Test Results of Rossi E-CAT HT and HT2 LENR Device(s) Published to arXiv.org

Date: 5/31/2013
by: admin
The phys.org article Tests find Rossi's E-Cat has an energy density at least 10 times higher than any conventional energy source dated 5/23/2013 indicates that seven co-authors have published a paper concerning their independent energy measurements of the Andrea Rossi E-Cat HT and HT2 LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reaction) device(s) to arXiv.org.  If correct, the results of the test indicate an energy density far beyond that of any other conventional energy sources, although not as great as nuclear (e.g. plutonium per the plot below).

Ragone plot of the energy density vs power density, credit Phys.Org and Forbes

LENR was initially colloquially termed "cold fusion" and made its debut in March 23, 1989 when Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announced an as-yet unknown kind of nuclear reaction which could occur at room temperature.  At first there was much hope and fan fair as the public's imagination was captured by the potential of a cheap, clean, abundant and non-polluting energy source.  The hopes were dashed as Pons and Fleischmann (excellent chemists in their field) were quickly and unfairly thrown under the bus, as other scientists were unable to reproduce their results in short order (due in part to a tainted supply of palladium).  Pons and Fleishmann were also the victims of some ugly political intrigue.  For details, see Eugene Mallove's book Fire from Ice: Searching for the Truth Behind the Cold Fusion Furor.

The press/public have been disappointed once before.  Will the second time be the charm?  In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster the world could certainly use a new form of nuclear energy which produces no meltdowns or harmful nuclear waste.  Devices like Rossi's promise just that, clean, cheap, portable and abundant energy which produces no waste except for possibly the excess heat generated.  Although Rossi has his detractors I personally hope the man succeeds.

See the E-Cat run in self-sustained mode

Source: NYTeknik (Swedish technology publication)
by: Mats Lewan

Just over half an hour without external energy input. Ny Teknik assisted recently in a test where the ‘E-cat’ invented by Andrea Rossi was run in self-sustained mode.
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Nobel Physicist Invited to Test 1MW Plant

Source: Independent E-Cat News
Date: 7/30/2011

Brian Josephson, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, asked a question on Andrea Rossi’s blog about the quality of the 1MW demonstration in October. He has been a defender of true research in the LENR field, frequently challenging debunkers to back up their objections with logic instead of repeating the same one-sided attacks so often a signature of pseudosceptics. In answer, Rossi invited him to the test. I am assuming that the question did come from Josephson but there is no doubt that the invite is real:

Brian Josephson
July 30th, 2011 at 4:17 AM

October demo
Andrea,

You’ve said the 1MW E-cat due in October will be the real test, but in what way will it be more convincing than the ones done so far? Will it be done in such a way that people are sure about the amount of water/steam coming out of the reactor, and how dry the steam is (which affects the heat content)?

Andrea Rossi
July 30th, 2011 at 6:11 AM

Dear Prof. Brian Josephson (Nobel Prize),
First of all, thank you for your very important attention.
Please read very carefully what I am writing to you:
1-The 1 MW plant that we will start up in October will be tested, on behalf of our Customer, by very, very high level world class scientists. You are in the list, so please, if you want and you can, take free the last week of October.
2- The test will be witnessed by several very, very high level world class scientific journalists
3- The E-Cats we are working with now in our factories, which will be the modules of the 1 MW plant, are producing perfectly dry steam, mostly without energy input, as you will see yourself if you will honour us with your presence.
Very Warm Regards,
Andrea Rossi

Done properly (and it will have to be), this public launch should provide enough proof for potential customers. At that point, and not before (no matter who calls for it) we will have some certainty about what happens next. If the launch is also attended by senior science correspondents, this is also the time we should see the story break – one way or another, depending on results. As so many people have said before, proving such a beast will not be hard and the time for preparation should help arm those like Brian Josephson (assuming he accepts) to be ready to give us a definitive ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

Rossi's Self Sustaining One Megawatt Reactor

Source: Pure Energy Systems
Date: July 21, 2011
by: Hank Mills

This photo was taken during the stress test of a series of E-Cats recently. They are some of the E-Cats that will comprise the 1 MW plant.  Greek scientist, Christos Stremmenos, is in the center.  Prof. Sergio Focardi is shown on the left; and Andrea Rossi is on the right.

Almost everyone in the alternative energy community is aware of Andrea Rossi's cold fusion based E-Cat (Energy Catalyzer) technology. It is a game changer that allows vast amounts of energy to be produced by inducing a nuclear fusion process between small quantities of nickel powder and hydrogen gas. Instead of the reaction taking place in a gigantic multi-billion dollar experimental reactor, it takes place in a device that can fit on a table top. This technology seems to be everything to be hoped for in a revolutionary new source of energy to replace fossil fuels -- safe, cheap, environmentally friendly, and inexhaustible.

In recent days, even more news has emerged about this technology. It seems that as the launch of the technology approaches, the flow of information is accelerating. The information is coming from Defkalion Green Technologies Incorporated, Andrea Rossi himself, and from other sources. The following is a review of some of the breaking news.
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Defkalion Press Conference in Athens Introduces Rossi Energy Catalyzer

Source: Infinite Energy Magazine
Date: 6/27/2011
by: Marianne Macy

Editor's note: The press conference was last week (June 23, 2011), but since Defkalion Green Technologies is a Greek company the direct reporting was in Greek. Here is a recently published article in English concerning the business aspect of Andrea Rossi and Sergio Focardi's groundbreaking cold fusion device, the E-CAT (Energy Catalyzer).
Defkalion Press Conference in Athens Introduces Rossi Energy Catalyzer

A Nobel Laureate speaks out on the Energy Catalyzer

Source: Cold Fusion Now
Date: June 22, 2011
by: Ivy Matt

Dr. Brian Josephson, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity, has recently released a YouTube video of an interview of himself conducted by Judith Driscoll, Professor of Materials Science at Cambridge University.

Dr. Brian Josephson, winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on superconductivity, has recently released a YouTube video of an interview of himself conducted by Judith Driscoll, Professor of Materials Science at Cambridge University. The stated purpose of the video is to wake up the media to the E-Cat story, which has not been widely reported on in the mainstream media of the English-speaking world. While some cold fusion advocates hypothesize the existence of a conspiracy of silence to suppress news with such important implications, Josephson suggests the silence is more due to an unwillingness of the traditional media outlets (both general and scientific) to risk appearing credulous by simply reporting on the story.

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Defkalion Green Technologies to Make Cold Fusion Related Announcement Thursday, June 23, 2011

Recently, Defkalion Green Technologies, the company with an exclusive license to deploy the Andrea Rossi E-CAT (Energy Catalyzer) cold fusion technology in Europe notified reporters of an impending press conference.  Here is the invitation letter as it appears on Daniele Passerini's website Ventidue passi d'amore è dintorni (22passi.blogspot.com):

Dear Daniele,

Defkalion Green Technologies s.a. cordially invites you to attend its press conference to announce a technological breakthrough in energy with exclusive rights to Greece.

Kind Regards,

Symeon Tsalikoglou

Press Conference

Invitation

GREECE's ANSWER TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS

HYDROGEN & NICKEL EXOTHERMIC REACTION

CHEAP, CLEAN & GREEN ENERGY

Thursday 23rd June, 2011

[omissis]

RSVP: [omissis]                                                A Reception will follow

Today, there is great pessimism regarding the future energy needs of our planet. Energy will soon become universally cheap, clean and readily usable.

Andrea Rossi and Sergio Focardi have discovered and patented a technology that will change the world’s energy field. This technology will be made commercially available by Defkalion Green Technologies s.a., a Greek company.

By combining Hydrogen and Nickel to create an exothermic reaction (at room temperatures and in a device that can be safely placed in households and also industry) heat is emitted on a 24-hour basis. This energy is produced at a fraction of the cost in comparison to currently available energy sources, it is clean and totally green. Furthermore, using conventional, readily available third-party technologies, the heat can also be used to produce electricity.

Defkalion Green Technologies s.a. has secured exclusive distribution rights for the entire world, except for the USA and military applications. It will start production and first distribution of its products from its factory in Xanthi for the Greek and Balkan markets, initially. Two more factories are scheduled within 2012. International sales are already strong in demand, which will spur exports.

Suffice to say, that Greece possesses 83% of Europe’s Nickel deposits, a key strategic consideration. Furthermore, at this time of the global financial crisis, Greece is faced with a golden opportunity to become energy self-sufficient, gain in employment in one of its most underdeveloped regions, as well as become a technological leader in this new scientific field.

The press conference will comprise of undisclosed to-date information relating the technology’s commercial and industrial applications, the company’s strategic placements, as well as commercial issues that are of interest not only to Defkalion’s future customers, but also to the political society of our country. It goes without saying that such an important development also possesses a strong international dimension in many aspects.

Sincerely, 

Defkalion Green Technologies s.a.

If you have been following the news on Greece, they are currently facing political and economic turmoil, as the Greek people protest their government and the austerity measures implemented to qualify for EU/IMF bailout loans.  The European sovereign debt crisis is a recurring theme which first became of concern in late 2009 when there were worries Greece, Portugal and Ireland would default.  The crisis resurfaced in May and June of 2010 and has now reared its ugly head again.  Today the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou faces a no-confidence vote in the Greek Parliament at midnight, Greece time (Tuesday, June 21 5 PM EST), which is one of the hurdles that must be overcome in order for Greece to receive bailout loans from the EU/IMF, and other entities.

How did a small Greek company get the rights to distribute this groundbreaking technology in all of Europe?  Here is the background.  The Vice President of Defkalion Green Technologies, Professor Christos Stremmenos, is the man responsible for bringing cold fusion to Greece.  Christos Stremmenos is both a scientist who has done his own research and experiments with cold fusion and a former Greek ambassador to Italy.  Professor Stremmenos at one point had moved to Italy to marry an Italian woman and teach at the University of Bologna, which is where he met experimental physicist Sergio Focardi, friend and business partner to Andrea Rossi (holder of the E-CAT patents and creator of the secret catalysts which make cold fusion possible).  Professor Stremmenos worked with the Greek government in order to set up the €200 million Defkalion factory in Xanthi, Greece which will manufacture the cold fusion E-CAT devices starting in 2012.  Per Swedish publication NY Teknik the factory has the capacity to produce 300,000 E-CATs a year with the first year targeting 40,000 units.  Note that Professor Stremmenos, is a personal friend of George Papandreou, the Prime Minister of Greece, and did relay information to his old friend regarding developments in cold fusion.  Apparently Papandreou expressed some enthusiasm/belief in the idea at the time of the disclosure. [1]  Quoting from the English translation/transcript of the Christos Stremmenos interview by Italian radio program Città del Capo:

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I just wanted to ask you something like this, seeing that you also have a past experience as a diplomatic representative in Italy; so, as to your specific role. You were active with the Greek Government to further the experimentation of this plant. … What is your role?

I understand your question, Doctor [laughs]. This thing, well it’s like with old loves. When I retired, I wanted to set up my own lab and quietly continue my research. But I did inform George Papandreou, the current Prime Minister, who at the time was President of PASOK. In the Convention which elected him, there were these commissions working on various aspects of the Greek economy. These were supposed to lay down the most favoured Party’s platform for government. So I told him, “George, look” — I explained — “I’m still working on this”. So at the Convention he says: “You know, I believe in this thing too, but who knows when it will come about” “I don’t know”, I said, “ truth and fate we haven’t got, but we must support and pursue this line”.

This is why, George Papandreou … Focardi phoned me a couple of years ago: “Listen Christos, the quality leap has come. Rossi has found a way to …” “But did you measure the ...?” “Yes, I took the measurements myself and I have seen the input energy amplified 200 times, and that’s not all...”. I didn’t know Rossi at the time, because he was in the US. “That’s not all”, he said, “I am witness to the fact that Eon, over there near Ferrara, what’s the place called...[1]

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Could cold fusion save the Greek economy?  Not in the very short term.  Greece's short term survival is based on political concerns and getting legislation passed to meet requirements for getting bailout loans.  The people of Greece are not happy, which is due to cuts in social services, government jobs and apprehension about forced privatization.  Riots on the streets, strikes and power blackouts are the result.  Cold fusion should, however, make a revolutionary impact in the long term in both Greece and the rest of the world and I tend to agree with the optimism expressed in the press conference invitation letter.

In closing I will leave you with another quote from the Stremmenos interview with Città del Capo:

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So this could be very important for a country like Greece, which lately has had very big economic problems, social tensions … it could also be an important development ...

That's right, we will see this later. With extreme caution, we need to do things right. It applies not only to Greece ... this thing is for the whole planet, if developed properly, so as not to succumb through the marketing of the oil companies and all the others.

With other forms of renewable, alternative energy, I believe that there can be a fairly constructive coexistence. It is clear that the problem is that we must eliminate carbon dioxide from this planet. Climate change is not an opinion, not a scientific verdict, it is a reality that we live day by day, so we have to work on it. As for the question why both Rossi and Focardi have convinced themselves that Greece is a suitable country: it’s because we do not have primary energy sources outside of hydropower. And lignite of course, but there isn’t a more polluting fuel than that ...[1]

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Sources:
[1] Stremmenos: "cold fusion will solve many problems of humanity", Radio Città del Capo, Bologna, Italy with English translation provided by Ventidue passi d'amore è dintorni

E-cat business: Greek investors remain secret

Source: NY Technik
Date: June 10, 2011
by: Mats Lewan

Ny Teknik has investigated the Greek company that supposedly will be the first in Europe to produce the ‘energy catalyzer’, invented by Andrea Rossi. The plan is to start production in 2012, but the investors are still secret.

(Swedish version here).   With the energy catalyzer – the device that seems to generate energy from an unknown nuclear reaction – the inventor Andrea Rossi is aiming to sell electricity for about one cent per kilowatt hour. It is as cheap as the cost of production for today’s cheapest electricity – existing hydropower. Furthermore heat energy from the energy catalyzer will supposedly cost only 0.3 cents per kilowatt hour. ... Read full article here

Klicka för större bild Andrea Rossi Foto: Mats Lewan

Energy Catalyzer US Partner Named AMPENERGO : Has Links To DoE

Source: Free Energy Truth
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Ampenergo - a company formed in 2009 with connections to the Department Of Energy (DoE) has been named as the partner firm to assist in the proliferation of the E-Catalyzer Cold Fusion technology. This is absolutely HUGE News and another ringing endorsement of Rossi's Cold Fusion Technology.
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