[grey_whiskers]

My post 149 was meant to illustrate that a world class theoretician had calculated that cold fusion in a palladium matrix was possible -- in other words that the experiments to date were not "by definition" in error.

I agree that the amount of heat generated would be the determining factor in the usefulness of this phenomenon as a widespread energy source.

But even as a minor energy source, if it is cost-competitive with oil/coal/solar/etc. etc., will help.

Cheers!

[RightWhale]

If it works, which is in doubt, the real problem would be scaling up. It would be bigger by far than an ordinary nuke plant if it is to do the job of a nuke plant. Bigger than a coal plant. Much bigger. Not cheap either.