http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/06/google-invests-280-million-in-partnership-with-solarcity http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/ne

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/06/google-invests-280-million-in-partnership-with-solarcity http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/06... $280Million just in june. I don't know anything about Bussard, but seems like he unfortunately passed away before completing his research (which admittedly was underfunded). However I wonder if part of the reason for it being underfunded is that it promised power that was TOO cheap. Too cheap to profit at the same scale as coal etc.