Andrea Rossi has been quite open about the financial challenges he has been facing lately, particularly following the split with Defkalion Green Technologies which took place after they were apparently unable to meet contractual financial obligations. PESN contacted Rossi and asked if they might be able to arrange for a way for people to donate …
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Guess Who Owns The Domain Name www.e-cat.com?
Things are getting very curious in E-Cat world! If you follow this link: http://www.e-cat.com you will end up at: http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/energy_production.aspx That is, at Exxon-Mobil’s Energy and Technology page, where it reads: Thanks to some comments to this post, it looks like this is a coincidence. A Whois search shows that the domain name was first …
Rossi Suggests E-Cat Technology Could Be Incorporated Into Existing Nuclear Power Plants
As the world wonders what to do about existing nuclear fission power plants which process radioactive fuels and produce dangerous radioactive waste, Andrea Rossi asserts that it would be possible to replace the current reactors with E-Cat reactors which he maintains use or produce no hazardous materials. On reader commented: “Maybe in the future your …
Rossi on E-Cat Launch: It Will be “Idiot-Proof”
Andrea Rossi continues to comment on the upcoming October launch of the E-Cat which will take place somewhere in the USA, and a few more detail about the launch are emerging. One thing that Rossi has emphasized is that the demonstration is being done on his (unknown) customer’s terms and so he’s not in a …
Rossi: “Big Companies” Backing E-Cat
Andrea Rossi made an interesting remark today in response to a comment from a reader who said, “I believe that the technology is real, but I doubt that will be available to the public. Large corporations do not have this interest becomes real . . . much will be done to prevent it. Rossi’s response: …
Rossi Provides Answers Following Announcement of Split With Defkalion
Many questions are swirling since Andrea Rossi published the press release this morning announcing the termination of ties between Andrea Rossi and Defkalion Green Technologies. Numerous people have posted questions on Rossi’s site today, and Rossi has been responding to the questions. Here is an attempt to summarize the questions, and provide Rossi’s answers. What …
Rossi on Skepticism
New Energy Times editor, Steven Krivit has reported further on his recent visit to Bologna to see Andrea Rossi and the E-Cat. Krivit has received quite a bit of attention since he published a video of the E-Cat in operation. There has been a lot of analysis of the amount of steam and water coming …
Rossi: Economies of Scale Will Reduce E-Cat Power Costs By “Order of Magnitude”
There has been some discussion on a previous thread regarding the costs of electrical power based on numbers that Andrea Rossi has quoted (2000 Euros per kW). One of those who has participated in the discussion asked Rossi directly on his site today about the issue: “You have quoted a capital cost of Euro 2000 …
Collaboration With Readers Making a Difference at Rossi’s Journal of Nuclear Physics (Updated)
There is somewhat of a transformation taking place at the Journal of Nuclear Physics, Andrea Rossi’s blog. For a long time it has been a place where people could read articles and ask questions of Mr. Rossi about his work and progress on the E-Cat, and in that role it has proved to be a …
Rossi Gets Advice on Electricity Production, Already On Track to Retrofit Power Plants
Since Andrea Rossi put out his appeal yesterday for help with electrical generation from his E-Cats there have been multiple posts on his blog from readers who have ideas of technologies he could try. In addition to traditional turbines there were mentions of a new thermoelectric generator that has been developed by Panasonic which is …
Turbines Turn Out to be Troublesome For Andrea Rossi — Issues an Appeal for Help
The E-Cat is a boiler which produces hot water and/or steam, and it sounds like Andrea Rossi has mastered the technique of how to do this with his technology. He can apparently produce heat with very high efficiency and very cheaply. Where he seems to be having problems is in the conversion of heat to …
Rossi: E-Cats Producing Now Producing Power Without Energy Input “Most of the Time”
Yesterday we reported that Sergio Focardi explained that the nuclear reaction inside the E-Cat reactor was started by applying a heat source of 60-70 degrees C, and that after the reaction was underway there was no need for the continuation of the heat source. In the public demonstrations earlier this year made by Rossi and …
Digest of Rossi Q&As July 12, 2011 (“Remarkable Progress” on E-Cat with No Input Electricity)
Andrea Rossi has provided some interesting responses to questions on his site recently — it appears that progress on his E-Cat project is ongoing. Some of the most interesting exchanges are below: Q: .Remember that at the present time any speculations from supporters or critics are only educated guesses which will be proved or disproved …
Digest of Rossi Q&As July 5, 2011
As usual, without saying much, Andrea Rossi releases snippets of interesting information on his site that can help give a picture of what he is doing. Some interesting questions and answers have appeared on his site recently: Q: Do you have any news to share about your recent visit to Sweden? (It’s very exiting that …
Rossi: No Degradation of E-Cat Fuel After Six Months
Andrea Rossi made an interesting comment regarding the degradation of the E-Cat “fuel” inside his reactor. For a long time Rossi has been talking about changing his reactors after six months of operation to ensure no degradation in performance. A questioner on his site recently asked: ” Have you ever done experiments to see just …