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1 MW E-Cat Cold Fusion Device Test Successful
Pure Energy Systems ^ | October 28, 2011 | Hank Mills

Posted on 10/28/2011 10:59:24 PM PDT by Kevmo



1 MW E-Cat Cold Fusion Device Test Successful
On October 28, 2011, Andrea Rossi demonstrated his 1 megawatt E-Cat system to his first customer, who had engineers/scientists on hand to test/validate its performance. Due to a glitch, it provided 470 kW of continuous power for 5.5 hours during the self-sustained mode.
Here I am with Andrea Ross after the test of the 1 MW E-Cat plant in the background.


By Sterling D. Allan (who was present), with Hank Mills
Pure Energy Systems News
Well, the big day has come and gone. Andrea Rossi's one-megawatt-capable E-Cat cold fusion device has been tested in Bologna, Italy; and the unknown customer, who ran the test, is apparently happy.


There were some issues, so it couldn't be run at full power in self-looped mode, but what it did do was plenty impressive.


It ran for 5.5 hours producing 470 kW, while in self-looped mode. That means no substantial external energy was required to make it run, because it kept itself running, even while producing an excess of nearly half a megawatt. Rossi explained the reasons for this in the presentation he gave, which I videotaped and will be posting later.


That's half the rated capacity, but it is still a major accomplishment for the device that was completed earlier this week -- the first of its kind on the planet.


Early in the day with a glitch showing up, Rossi said that they had to make a decision about whether to go for 1 MW output, not in self-sustain mode, or with self-sustain mode at a lower power level. The customer opted to go for the self-sustain mode. Nothing was said about the prospects of a follow-up test, though I would imagine that the customer will be running many tests to understand this gadget they have purchased, and that information will be conveyed to Rossi.


When I asked him during the Q&A session if the customer was satisfied with the test, Rossi responded, "Yes, I think they are satisfied."

Here is a brief video excerpt highlight from Rossi during his 1-hour reading of the public report from the customer, followed by a question and answer session. I recorded the entire presentation, and we'll post that tomorrow, hopefully along with a transcription. Half the time was in Italian, as he would address each item in Italian as well as English.


In this excerpt, Rossi responds to the question, "So, is this a breakthrough?"





Here's a transcription of the excerpt video:
Mister Sonya has asked me if I think that the test of today is a breakthrough. I think yes, because I think today we have seen enough. No more small five or ten kilowatt units, but now we have overcame the [cannot understand].... disconnected. The basic engineering to make something that....

You know, to go in self sustain mode and make 400 [actually 470] kilowatt hours per hour... To understand that this is a breakthrough...

You can also think that hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to try to have a COP of 1.1 with nuclear fusion. Today we have made a theoretically endless COP making 470 kilowatt hour per hour of completely free energy, free of fuel. Yes, I think this is a breakthrough.

Of course this is the first step, but it is a very important first step....
Early this year Andrea Rossi announced his plans to construct and test the world's first one megawatt cold fusion plant. The plant would utilize his E-Cat (Energy Catalyzer) technology that utilizes tiny quantities of nickel powder and hydrogen gas as fuel, while producing large amounts of energy in the form of heat. Importantly, the energy is produced without emitting any pollution, utilizing any radioactive materials, or producing any nuclear waste. Simply put, the E-Cat offers the world a source of cheap, safe, and clean energy. Although the exact plans for the launch of the technology were adjusted a few times throughout the course of this year, October 28th, 2011 was settled on for the date of the official test of the one megawatt plant by the first customer.


These first plants will cost around $2,000 per kilowatt to build one at a time, but once they are mass produced, Rossi expects the price to drop to around $100 per kilowatt installed.


Attendance at this test was limited for several reasons. First, the customer does not wish to be known at this time, nor to have its test engineers/scientists identified. I did not inadvertently discover the customer's identify, nor did I try to find out. I gave that group their space and did not probe. Second, the device is a nuclear device, and the regulations for a public demonstration are extremely stringent; so by making the event private, and only bringing one or two at a time to see it was a way to get around the safety requirements.


Most of us (around 30 guests total) arrived between 9 and 10 am; and by around 11 am, Rossi began taking people back to see the device while it was in operation, in self-sustained mode. Here's a video I shot, with Rossi's permission, during my 2-3 minute chance to see the unit during operation:


A neighboring facility, coincidentally, is named "Rossi", which is a common name in Italy.



Here I am with Mats Lewan and other Swedish associates.


Here I am with Peter Svensson from the AP

Professor Levi, who was Rossi's right-hand man today, will be heading the Bologna research on the E-Cat. Power for start-up (resistive coils that provided heat to the reaction chambers) was provided by the large and loud genset (was making all the noise) you see that is nearly as large as the small shipping container in which the 1 MW E-Cat plant was arranged. Once the reaction chambers got up to temperature, they were maintained by the heat produced by the reaction. I'm not sure why they kept the generator running after that, but I would guess it was for back-up or safety. I'm sure the engineers testing the system made sure what the power levels were at all times.


There were 100 E-Cat modules, each with 3 reaction chambers in them, for a total of 300 reaction chambers. An additional 20 or so units had been installed on the top of the shipping container, compared to the earlier photos and videos we had seen. Steam was produced by the units and exited through the back in the bottom of the two pipes. The steam was not put to use to run a load but the heat was dumped via two radiators, distilled, and circulated back into the system. When looking inside the plant, I noticed that one of the E-Cat units had a little steam escaping from the front of it.


The top pipe in the back, which was closed, was for emergency cool-down, if needed.

Each unit was run independently through a computerized control. The input and output temperature readings were recorded by computer, and the data will be provided to us probably later this evening or tomorrow morning. When I went by there, I think the input was measuring 19 C, and the output was 109 C.


Radiation measurements were taken by Dr. Bianchini David, from the University of Bologna. He said no extraneous radiation was detected at any time emanating from the reaction chambers, or from the piping, or from the water tanks, or in the vicinity of the apparatus. Apparently, gamma radiation is produced during the reaction, which is shielded by water, iron, lead, and a final coating on the apparatus. David said that he has not measured gamma radiation from the device, because he has not had access to the reaction chamber while it has been unshielded.


None of the units were taken apart following this test, as was the one back on the October 6 test. I asked Rossi whether any radio frequencies were used in the test, and he said "no".


I would estimate that there were about 12 people assisting with the test arrangement, including: 3-4 security guards, 1 caterer, 2 receptionists who checked to make sure everyone was invited and wore the required badges, 3-4 engineers helping take measurements, Foccardi was helping take guests 1-2 at a time back to see the unit.


I especially enjoyed mingling with the other guests, including: Mats Lewan from NyTeknik; Irene Zreick from Focus.it; Peter Svensson, Technology Writer for the Associated Press, NY, who told me that the reason the mainstream press hasn't been covering this is because Rossi has been very picky about who he lets in; Enrico Billi, a nuclear physicist and friend of Rossi's, who is presently living in China and helping to open doors there for this technology; Professor Christos Stremmenos, from the University of Bologna, who told me all about his theory of how the technology works; Pierre Clauzon, nuclear engineering professor from France, who told me about several theoretical physicists trying to understand cold fusion in general and the E-Cat in particular; Uzikova Irina, a nuclear plant designer from Russia; Stefan Heglesson, representing a Swedish interest in the technology; Loris Ferrari, Associate Professor of Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Bologna, who will be one of the five professors to do the two year test of the E-Cat, which hopefully will be funded as a result of today's test. They will study both the "how" and the "why" of the technology.


Mats and I agreed to post our stories at the same time. Peter was going to go first, having been given an exclusive by Rossi, but it's going to be a few days before he gets the necessary info and editorial approvals before he's able to run a story in the Associated Press.

Probably the biggest opening for skeptics will be the continually running genset that is probably rated for 500 kW (my guess), and appears to have been connected by cables to the E-Cat. "Where's the mystery?" So knock yourselves out, skeptics. It's the customer who has to be happy, and apparently this one was satisfied that those cables were not contributing to the 470 kW output during self-sustaining mode.


Here's a video where Rossi talks to us briefly following the test, saying that a report will come shortly; and giving us the reason for why we couldn't go back during the test except 1-2 at a time.

And here's a video of a couple of 1 MW generators that were in the room where we were hanging out, which were from an earlier project Rossi was involved with, running on biofuel.

# # #
Links
News:October 28, 2011 Test of the One Megawatt E-Cat (Our index page at PESWiki)
http://db.tt/wu4OLbgk - a link to download a file which contains the report about the test
http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3303682.ece - Mat Lewans' story





TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: cmns; coldfusion; ecat; lenr
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To: editor-surveyor

Show me where it says that the electricity was cut off. You can’t, because it’s not there.


301 posted on 10/31/2011 7:55:36 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: editor-surveyor

Allow me to quote: “I’m not sure why they kept the generator running after that, but I would guess it was for back-up or safety. I’m sure the engineers testing the system made sure what the power levels were at all times.”

Clearly, the unit was not generating its own power. If it was, Rossi would not have needed to taint the test with a running genset.

SCAM.


302 posted on 10/31/2011 7:59:55 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: dinodino

The generator was not in the circuit.


303 posted on 10/31/2011 9:01:22 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: editor-surveyor
Adhominem attack disqualifies you from any discussion.

Perhaps you should look up the definition of 'adhominem attack' and you will notice that mine was NOT and 'adhominem attack' ....

304 posted on 10/31/2011 9:30:37 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: editor-surveyor
The thread is not about his degree. The thread is about his device.

Interjected by a few posts pointing out that Rossi is a 3-time fraud and been to prison twice.

305 posted on 10/31/2011 9:35:35 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: editor-surveyor
Obviously you’re just another clown here to add noise and dissuade people from getting informed.

Uh, actually I have been here to ensure people are informed ...

306 posted on 10/31/2011 9:44:34 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: editor-surveyor

Then why was the genset running? Why were the cables connected to the experiment? Who verified that the generator was disconnected from Rossi’s experiment?


307 posted on 11/01/2011 4:18:19 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: Kevmo
I like LENR. I don’t care one way or another about Rossi.

If you like LENR you should be concerned about supporting a 3-time scammer that can only hurt interest in your field of passion.

308 posted on 11/01/2011 8:29:09 AM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: NewinTexsas

I am concerned. But since I have the ability to think inductively about the situation, I am able to see past the forest and look at the trees. You claim he’s a 3-time scammer, but even his enemy does not claim that.


309 posted on 11/01/2011 8:59:57 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: editor-surveyor

Best of luck with that. The flying rats won’t let you.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2800077/posts

Unfortunately, if Rossi hired a bunch of actors to pretend to be the customer reps, created an elaborate year-long special-effects-derived series of demos, bribed, hypnotised or otherwise fooled Focardi, Levi, Kullander, Essen, Bianchini, Stremmenos and convinced a bunch of Greek crooks to set up a dummy company called Defkalion to pretend to fight with him over the non-existent eCat, to perpetuate the illusion and spin it off into a competing mirror-scam and convinced his former partners to set up another company called Ampenergo to pretend that they had a contract for The Americas for a substantial sum or that they just did this with no proof because they have worked with Rossi and trust him because he’s such a fine fellow, arranged for Piantelli, Miley and a host of others to try to fool the world into thinking that cold fusion was real, got NASA, SPAWAR, The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and The Defense Intelligence Agency to say nice things about the field, got Bushnell to make a fool of himself, sold his profitable company to his ex-partners in order to spend that wealth on a multi-million dollar scam; certain that once he got all the above ducks in a row he would pretend to sell the first device and then reel in the true target of his dastardly plan – the second (this time genuine) buyer of a 1MW plant that will net him $2 million dollars until they want their money back or sucker a $100 million dollar deal under the table because he has experience in pulling the wool over all these idiotic eyes and knows that they will just take his word for it and not want to test if his 1MW plant can heat a small village without truckloads of coal or oil or a big fat electric cable coming into the container from beneath the floor (no you can’t lift the carpet!) and that, in order to pull this off, Rossi had to risk discovery by interviewing all the people he subsequently fooled so that he could only invite the gullible Professors and not the brilliant anonymous posters on the Internet who surely would have found him out – then all bets are off and I’m with the guys who think that Rossi is an idiot and they are all geniuses .


310 posted on 11/01/2011 9:04:21 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: Kevmo
I am concerned. But since I have the ability to think inductively about the situation, I am able to see past the forest and look at the trees. You claim he’s a 3-time scammer, but even his enemy does not claim that.

Facts. He has been to jail twice for fraud. He advertises a degree from an 'institution' that was shut down for awarding fraudulent diplomas.

That makes three. Probably more we don't know about.

311 posted on 11/01/2011 9:06:11 AM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: dinodino

Have you gathered any specific information which would explain why Rossi chose to leave a genset running and connected to his experiment throughout the entire test?
***From Rossi:

Andrea Rossi
November 1st, 2011 at 3:28 AM
Dear Greg:
1- The 350 power generator (not 500) has continued to work to give power to the heat dissipators and to the water pumps, which, of course, had to work also during the self-sustained mode
2- In order to perpare the 1 MW test we charged nothing before the start up, but the hydrogen, of which the consultant of the Customer has taken due record, weighting the hydrogen tank before and after the test.
Warm Regards,
A.R.
Greg
November 1st, 2011 at 3:16 AM
Dear Dr. Rossi,

congratulations to the successful test and sale of the 1MW plant! Many thousands of us has been waiting for this moment for almost a year now. I admire your persistence and courage with which you are steadily going forward on the path of commercialization.

May I have two questions? Would you please put these two discussion points to rest which I have seen on several forums:

1. The plant produced 479 kWh output per hour but (they say) a 500kW power generator has been working continuously during the self-sustained mode.
2. In order to prepare the 1MW plant for the test and it had to be “charged” in advance. The energy input during this preparation period hasn’t been considered in the calculations.

Thank you in advance


312 posted on 11/01/2011 9:08:46 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: dinodino

I think we have seen that logic is not the forte of the several Rossi cheerleaders whom post and sustain these threads.
***Oh, so then explain why there have been so many logical fallacies pointed out that the flying rats have used? No, you won’t bother, because it shows how wrong you are.


313 posted on 11/01/2011 9:11:57 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: dinodino

In order for your theory to be correct, the customer would have to be incredibly stupid.

Or, even worse, the customer would have to be in on the conspiracy, some kind of shill. What evidence do you have to offer for your conclusion other than just your gut feeling?


314 posted on 11/01/2011 9:15:14 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: NewinTexsas

Facts.

***As acknowledged even by his enemy:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2796280/posts

He has been to jail twice for fraud.
***I know he has been in jail for tax fraud. The same tax revenue entity that collected fuel tax from him. By collecting tax for his product as a fuel, then later changing the rules & declare it a toxic substance, they are complicit in the fraud. Why didn’t they return the tax money paid on it as a fuel? I can see not wanting to pay taxes into such a corrupt system, not that I condone tax fraud.

That makes three.
***Three facts, whoopee. Once we look at most of your facts, they are inductively far less impressive than the scientific facts generated.


315 posted on 11/01/2011 9:26:54 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: Kevmo

In the 10/6 test, they input over 10 kwhrs to get it started. Where did that excess energy go since a simple calculation shows that it would take about 2 kwhrs to heat up the water a some little more to heat up the metal.


316 posted on 11/01/2011 9:27:53 AM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: NewinTexsas

The conversation about the 10/6 test makes sense to have on the thread dedicated to it. Then you can demonstrate that you have read the relevant material. This thread is about the 10/28 test.


317 posted on 11/01/2011 9:31:14 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: Kevmo
Three facts, whoopee. Once we look at most of your facts, they are inductively far less impressive than the scientific facts generated

What scientific 'facts' has this three-time fraud generated?

318 posted on 11/01/2011 9:45:36 AM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: Kevmo
In order for your theory to be correct, the customer would have to be incredibly stupid.

What customer?

319 posted on 11/01/2011 9:47:05 AM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: NewinTexsas

Well, he demonstrated Heat After Death, several times. There’s that Energy Catalyzer thing he has developed, which is the reason why we are even discussing this in the first place. LENR is difficult to generate; it’s even more difficult to fake it.


320 posted on 11/01/2011 9:49:07 AM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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