bring our world out of economic collapse, and into a new age of prosperity. Anyone who opposes the adoption of these technologies is, in essence, supporting the current death spiral of the global economy.
“I think energy is probably the most critical issue facing mankind today,” Wachsman said. “We have to be able to supply energy and do it efficiently, and among all ways to convert energy, fuel cells are the most efficient way of doing it.”
Humanity is currently sitting on a planet that could endure a tragic black swan event at any time. An asteroid strike, massive solar flare, giant volcanic eruption, or lethal plague could wipe out a significant portion of humanity. It is urgent that we spread humanity out across the solar system and beyond. Keeping all of our proverbial “eggs in one basket” is no longer an option.