I had truly hoped that a ZPE device would be on the market by now, however having waited about 5 years, with nothing but rumors and speculation I have to conclude that ZPE may be outside of the realm of current technology. Luckily I also believe that exponential growth in technology may find a way to tap it in the not-distant-future, like 15-20 years from now with advanced nanotech. Current devices are too crude IMO to allow for large extractions of ZPE. With the advanced computing power that will be available within 20 years, we can probe laws to their fullest extent and perhaps we will find a workable ZPE device in there.

In the meantime we have numerous other alt energy technology that are taking off. Solar is becoming cheaper everyday, with companies like Nanosolar claiming that they can create over a terawatt worth of electrical generating material every year from one printing press. And various other companies improving efficiency in engines and creating artificial organisms to make cheap alternatives to gas, things are looking up. I believe that the myriad of technologies that are in development right now, although mundane is some aspects, will culminate in the survival of our species. Every bit counts as they say.

Anyways I felt like getting that off my chest. If Mark has something then I wish him luck, but he has yet to demonstrate anything publically and that raises some red flags. Perhaps they are seeing something that with greater control of the molecular level could be put into practical use, but at its current bulk state, will never produce anything tangible. This applies to other "ZPE" devices currently in development.

If there was one technology I believe could change the current energy landscape tremendously would be a very efficient thermoelectric device. The amount of waste heat, and heat in general, is tremendous, all we need do is come up with a solution that can readily absorb it. I am still looking at Powerchips for that solution, hehe.