Posted on 08/17/2014 6:49:13 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Any one else heard of this....???
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Brown (governor of California) and Perry (governer of Texas) along with Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada are in a heated battle over a secret project known as “Operation Bluestar”. Alongside them are several members of Congress, international technology conglomerates across Asia, and several Silicon Valley heavyweights. All wanting to partner with Straubel on Operation Bluestar.
Being called the new area 51, the stakes are high as the project will impact 8 million jobs and over 700 billion dollars of the US economy. Forbes calls the project “world changing” and the top military think tank ‘Rocky Mountain Institute’ is calling the impact as basically “reinventing fire”.
Having been top secret until now, only a handful of people have any idea what it is or how this project will completely transform the country.
Operation Bluestar is a gigafactory (1000 acres, 10 million square foot facility) that will allow for the manufacturing of 500,000 electric cars a year. These cars will be cheaper, faster, and easy to obtain once this gigafactory goes live in 2017. You will never pay for gas again. You will pull up, charge in minutes, and leave, no charge. At launch it’s expected 98% of America will have access to a charging station.
Silicon valley expert Michael Robinson used all his resources to conduct his own investigation into the secret project. Calling it an “economic war” between the states vying for control of what will likely turn out to be the biggest development project of the decade.
California was the first pick but apparently that is no longer the case and now Texas is pulling every string it can, including media outlets, to get the rights to the project.
There are 3 other states fighting for the rights but Michael Robinson believes the project will be built across multiple states.
Reviews
Morgan Stanley released a report determining “We are witnessing the most disruptive intersection of manufacturing, innovation, and capital experienced in more than a century.”
Wired Magazine says this will begin a “truly transformative revolution.”
History
Projections say that Operation Bluestar will be around 1,000 acres and include a 10 million square foot facility.
All this stems from the US Missile defense agency’s “Phantom Eye” and DARPA’s “Vulture” satellite program. Now this space age propulsion system is being furthered through this new project “Operation Bluestar”.
J B Straubel built a gas-turbine hybrid powertrain with an energy storage subsystem that used regenerative braking and early findings suggest this propulsion system would double the current range and performance of existing technologies. -Robinson He also dropped this propulsion system into a Porsche 944, converting it into an electric vehicle and broke the world’s 1/4 mile speed record at 17.28 seconds going 79.4 mph. He then went on to co-found Tesla motors and built one of the fastest vehicles on the planet.
Straubel founded Volacom (aerospace company) where be began designing drones using a high altitude, long-endurance propulsion system using hydrogen power. Starting with Boeing licensing the tech for their military aircraft Phantom Eye. Phantom Eye drones are expected to be able to reach an altitude of 60,000 feet and be able to remain in the air for 7-10 days (currently it can fly nonstop for 4+ days carrying a 450 pound payload traveling at 150 knots.
NASA image – Public Domain
Since Phantom Eye runs on hydrogen, the only byproduct will be water which makes the drone “green” (and cheap). Phantom Eye is primarily for surveillance but can also be used for long range communications.
Straubel’s propulsion is also being used in DARPA’s vulture pseudo satellite system and is expected to be able to remain in a tight, stationary orbit (90,000 feet) for over 5 years and will likely be deployed over battlefields and warring areas with no need for refueling or maintenance. Vulture will be solar powered rather than hydrogen powered.
All images except the NASA image are wikipedia commons
Investing in these companies would be a gamble — but it might be a gamble that pays off.
Tesla stock has been up lately!
Sounds like a great idea! Build a 10 million square foot facility before you have even done a test run. What could possibly go wrong? Sounds like something the government would do. The rollout should be smooth as . . . well, obamacare.
About the part of charging electric cars in minutes, I remember hearing of this back in the 1970’s. I remember such a claim being made in an old “Elementary Electronics” magazine section called “Ask Hank, He Knows,” circa 1979, where someone wrote in where the is an electric car that can go 300? miles on a charge and it can be recharged in a few minutes. Hank replied where if this is the case, the wiring must be huge to handle all the amps you need for the current plus to charge a battery that fast, it would cause it to overheat and even glow. I’m sure we’ve had many tech advances since the 1970’s but the laws of physics are the same. I have to call “shenanigans” on this one.
When nuke plants were first envisioned it was said the electricity would be too cheap to meter.
An awful lot of people seem to know about this “secret” project.
Sorry about the non working links.,
Economic War Brewing Among 5 States
By MONEY MORNING STAFF REPORTS
Until now, "Operation BlueStar" has been kept hidden from the public by members of Congress, governors of five states, and major silicon heavyweights.
But by 2015 it will impact 98% of the U.S. population.
Forbes describes the end game of what's been put in motion as "world-changing," with initial estimates projecting a $737 billion disruption to the U.S. economy.
Yet, few Americans have any idea what Operation BlueStar is, or how this secret technology project will transform America.
That's why 34-year Silicon Valley insider Michael Robinson performed his own investigation into it.
What he's unearthed are five shocking facts about Operation BlueStar:
1) Operation BlueStar involves a top-secret base 3X larger than the National Mall
This special investigation reveals the exact location of this unbelievable tech project, which is projected to span 1,000 acres and include a 10-million square foot facility. Even at 3X larger than the National Mall, this is still America's most top-secret base.
2) Operation BlueStar will impact 98% of Americans by 2015
If you live anywhere near one of these red dots you will feel the direct effects of Operation BlueStar by 2015. Already, five states are engaged in an economic war for control of the project. For the latest details, go here.
3) The key technology for Operation BlueStar was discovered in a golf cart
The key piece of technology used in Operation BlueStar was actually discovered 24 years ago, by J.B. Straubel while salvaging junk at a local scrap yard.
4) Operation BlueStar could revolutionize the automotive industry
Morgan Stanley released its own investigation and determined that, "We are witnessing the most disruptive intersection of manufacturing, innovation and capital experienced by the auto industry in more than a century."
Forbes believes "a revolution, a true disruptor" is coming.
5) Operation BlueStar is the equivalent of "reinventing fire"
Wired Magazine believes Operation BlueStar will usher in "a truly transformative revolution." And top military think tank, the Rocky Mountain Institute, described its impact as the equivalent of "reinventing fire."
free electricity for your electric car?
“Free” huh?
Big stupid scam is what this sounds like
They’ll have to make them mandatory
the technology was discovered in a golf cart...
BS meter is overloading
Can we all spell “Solyndra”?
Personally, I would like nothing better than to tell the arabs that they can eat their oil because we no longer need it. Also, that grain/corn is now $150/bushel if they are the buyer.
But, the claims made in the article are a bit hard to believe at this point in time. No need for gas? Batteries that charge fast enough (for free?) to replace gas? Available to almost everyone? Sounds great! I’ll believe it when I see it.
Eye in the sky or pie in the sky? My bet is on the second.
Thanks Ernest.
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