Free energy

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For our purposes, "free energy" shall be defined as energy that is obtained from a source that is available free of charge and is non-depleting. In engineering, free energy means an energy source available directly from the environment and which cannot be depleted (so it is available in effectively unlimited quantity). Free energy here is equated with renewable energy, which does not include energy sources which are dependent upon limited resources. This PESWiki website is designed to foster that objective to design a system that tap into a free energy source as inexpensively and practically as possible. The devices required to tap into such energy are not free.

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Free energy, in a strict sense, is energy directly transceived from the environment, and utilized without any artificial aid (electromagnetic free energy is sometimes referred to as "radiant energy"). Free energy can also mean a primary energy source that is "free" (i.e. does not cost anything) for consumption. The term "free energy" in this sense is usually associated with hypothetical perpetual motion machines, and used by proponents of these machines.

In conspiracy theories, free energy suppression is the notion that corporate energy interests deliberately suppress technology that would either provide energy at very little cost (like the above mentioned perpetual motion machines), or reduce energy use to negligible levels. Examples include the allegations that light-bulb companies secretly own the patents to light bulb designs that never burn out, or that fuel companies are sitting on designs for highly efficient vehicles.