Could Rossi’s Cold Fusion Produce Cheap & Clean Energy?

Australia is showing sceptical interest in the work of Italian inventor Andrea Rossi, who claims his E-cat machine can take a small amount of energy and drive a reaction between atoms of hydrogen and nickel which can, through an unknown process, produce a large amount of energy, far exceeding the initial energy input. Cold fusion, or a low-energy nuclear reaction, is the seemingly impossible process by which a light element and a heavy element are fused, releasing vast amounts of energy at room temperature.

Nicky Phillips, Philip Chan in Sydney Morning Herald (13 January 2012):

An Italian inventor claims to have developed a machine that can produce large amounts of energy. If verified, entrepreneur Dick Smith is ready to award the group $200,000.

ALL going well, the world’s energy crisis may be solved in the auditorium of the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club.

A community group will gather to discuss the work of an Italian inventor who claims to have developed a machine that can produce large amounts of energy from almost nothing.

The Byron New Energy Charitable Trust, founded by a local retiree, Sol Millin, is hoping to convince prospective investors of the technology’s merit. The mastermind behind the invention, physicist Andrea Rossi, will appear via Skype.

The entrepreneur Dick Smith has sent a consulting aerospace engineer, Ian Bryce, who has a science background, to assess the machine on his behalf.

If Mr Bryce, who as a member of the Australian Skeptics has experience testing the scientific veracity of all sorts of weird and wacky things, gives the technology the thumbs-up, Dick Smith will give the group $200,000.

Dr Rossi, who works for the US based Leonardo Corporation, claims his E-cat machine can take a small amount of energy and drive a reaction between atoms of hydrogen and nickel which can, through an unknown process, produce a large amount of energy, far exceeding the initial energy input.

Cold fusion, or a low-energy nuclear reaction, is the seemingly impossible process by which a light element and a heavy element are fused, releasing vast amounts of energy at room temperature.

If the process works, not only can it produce energy, but it can be done without the heat required by nuclear fusion, a process harnessed by the sun, and without the dangerous radiation produced by nuclear fission.

So far, Mr Rossi’s invention has been greeted with much cynicism by the scientific community.

Mr Bryce is sceptical too, but says the machine has the support of six physicists, including two Swedish professors.

”I’ll need to see some more evidence before committing the money,” he said.

Mr Millin, who first heard about the E-cat last year, believes a healthy dose of scepticism is a good thing.

Nevertheless, he is convinced the machine is the single device that could save the world.

”[It is] far more efficient than coal. It’s absolutely clean, no radiation and no bad waste,” he said.

Source: www.smh.com.au

Italian inventor Andrea Rossi has revealed that the first E-Cat Fusion factory will be located in Florida, USA. Plans are also underway to put up another factory in Massachusetts. As this develops, the plan to start production of the Rossi energy catalyzer device this autumn is going as scheduled. It is expected that the sales of the Low energy Nuclear Reaction technology powered E-Cat will commence in the US by winter of this year.

Although his company, Leonardo Corporation, is interested to have hedge funds investors, Rossi made it clear that he only welcomes them if they are will to invest a small percentage investment.  The inventor also elaborated that they are not so much interested in family investors since the E-Cat Fusion business is still quite risky. He also revealed that they plan to go public eventually.

A picture of the 10 kW Rossi energy catalyzer for home use is now emerging. In this radio interview done by Sterling D. Allan from PESN and conducted on the Australian radio show Smart Scarecrow, Rossi described the E-Cat as having the size of a portable computer. There will be no H2 canisters to be utilized in the energy catalyzer device because it can be recharged using the so called energy sticks.  Its reactor is designed to store and recycle the H2 hence it will only need picograms of H2.

The E-Cat Fusion home units will be able to run in self-sustain mode.  Rossi revealed that they were able to detect 512 keV 180 deg Gammas . In another development, he also said that the first 1 MW Rossi Plant manufactured is now in modification and that 12 additional 1 MW Rossi plants are currently in production. This latest news about the E-Cat is the first confirmation that the energy catalyzer device factory in Florida will be operational by autumn of this year.

The impact of Andrea Rossi’s e-cat fusion to the environment is often pointed out in the news. This low energy nuclear reaction technology can produce unlimited energy that is not only unbelievably cheap but clean as well. In fact, it could even help stop global warming. It is interesting to note that the device does not use radioactive materials. Thus, it does not leave radioactive waste and most importantly prevents environmental damage. It can be easily considered as a dream technology of many people who are concerned about the environment.

Wind and solar power are currently the two clean technologies that are popularly used today. However, these green alternatives are still not at par with the cost and efficiency of traditional fossil and nuclear power. If Rossi’s e-cat fusion proves valid and many people embrace its potential uses, the first commercially successful LENR device could be a genuine contender replacing fossil and nuclear in terms of energy production. Wind and solar power could merge with the Italian inventor’s energy catalyzer and utilize its unlimited energy. For sure, many people could become very excited if the technology makes a successful entry onto the scene. If this was the case, skeptics would stop all the bickering.

If the e-cat fusion penetrates the conventional and scientific community, it could strengthen the advocacy of environmental awareness. National and international debates surrounding the pros and cons of e-cat to the environment would take place. Of course, it is not going to be smooth and easy. Government policies might be affected with the entrance of a new technology that could solve the world’s energy concerns. There are many things that remain unknown when it comes to this device. If the e-cat proves that it really works, it might even lead to political revolts and environmental uprising.

Source: www.ecatfusion.com