ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE ATHABASCA BASIN

To the World Nuclear Association, 2% uranium ore is high grade. At 14%, 16% and even 20% uranium, the grades in the Athabasca Basin are astounding analysts and investors around the world. Derek Hamill, Zimtu Capital Corp.’s new head of research, tells The Energy Report about where the investment dollars are moving in the Athabasca Basin, and what areas and companies are worth watching going forward.

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NUCLEAR FUSION ENERGY COMING CLOSER

Scientists have at last created fusion in California, albeit not yet hot fusion to power energy plants. Nevertheless, progress is being made and this will be the next energy source after 2032. Based upon our models, there should be a major innovation that changes the economic structure after 2032 and it is most likely going to be fusion energy. This is the energy source that actually powers the sun.

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The next revolution: how 3-D Printing is transforming the energy sector

Creating the mold for a fixed-cutter drill bit is no simple matter – it is an artistic process, sculpted by hand and crafted to a fine edge. It starts as a heavy chunk of graphite. The graphite is machined to spec to form the main body of the mold. A team of designers then fixes a precise array of sand cylinders, or “displacements,” onto the inside of the mold using clay, smoothing out the edges manually.

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