This post was submitted by ECW reader Mike. Check out the Slashdot.org article on the E-Cat test, seems to have been posted Sunday Oct 12th at 7 p.m. About 12 hours later, arguments are “raging” for and against, 768 comments by 9:30am Pacif…
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E-Cat Test News Page at PESWiki
We’ve created a page over at PESWiki to track the news as it comes in on this: http://peswiki.com/index.php/News:E-Cat_Fuel_Analysis_and_Validation_Paper_Posted_October_8%2C_2014 We welcome your help in keeping it updated. We try to use GMT time …
Silicon Republic on the E-Cat Test
Irish technology news site Silicon Republic has picked up on the E-Cat Test Report and seems to be intrigued. Like other reports we have seen in the media so far, there is a cautiously optimistic response: “A device known as the E-Cat could poten…
Joe Shea Reports on the E-Cat Test at CNN’s iReport
Long-time ECW contributor Joe Shea has written an article that has been posted in CNN’s iReport section (where readers can post news stories). Joe’s article is titled ‘At Last, Fuel For Our Dreams’, and There are solid indicatio…
NoTricksZone on E-Cat Test
An article by Ric Werme at the German site No Trick Zone gives a very nice summary and analysis of the most important and interesting findings of the recently published E-Cat test report. He makes some interesting observations about it including the fo…
New Nuclear Fuel Rods could boost Energy Output between 10 and 17 Per Cent
An article in the MIT Technology Review describes how nuclear engineering company Lightbridge is testing a new type of fuel rod that is expected to increase energy output by between 10 and 17 per cent. Lighbridge CEO Seth Grae states, ““We’re…
MIT Developing Thermophotovoltaic Cells for ‘Perfect’ Solar Panels
A press release from MIT describes work being done there in the development of a new type of solar panel that uses a thermophotovoltaic system — i.e. a way of converting all solar energy into heat which in turn produces an electric current. The a…
Elon Musk to ‘Unveil the D and Something Else’ on October 9th
While we’re anxiously waiting for the publication of the E-Cat report (I hope within the next couple of weeks), another mystery has just been teased by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, which he has given a definite arrival date — October 9th…
GE Takes Order for its Largest, Most Efficient Gas Turbines (61%)
General Electric has announced it has entered into a $500 million contract with Excelon Corp. to build four combined-cycle high efficiency HA gas gas turbines which will be the most efficient in the United States, along with two steam turbines and six …
Perovskite Holds Promise for Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Power
An article in the Wall Street Journal today about a mineral called perovskite which is becoming of increasing interest in energy production because of its impressive performance when used in solar cells. Researchers have been able to increase efficienc…
India Aims to Invest in Nuclear Power, Decrease Coal Use
An Indian Supreme Court decision which cancels over 200 coal mining permits because they were awarded illegally has pushed the country towards a more nuclear friendly energy policy, according to an article published today by the AFP (via Yahoo News) Th…
Brian Josephson Recommends Lewan’s E-Cat Book in Nature
Nobel Prize laureate Brian Josephson has made a post in Nature in which he gives a mini-review of Mats Lewan’s An Impossible Invention book. Calling the publication of the book “the highlight of the week”, Josephson praises the book a…
Nikkei.com Reports on Mitusbishi’s Transmutation Work
The Japanese financial web site Nikkei.com has published an article featuring the work that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is doing with detoxification of nuclear waste using a transmutation process that is being developed by a team led by researcher Iwam…
Shhh! New Energy Breakthrough is Quietly Powering Up (Guest Post)
The following document has been provided by futurist and author Richard Samson, and is republished here with permission. The original document can be found here: http://www.superlife.ws/profiles/blogs/shhh-new-energy-breakthrough-is-quietly-powering-up.
16 Per Cent of German Companies Produce Own Electricity
I came across an article that I think ties in with the co-generation discussions we have been having here recently. An article on the Greenzone website reports that 16% of German companies produce their own electricity last year, rather than buying it …