As I understand it electricity is applied to nickel and it changes to copper thereby creating large amount of heat. Is that the basic idea behind E-cat?
***I don’t think so. The nickel is in a nano-scale powder that absorbs hydrogen. The hydrogen absorbed into a Nickel lattice (Or Deuterium in a Palladium matrix) causes the hydrogen to act differently than when it’s a free agent. Under pressure and possibly other “catalysts”, hydrogen atoms begin colliding with eachother in the matrix, fusing and generating heat.
That however is not the question. Where does the electricity that starts the catalyst come from and how much is needed?
***Not that much. It was all measured.
Will there be a need for a coal(or nuke)powered generator in order to keep this thing going or is the reaction self sustaining once it gets started?
***The October 6 demo was self sustaining for 3 hours. The aim is for continuous self-sustain mode, which is likely to be hard to reach for a few years.
Sorry for all the basic question but I am not a physicist and I am a long time out of school.
***No prob. This stuff is fascinating. I recommend the Lenr-canr.org website
http://www.lenr-canr.org/
Thanks for the info. Here’s hoping nuke fusion is at last possible and that we may see the end of the oil cartels:)