Bangladeshi scientist invents fuel-free power

DHAKA: A London-based Bangladeshi scientist claims to have developed an environmentally-friendly technology which he says could generate electricity without using fuel.

"The system will not require any external fuel and once started the plant will not require recurring costs," Abdul Khaleque, a natural scientist at the University of London, was quoted as saying by news agencies at a global journalists' conference on climate change, sea level rise and water management in Bangladesh on Saturday.

He said the installation cost of his plant would be one quarter of those of conventional ones and would not have any detrimental effect on the environment. Khaleque said the technology was based on "basic principles of science to multiply force or power. "

He said that if one megawatt was provided in the input system, it would generate 10 megawatts in the output and under an inbuilt mechanism one megawatt would be continually diverted back to the input to ensure a constant running of the plant.

Khaleque said he had submitted his invention for patent in Geneva and it was expected it would soon be cleared for commercial purposes. The technology would be especially useful in Bangladesh which suffers from acute power shortages, Khaleque said.

Source : The Times of India September 24, 2001