Results of the Successful October 6th Test in Bologna are in

Well, it looks as though a total of around 3.5 hours of continual heat produced in self-sustaining mode after an initial run-up of 4 hours to archive self-sustaining.
The results have seemed to quell some of the skeptics out there bu there are still questions and anomalies used in the procedures.

Production of energy was at between 2kW-3kW – around 33% of maximum efficiency. The module is supposed to deliver 27kW of thermal energy.

The real energy production of the device was diminished as there was a significant loss wasted as heat loss with the insulation having been removed.

Total Hydrogen used during the test was about 2 grams

The amount of Ni could not readily be measured as it was internal to the reactor.

If you haven’t seen the results just yet here’s a copy by Mats Lewan of NyTeknik.

The testing finished yesterday around midnight, Italian time.

Rossi and Co. then resumed their work on the 1MW plant this morning at 6:00 AM.

What’s been puzzling me is that the mentioning of a “device producing frequencies” in the summary.

This very question was posed to Andrea Rossi just today and he refuses to commit on this.

·  Dear Francesco Toro:
If the water flow stops for a misfunction, the nickel melts and the reactor cannot work. It’s an intrinsic safety system. Anyway we will provide an emergency water supply, automatically activated through a by pass in case of overheating, to save the charge.
Warm Regards,
A.R.

·  Andrea Rossi

October 7th, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Dear Sverre Hanch Haslund:
Sorry, it’s confidential.
Warm Regards,
A.R.

·  Sverre Hanch Haslund

October 7th, 2011 at 12:22 PM

Dear Mr. Rossi,
In Mats Lewan’s detailed report, at 15:53, the following is noted :

“Power to the resistance was set to zero.
A device “producing frequencies” was switched on.
Overall current 432 mA. Voltage 230 V.
Current through resistance was zero, voltage also zero.
From this moment the E-cat ran in self sustained mode.”

Wonder if this as yet unannounced device is something similar to what the Brillouin Energy device utilizes?

The Brillouin device utilizes an “Electro-Magnetic Pulses” of energy which are applied to the pressurized Ni-H to then produce the production of energy.

You can read more about the technology here.

Could that “Secret Catalyst” that has been the constant topic of speculation and consternation by some and it's facts withheld from the public actually be a process applied to the Ni-H in the reactor and not any sort of physical material?

Also, another question made mention today was the weight of the apparatus.The weight of the module has increased with a measured decreased production of power - 3kW.
To this Rossi claims that it’s due to the fact that the added weight of the newly added heat exchanger, lead shielding and thermal insulation that adds up. As far as the power output, the module only had the one reactor unit running during the test whereas the 2 idle reactors could also be utilized.

The story goes that Rossi and the “mysterious” customer are now at an impasse.
The plant was supposed have already been shipped but it is still in Bologna.

Rossi cites that he was advised by his lawyer that there were some discrepancies in the actual terms of the contract and not to agree to it.

Hmmm. Sort of sounds reminiscent of the Defkalion thing.

Rossi emphatically states that there will still be a public unveiling of the 1mW plant somewhere.

I’ve read that it will still be in the US but the shipping time is now a factor and the window of opportunity is diminishing to get it here in time. Maybe it’ll be air shipped to the US. Maybe the plant will actually be demoed in Italy. It’s all up in the air to us, the eagerly awaiting public.

Rossi standing in front of the 1mW plant at yesterday's test

Rossi’s E-Cat Finally Starts Making Media Headway while Today's Testing Runs

Just read an article on Wired.co.uk about Rossi and his E-Cat.

"Cold fusion rears its head as 'E-Cat' research promises to change the world"

The article summarizes the beginnings of Cold Fusion research with the Pons and Fleischmann observations and its later media fiasco to the operational process of Rossi’s E-Cat’s and its functioning.

In the article there were various mentioning’s of the possibility of it all being a hoax, Krivit’s flawed analysis against the E-Cat’s validity, the endorsement by the Nobel laureate Brian Josephson, DARPA’s investigations into LENR research, Ampenergo and Defkalion.

It  was interspersed with the US Navel Research Facility previous work into the field and the findings by the two Swedish scientist,Kullander and Essénand the coverage by the Swedish NTeknik magazine confirmations made by the Skeptics Society.

All and all, its the beginning of some reasonable mainstream coverage.

Tweets from today’s test by 

Daniele Passerini at 22passi with his live coverage of the test concurs that the E-Cat is running flawlessly in self sustaining mode and is very impressive to behold.

This just in:

The E-Cat had just been shut down to cool off as was planed for. This will then allow for an open inspection of the apparatus to occur by the scientists and engineers present at today's demonstration.

Hey! The story also fianlly made it to Slashdot with lots of discussion.

Is NASA to do the testing of the E-Cat?

Reports and rumors of an agreement between Eng. Rossi and NASA are running rampant on the web lately.
There seems to be more substance in this then what first might be thought.

Postings from various bogs sets the tone for an impending and thorough testing of the E-cat to commence tomorrow, September 3^rd. 

According to the Italian blog Renewable Energy Sources EnergeticAmbiente.it Forum , “Rossi has agreed to carry out testing at NASA laboratories beginning tomorrow September 3^rd.” 
See the previous posting here on Coldfire from June 10^th regarding the viewpoint of Dennis Bushnell of NASA and their analysis of LENR technology. 

Could this alliance with NASA be what Rossi was alluding to in several of his previous blog postings. 
August 30^th: “The tests will last 2 months; the scientists will have full access to all but the reactors.” 
August 29^th: “You do not know the People I deal with, so you can’t understand. From my side, I am bound from confidentiality agreements, so I cannot disclose the names.” 
August 26^th : “The tests closed doors for the US Customer will start in september. As for the other issue, which I want not to deal publicly, the problem has been resolved.” 
On August 7^th, Rossi said the following: "But the tech must go on, we signed a tremendous contract in the USA. The Customer has already made plans for 1,000 plants in the USA, and has the financial dimension for this."

If this is truly going to happen then this will be a milestone in bringing this activity of revolutionary technology to the forefront of headline news. And in the process, making the earth’s general populace aware of what is a truly a momentous event in mankind’s history.