LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 30, 2012

Highlights this week include: interviews with Michael McKubre of SRI, to sign contract with Brillouin; Celani talks about his cold fusion demos; interview with Ed Storms; Rossi says certification complete, won't allow self-run; claims 1 MW in a barrel; reports pending; upcoming E-Cat conference anticipated; Hal Fox dies.

By Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News

Once again, we bring you a compilation of various news items about the various LENR companies since our August 23 compilation.

Mainstream news sources are indicated with the yellow highlight.

LENR Companies

Rossi, Leonardo Corp - E-Cat
- Certification
  - Rossi: Certification of Industrial E-Cats Complete - Andrea Rossi has mentioned lately that certification process of the industrial strength E-Cat plants has been underway — now he says the process has been completed. Here's the Q & A on the Journal of Nuclear Physics The last several months you have been very upbeat about two issues in your comments on this... (E-CatWorld; August 25, 2012) (And greenstyle.it and greenme.it)
  - Certifiers Won't Allow E-Cats to Run on E-Cat Power - An interesting comment from Andrea Rossi yesterday reveals something of the role that those involved in certifying the E-Cat products are having on the design and development of E-Cat units. To be commercially viable, Leonardo Corp. needs to get its products into the marketplace, and in order to do so must gain safety approval... (E-CatWorld; August 28, 2012)
- Products
  - A Barrel of a Hundred High Temperature E-Cats - Andrea Rossi, the inventor of the E-Cat (Energy Catalyzer), has revealed that the upcoming high temperature plant will be very compact in size. In fact, if the plant performs as he expects, a megawatt of power -- in the form of heat -- will be produced from a barrel sized container! (PESN; August 30, 2012)
  - E-Cats Large and Small - Andrea Rossi is all over the map now with his E-Cat plans. We have been learning about plans for barrel-sized 1 MW plants; now there's something else in the works. Rossi said yesterday, "We will test soon reactors very small (2-300 watts of power). For the future, not for short term sales." He clarified later that he meant 200-300... (E-CatWorld; August 30, 2012)
  - "Shocking": Design of 1 MW Plants 1.2 x 0.4 m - Just when you thought that Andrea Rossi could not provide too much more surprising information about his work on the E-Cat comes something new. Joseph Fine August 28th, 2012 at 8:17 PM Andrea Rossi, For the listed Hot-Cat ("Cattus calidi") dimensions, with an outer diameter of 90 mm and length of 330 mm, I... (E-CatWorld; August 29, 2012) (And lenrnews.eu)
- Upcoming E-Cat Conference
  - http://www.borderlands.de/Links/Kongress080912M-e.pdf - Official Conference Announcement Brochure
  - I'm Going! - Navrrattan Free Power Corporation has graciously agreed to sponsor my flight to attend the E-Cat conference; and the conference organizers are covering my conference and lodging expenses. Thanks all! -- Sterling
  - Rossi on the Zurich Meeting, University Report - Andrea Rossi was asked today on his JONP site, "when we can be told the name of the scientific journal that will publish the report you plan to present in Zurich on Sep 8." Here's Rossi's response: Thank you for your important question. My speak in Zurich will regard the report of the tests... (E-CatWorld; August 27, 2012)
  - E-Cat: the official presentation in Zurich on September 8 and the latest official news - Conference on E-Cat Rossi in Zurich; Appointment in Zurich for an international conference on energy thermal low cost and usefulness of the catalyst living room E-Cat. (webmasterpoint.org; August 27, 2012)
  - E-Cat: Rossi confirms the presentation 8 September in Zurich - E-Cat: Rossi conferma presentazione l'8 settembre a Zurigo Is approaching with great strides the date of presentation of the E-cat, the revolutionary device developed by Italian inventor Andrea Rossi and Sergio Focardi that, in the face of a very low energy consumption to operate, ensure the production of a large amount of clean energy. (dottortecnologia.info; August 29, 2012)
- Reports
  - E-Cat Reports On The Way - With all of the excitement of Col. Fioravanti's report on the function of E-Cats, all of those following developments of LENR and Andrea Rossi's E-Cat machines are awaiting the public release of the full reports. Col. Fioravanti verified the workings, temperature, and construction of the E-Cats, providing more detail than Rossi himself has done. (ECatReport; August 25, 2012)
  - No Formal Relationship w/ University of Bologna
    - E-cat: there are measures in place - (University of Bologna; August 27, 2012)
    - From Bologna University – 27 Aug - Statement published by the University (LENRNews; August 27, 2012)
    - University of Bologna – No Formal eCat Relationship - Two weeks ago, Andrea Rossi performed a Defkalion – painting himself into a corner so that we might believe a resolution to the eCat saga was in sight. Referring to claimed successful tests on the hotcat, he told us on 11 August that they (the tests) would "…… (ECatNews; August 27, 2012)
    - On Public Tests and E-Cat Demonstrations to Come - Recently, the University of Bologna stated that it is currently not involved in any testing of the E-Cats built by Andrea Rossi and they said that they would only do the tests if they were the ones allowed to publish the findings. (ECatReport; August 25, 2012)
  - Rumor Mill: 1,200 Degree Ecat Test Verified - Pure Energy Systems is reporting that third party test results verifying Andrea Rossi's claims that his ecat low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) device has generated temperatures of 1200 degrees Celsius exist. (EnergyCatalyzer3; August 27, 2012)
- Should We Invest In Nickel? - Rossi's reply: "Our consumption of Ni is irrelevant respect the world nickel production." (ECatReport; August 29, 2012)
- Rossi Does Not Want Credibility - Rossi has repeatedly gone out of his way to prevent people from independently confirming his claims. (Vortex-l; August 30, 2012)
- Update on Rossi's EPO Patent Application - Herbert Muller, a German, sent in three papers to the EPO in support of the patent pending of Mr. Andrea Rossi's European patent application. None of these papers were added to the USPTO patent application though. (ShutDownRossi; August 29, 2012)
- More Legal Fraud in Rossi Farce - "This time the fraud is rising to the level of criminal acts in the forging of signatures on legal documents. As a matter of fact from the current research both Leonardo Corporations are null and void. The New Hampshire Leonardo Corporation went into default in 2004 and has never been legally renewed, so anything done via that corporation since April 1, 2004, is null and void." (ShutDownRossi; August 27, 2012)
- Conspiracy Theories, E-Cat And Petroleum - Andrea Rossi, inventor of the E-Cat power unit, is not a conspiracy theorist. That doesn't, however, mean that conspiracies don't exist, or that big oil has not had its influence on economics and… (ECatReport; August 24, 2012)
- Applications
  - Come On, E-cat Autos! - Andrea Rossi says that an E-Cat automobile is 20 years in the future. It seems that the larger the E-Cat unit, the more quickly the technology is perfected. (ECatReport; August 25, 2012)
  - E-Cat Applications Updates - Any time a new energy source is developed, some thoughts turn toward weaponry. When Andrea Rossi was asked about whether or not his E-Cats could be used for weapons, his response was no. He says "the reactions are too slow to be applicable to a weapon". (ECatReport; August 29, 2012)
  - Alternative Energy, Tritium And E-Cat - Recently, a small laboratory in Miami, Florida released a tritium battery. As Andrea Rossi brings his industrial power plants into production and distribution to selected customers, other additions to alternative energy are being produced. (ECatReport; August 26, 2012)
  - Comparative of Alternative Fuels - Alternative fuels are in the forefront of science and popular discussion, but just how do each of the different energies and fuels stack up against each other? The Energy Catalyzer developed by Andrea Rossi produces by far the most power per amount of power input than any of the mentioned power sources. (ECatReport; August 28, 2012)
  - Kilojouls to BTU - Scott Hansen asked Andrea Rossi recently about the energy output of the domestic E-Cat. Hansen lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. The average high in Fairbanks during the winter months is 3 degrees F, with… (ECatReport; August 30, 2012)
Defkalion - Hyperion
- Assistance to CEO – Defkalion - Global new technology company requires a Top EA to join their team on a permanent, full-time basis in downtown Vancouver. The Executive Assistant will suppor the CEO.... (LENRNews.eu; August 28, 2012)
Brillouin
- SRI to Sign Contract with Brillouin Energy - SRI International, a research lab in Menlo Park, CA, one of the largest contract research institutes in the world, will soon sign a contract with Brillouin Energy Corporation of Berkeley, CA, to further evaluate and "scale up" that company's cold fusion device, the Brillouin Boiler. (E-CatSite; August 30, 2012)
Francesco Celani
- "Unlike some others who are taking this technology to market, Celani is very easy to interface with and cooperate with." -- Anon., Aug. 28, 2012
- Celani Working Cell Demo in U.S. and Korea (pdf) - One of the many highlights of ICCF17 in Daejeon, Korea was the demonstration of a working cell by Dr. Francesco Celani from the Frascati National Laboratory in Italy. This was the second significant demonstration of Dr. Celani's cell on two continents within two weeks. (Infinite-Energy; September/October 2012)
- Francesco Celani publicly demonstrates his cold fusion - Francesco Celani show to the public the potential of his LENR reactor. It does the NI Week 2012, the annual fair organized by National Instruments. Once again, the U.S. company then reveals his interest in this energy source, on whose face we see from time engaged Andrea Rossi (with his E-Cat), Defkalion, Chan and ultimately the institution Roman "Leopoldo Pirelli" that has created Athanor first and then Hydrotron. (BioEcoGeo; August 27, 2012)
- Francesco Celani Talks About His Cold Fusion Demo - I need to watch this again when my brain is working but feel that you should be given the chance to watch it while I sleep. FC's accent can be difficult to follow, although we must thank him for presenting this in English (a language he is… (ECatNews; August 29, 2012) (And lenrnews.eu)
- Close up Video of Celani Reactor - In case you haven't noticed (I hadn't until this evening), the folks involved in the Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project have been busily uploading a number of new videos to their Youtube Channel. Some of them are endorsements of the project by some of the leading figures in the CF/LENR field, including Frank Gordon, Mike... (E-CatWorld; August 29, 2012) (And lenrnews.eu)

General Cold Fusion

Michael McKubre Interviews
- Michael McKubre on Cold Fusion's rise despite political academic suppression - Having just returned from two amazing conferences featuring cold fusion, NI Week and ICCF-17, Dr. McKubre from SRI International, shared some great insights regarding the whole phenomenon of the emergence of cold fusion near market readiness now, notwithstanding the blackballing it received from academia. (PESN; August 29, 2012)
- Can cold fusion research survive pioneer's death? - "But that wasn't Planck's intention: what he meant was that people refuse to even consider unorthodox arguments while their authors are still alive. Once they die, the argument becomes depersonalised. I do think there is an opportunity here." -- Michael McKubre (New Scientist; August 29, 2012)
  - New Scientist covers Fleischmann and Cold Fusion - New Scientist magazine has published a short interview with Mike McKubre, director of the Energy Research program at SRI International, about the contribution of the late Martin Fleisichmann in the area of cold fusion. In the article, entitled "Can cold fusion research survive pioneer's death?", McKubre attempts to clear up some of the assumptions... (E-CatWorld; August 29, 2012)
LENR appears to be gathering steam - There have been enough developments in this arena over the past half year to warrant an update. (EngineeringNews; August 24, 2012)
- Engineering News (SA) Publishes Article on LENR - South African trade magazine Engineering News has published a quite positive article abut LENR written by Jeremy Wakeford which reviews the current state of affairs in the field. Entitled "LENR appears to be gathering steam", the article discusses the work of some of the key players in the field — Francesco Celani, Andrea Rossi, Robert... (E-CatWorld; August 24, 2012)
Ed Storms' Interview
- An Explanation of Low-energy Nuclear Reactions (Cold Fusion) by Edmund Storms - After delivering the John Chappell Lecture "What is Cold Fusion and Why Should You Care" at the 19th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico July 2012, Dr. Edmund Storms spoke with Cold Fusion Now's Ruby Carat in a (…) (ColdFusionNow; August 24, 2012)
- Storms Explains NAE Cold Fusion Theory - Ruby Carat over at coldfusionnow.org conducted an interview with Edmond Storms, teasing out details of his nuclear active environment (NAE) theory. Here he explains the principle mechanism, how it fits experimental data and goes on to make predictions (eg an eCat reaction should not be making Cu).… (ECatNews; August 24, 2012)
- Dr. Edmund Storms – Explanation of LENR - After giving the John Chappell Lecture at the 19th Natural Philosophy Alliance Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico July 2012, Dr. Edmund Storms spoke with Cold Fusion Now's Ruby Carat about his new model for instigating cold fusion. Dr. Storms is a 23-year veteran of LENR research and former Los Alamos National Lab scientist. He has developed the idea of a Nuclear Active Environment to include a model of how the cold fusion reaction begins. The interview expands on his idea as published in the paper An Explanation of Low-energy Nuclear Reactions (Cold Fusion) by the Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science #9 2012. (LENRNews.eu; August 24, 2012)
University of Cambridge - Dr Erwin ReisnerScientists produce H2 for fuel cells using an inexpensive catalyst under real-world conditions. One of the first stages of developing the new renewable energy source under an industrially relevant environment. (LENRNews.eu; August 28, 2012)
Hal Fox Dies
- Hal Fox -- Obituary - (Salt Lake Tribune; August 23 to August 24, 2012)
- New Energy Advocate, Hal Fox Dies - Harold 'Hal' Fox, a cold fusion and new energy advocate for many years, passed away on August 20, just a few days shy of his 89th birthday. He was a missile systems engineer at Hughes, a member of the Advanced Engineering Department at Sperry and director of the first research laboratory at the University of Utah Research Park. (Infinite Energy; August 28, 2012)
- Hal Fox Dies - In July 1989, Fox became the first publisher to specialize in "cold fusion" reporting. (New Energy Times; August 28, 2012)
Martin Fleishmann Memorial
- Fleischmann Memorial - Here are some words (videos) from people in the industry. (LENRNews.eu; August 27, 2012)
Joseph Zawodny Slide Show on LENR - I know this is a bit old — but I just came across this. It is a video of a slide presentation that accompanied a talk by Dr. Joseph Zawodny, of NASA's Langley Research Center that was given at a LENR workshop held at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH on October 22,... (E-CatWorld; August 26, 2012)
LENR, the Media and the Scientific Community: Conspiracy or Prejudice - Martin Fleischmann's death earlier this month and the recent NIWeek conference have brought low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) some attention. Yet the recent developments including the public demonstration of cold fusion devices have not attracted much media attention. (ColdFusion3; August 23, 2012)
"Dall'Eolipila Heron nuclear fusion" - Daniele Passerini in an article sull'Indro that was pretty much the same argument, argued as follows: "Discoveries and inventions do not happen spontaneously occur when market policy and decide to reap the benefit." (22Passi; August 26, 2012)
Applications
- Low Energy Nuclear Reaction a Solution to the Dilemma of Waste Disposal - Low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) could be a solution to one of the biggest problems facing humanity waste disposal. LENR devices could greatly reduce the cost of waste disposal and even eliminate the need for many costly waste disposal efforts such as landfills. (ColdFusion3; August 28, 2012)

Sources:

Dedicated
- E-CatWorld 9
- ColdFusionNow 1
- ECatNews 3
- E-CatSite 1
- ECat 0 since May
- ECatReport 9
- EnergyCatalyzer3 1
- LENRNews.eu 8
- NickelPower 0
- ShutDownRossi 3
Non-Dedicated
- PESN 3
- New Energy Times 1
- ColdFusion3 2
- Passi22 1
- GreenStyle.it 1
Mainstream
- New Scientist 1
- EngineeringNews 1
- NyTeknik 0 since Feb

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