[SauronOfMordor]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a different method than the widely reviled Utah research from over a decade ago?

You are correct. The Pons and Fleischmann's experiment used platinum electrodes

The big question now is whether they can get a useful amount of energy out of it, at a high enough temp to generate electricity. We;ve been getting fusion happening using the plasma methods too -- just not enough

[Wonder Warthog]

"The Pons and Fleischmann's experiment used platinum electrodes"

I'll be picky and point out that only the "non-fusion control" experiments used platinum electrodes. The "fusion" experiments used palladium, because palladium tends to soak up huge amounts of hydrogen (or deuterium).