Hmmmmm. I'm skeptical. I wonder if it runs out of catalyst after a while or something? That energy has to be coming from somewhere.
Or maybe they've finally got cold fusion working..... not convinced yet though. Z On 9/16/07, AltEnergyNetwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How this 12inch miracle tube could halve heating bills > Amazing British invention creates MORE energy than you put into it - and > could soon be warming your home > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=481996&in_page_id=1965 > > It sounds too good to be true - not to mention the fact that t violates > almost every known law of physics. > > But British scientists claim they have invented a revolutionary device that > seems to 'create' energy from virtually nothing. > > Their so-called thermal energy cell could soon be fitted into ordinary homes, > halving domestic heating bills and making a major contribution towards > cutting carbon emissions. > > Even the makers of the device are at a loss to explain exactly how it works - > but sceptical independent scientists carried out their own tests and > discovered that the 12in x 2in tube really does produce far more heat energy > than the electrical energy put in. > > The device seems to break the fundamental physical law that energy cannot be > created from nothing - but researchers believe it taps into a previously > unrecognised source of energy, stored at a sub-atomic level within the > hydrogen atoms in water. > > The system - developed by scientists at a firm called Ecowatts in a > nondescript laboratory on an industrial estate at Lancing, West Sussex - > involves passing an electrical current through a mixture of water, potassium > carbonate (otherwise known as potash) and a secret liquid catalyst, based on > chrome. > > This creates a reaction that releases an incredible amount of energy compared > to that put in. If the reaction takes place in a unit surrounded by water, > the liquid heats up, which could form the basis for a household heating > system. > > If the technology can be developed on a domestic scale, it means consumers > will need much less energy for heating and hot water - creating smaller bills > and fewer greenhouse gases. > > Jim Lyons, of the University of York, independently evaluated the system. He > said: 'Let's be honest, people are generally pretty sceptical about this kind > of thing. Our team was happy to take on the evaluation, even if to prove it > didn't work. > > 'But this is a very efficient replacement for the traditional immersion > heater. We have examined this interesting technology and when we got the rig > operating, we were getting 150 to 200 per cent more energy out than we put > in, without trying too hard. > > People are sceptical - but somehow it works > > > > 'We are still not clear about the science involved here, because the physics > and chemistry are very different-to everything that has gone before. Our > challenge now is to study the science and how it works.' > > The device has taken ten years of painstaking work by a small team at > Ecowatts' tiny red-brick laboratory, and bosses predict a household version > of their device will be ready to go on sale within the next 18 months. > > The project, which has cost the company £1.4million, has the backing of the > Department of Trade and Industry, which is keen to help poorer families > without traditional central heating or who cannot afford rocketing fuel bills. > > Ecowatts says the device will cost between £1,500 and £2,000, in line with > the price of traditional systems. > > The development of the groundbreaking technology results from a chance > meeting between Ecowatts chairman Chris Davies, his wife Jane and an Irish > inventor, Christopher Eccles, while the couple were on holiday near Shannon > in 1998. > > After the inventor showed the couple his laboratory experiments, Mrs Davies, > immediately signed a £20,000 cheque on the bonnet of her car and handed it > over to Mr Eccles. > > He later became chief scientist of Ecowatts' parent company Gardner Watts, > but has since left after 'falling out' with the company, according to > insiders. Sadly, Mrs Davies died three years ago, so she will be unable to > share in the success of her husband's development of the idea. > > Mr Davies, now 75, of Dedham, Essex, was unavailable for comment last night. > > But Ecowatts chief executive Paul Calver said: 'When Jane Davies whipped out > her cheque book, it turned out to be a very good investment indeed. > > 'She and Chris were always interested in ecology and now it looks as if our > heat exchanger system is ready to go on sale soon. We're producing a device > in the next nine months to heat radiators. > > 'Most British homes rely on gas, and the Government has admitted there is a > problem getting a substitute. Our device will help solve that.' > > Sustainable energy expert Professor Saffa Riffat, of Nottingham University, > has also led a team investigating the system. > > He said: 'The concept is very interesting and it could be a major > breakthrough, but more tests are required. 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