Jed did you have the chance to ask DoE about Rossi's e-cat ? He claimed in his paper that DoE saw a succesfull demostration back in 2009 !
2011/9/20 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > [This just in, sent by a friend. I don't write to the DoE. I wouldn't > bother.] > > > Monday, September 19, 2011 > > > Dear Mr. Owens: > > > > This is in response to your e-mail message to Secretary Chu dated September > 13, 2011 in which you asked to know where the Department of Energy stands on > “cold fusion.” > > > > In 1989, a review panel that had been charged by the Department concluded > that reports of the experimental results of excess heat from calorimetric > cells did not present convincing evidence that useful sources of energy will > result from the phenomena attributed to “cold fusion.” To quote the panel, > “Hence, we recommend against the establishment of special programs or > research centers to develop cold fusion.” > > > > In 2004, the Department organized a second review of the field and that > review reached essentially the same conclusion as the 1989 review. The > Department’s Office of Sciences does not provide any funding support for > “cold fusion” research. > > > > Al Opdenaker > > > > > > Fusion Energy Sciences > > Office of Science > > US Department of Energy > > 301-903-4941 > > albert.opdena...@science.doe.gov >
