The Quantum Vacuum: An Unlikely Alternative Energy Resource

In a world with diminishing resources, renewable energy technologies are proving their overall value by not only by providing a high percentage of the world’s energy demand but also by eliminating the disharmonizing effects of pollutants. Scientists keep looking for more subtle, out-of-the box methods to achieve the goal of a sustainable energy supply but are limited by a set of parameters for each method. Solar is available only in clear weather during the daytime; hydro and geothermal are limited geographically; nuclear has a political issue attached and a disposal problem; wind works when the wind blows. Advancements in the understanding of quantum physics, however, may provide us with the theoretical framework for an energy extraction system that works anywhere, any time on the planet.