Andrea Rossi Energy Catalyzer fusion device

redeye_uk · 28 Oct 2011 at 14:01

So todays the day. What time are things kicking off?

Hairybudda · 28 Oct 2011 at 14:05

Will there be a stream or anything for this?

redeye_uk · 28 Oct 2011 at 14:15

Hairybudda said:
Will there be a stream or anything for this?

seems not unfortunately

Rossi has said there will be no live streaming video (a condition of the Customer), but that every hour he will post updates on the Journal of Nuclear Physics.

http://www.e-catworld.com/2011/10/e-day-thread-rossis-1-mw-e-cat-plant-tested-by-first-customer/

Superficial · 28 Oct 2011 at 20:27

Ok looks like the test was successful enough for the sale to be made

http://www.e-catworld.com/

apparantly the details are coming online within a few hours

Fuzz · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:06

Posting for the updates..

StriderX · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:08

Interesting...

flibbage0 · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:09

What if this guy did manage it, would oil companies kidnap him lol.

KNiVES · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:10

That IS rather interesting actually. Either it genuinely does work, or the customer hasn't tested it properly.

StriderX · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:12

flibbage0 said:
What if this guy did manage it, would oil companies kidnap him lol.

Too obvious, :rolleyes:

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Superficial · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:21

http://www.e-catworld.com/2011/10/e-day-thread-rossis-1-mw-e-cat-plant-tested-by-first-customer/

posted but translated from italian - it's obviously not official:

Akira Shirakawa
Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:53:57 -0700

Interesting comment on 22passi blog by an unidentified user (who appears to be truthful), translated in English by me. I think he mistook kW and MW with kWh and MWh:

* * *

I’m back from Via dell’Elettricista [Rossi's factory location in Bologna]. What Sterling Allan says is what Rossi said during the “press conference”, so it’s the truth, for what it’s worth.

I can confirm that steam couldn’t be seen as it was being condensed. Measurements should have been done by a certain engineer Fioravanti (I believe on behalf of the “very important customer”).

Not everything went well (the usual [leaking] gaskets, the self-sustaining reaction that was in danger of runaway, etc), but 470kWh (even if not 1 MWh) without input power (excluding that of water pumps) couldn’t leave room for doubts.

Rossi will send a report (written by the customer’s consultants) to the attendees, but he’s already read it aloud entirely during the press conference in both Italian/English versions.

There were many Swedes.

Stremmenos, Levi, Ferrari were quite serene and attentive. Anyhow, either everybody made arrangements [to fake a succesful test] or it’s all true.

* * *

Cheers,
S.A.

Jokester · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:24

Just having a read into this, it's very interesting stuff to be honest. They've been unable to patent it because the patent office won't accept patent based on "un-sound" science, so they then can't publically say how it works. Catch-22 situation for them.

Of course it could still all be just an elaborate hoax, but cold fusion just doesn't seem to be going away.

StriderX · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:26

Jokester said:
Just having a read into this, it's very interesting stuff to be honest. They've been unable to patent it because the patent office won't accept patent based on "un-sound" science, so they then can't publically say how it works. Catch-22 situation for them.

Of course it could still all be just an elaborate hoax, but cold fusion just doesn't seem to be going away.

Yet its not Cold fusion

Jokester · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:27

StriderX said:
Yet its not Cold fusion

From what they're saying it's some form of Nickel + Hydrogen = Copper cold fusion as the basis of how it works.

Superficial · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:28

Jokester said:
From what they're saying it's some form of Nickel + Hydrogen = Copper cold fusion as the basis of how it works.

This is also what I am reading.

Amp34 · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:30

*shifty eyes* Swedes huh? I knew it! *runs to allotment*

Seriously though, interesting for certain. We'll have to see who this mystery customer is sooner or later...

ash_scotland88 · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:35

Amp34 said:
*shifty eyes* Swedes huh? I knew it! *runs to allotment*

Seriously though, interesting for certain. We'll have to see who this mystery customer is sooner or later...

BP, who'll bury it under a mountain then collapse the mountain ontop of it!

PhillyDee · 28 Oct 2011 at 22:54

Jokester said:
Just having a read into this, it's very interesting stuff to be honest. They've been unable to patent it because the patent office won't accept patent based on "un-sound" science, so they then can't publically say how it works. Catch-22 situation for them.

Of course it could still all be just an elaborate hoax, but cold fusion just doesn't seem to be going away.

Neither does homeopathy or psychics.

Im still firmly on the "elaborate hoax" money truthfully. Yes, I would put money on it.

Turambar · 28 Oct 2011 at 23:09

There were many Swedes.

I sincerely hope this has scientific significance.

RomanNose · 28 Oct 2011 at 23:12

This is done by an Italian right? Don't they have a terrible track record of claims of cold fusion?

hola_adios · 28 Oct 2011 at 23:21

chaosdestro0 said:
This is done by an Italian right? Don't they have a terrible track record of claims of cold fusion?

Do not think anyone has a good track record ... but let's wait and see.