I.H employees where at the plant to monitor the performance of the ERV. On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 8:04 AM, a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Craig, > It is hard to tell who said what in this format. > I was talking about Rossi's prior demos when I wrote that. The 1MW plant > is a different story. The proof is supposed to come from an independent > third party - the ERV. > > > ">>>He says he has not read the Penon report yet, so he cannot judge. The > people at I.H. have read it. At this point, we can only compare Rossi's > evaluation with I.H.'s. In my informed opinion, they are better at > calorimetry, so it is likely they are right. > > Does the license agreement look like IH can interpret it? It reads as > though the ERV certifies that the device complied with a set of > specifications. If it did, then the ERV certifies it. > > Section 5. Guaranteed Performance. > > "The ERV (or another party acceptable to the Company and Leonardo) will be > engaged to confirm in writing the Guaranteed Performance." > > I don't see where IH has the authority under the agreement to make any > kind of judgment on the report. > > Craig > > > On 04/10/2016 10:37 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > > a.ashfield < <a.ashfi...@verizon.net>a.ashfi...@verizon.net> wrote: > > >> You write. "I know how the people at I.H. do it," >> How do you know that? > > > As I said, I have met with them and discussed this with them. > > > >> I doubt anyone who writes about this story knows the players better than >> Mats Lewan. I judge him technically competent. > > > He says he has not read the Penon report yet, so he cannot judge. The > people at I.H. have read it. At this point, we can only compare Rossi's > evaluation with I.H.'s. In my informed opinion, they are better at > calorimetry, so it is likely they are right. > > I am not talking about personality, motivation, or anything else. I have > narrowed this down to one question. Who is better at evaluating > calorimetry? In my opinion, I.H. is, but I could be wrong. > > I take the two press releases at face value. I am assuming that Rossi > means what he says, and I.H. means what they say. If I.H. actually thought > the machine works, they would be crazy not to pay him the $89 million. > > > >> I get the feeling Rossi simply doesn't care about making a foolproof demo. > > > He must do this if he wants the $89 million. That is what is stipulated in > the contract. > > - Jed" > >
