Hope   Project. Car name: HOPE – Hydrogen originated plasma energy Goals: 1 To enter an engineering project to determine the feasibility of hydrogen-fusion as a viable energy source for the future. 2 To demonstrate the soundness of alternative theoretical models of nuclear structure in general and specifically hydrogen metal fusion reactions. 3 To test the scalability of present hydrogen electrolytic and plasma fusion systems. 4 To gain public recognition of current experimentally verified heat generating systems. 5 To produce a car that has a range of 2000 miles without emissions of any carbon dioxide. 6 To have a portable platform to showcase and demonstrate the current state of the art fusion systems. 7 To produce a hybrid solar- hydrogen- fusion system to acquire vital engineering data. 8 To provide both PR and IP opportunities for sponsors/investors. Summary: The most obvious project target is to produce an ultra-long-range solar-hydrogen-fusion car that emits no carbon molecules.  Our “HOPE” car is expected to emit zero carbon emissions and should rate well.  We hope to have a vehicle that will appear at news/ PR situations. We will try to enter the vehicle in high profile events such as the world solar challenge or a cross country trip. We will be attempting to have the fusion energy component to be as large a portion of the “fuel source” as possible for the car.  However the current small experimental prototype cells (as shown above) are presently rated at about the 1 to 5 watt level. A few of our cells have reached the 100 W range.  Part of the effort will be to extend that power level.  We will be using a chemically generated hydrogen system to supplement the fusion subsystems to assure that we will have sufficient power and range for the endurance race.  This will, in part, be “burning” solar recycled aluminum with water to generate the required hydrogen.  In addition, the electrical requirements of the car will be provided, in part, by solar cells mounted on the vehicle.  The result will be an advanced a solar – hydrogen – fusion hybrid car with a range in excess of 2000 miles.   Heat generated by the submerged plasma system and any residual heat from chemical reactions will be converted to a usable form via a stirling engine.   It is expected that some new intellectual properties will be developed during the project.  The “partners”/sponsors will be given opportunity to retain the rights of up to 80% of any IP generated by the project if at their choice they wish to take efforts to secure it and finance its patent applications.   At first look it may seem that a car may be a strange selection for an initial engineering effort to illustrate the feasibility of a fusion system. Especially if the fusion portion ends up only supplying a small portion if its power.  However, a car provides a device that the public can quickly identify with and provides a highly visible and portable platform to showcase the technology.  It is easier for the public to relate to a car traveling 2000 or 3000 miles cross country than some strange contraption sitting on a lab bench.  On the PR side of the project, a car based system allows the system to be transported to “windows of opportunity” like expos, car showcases and not rely on getting news media to some obscure laboratory.  A hybrid system of solar, hydrogen generated from recycled aluminum cans and non-radiating nuclear fusion should attract a large news focus.