What I found most amazing, was all of the Rossi info: On February 20, 2012 Rossi performed a demonstration to show the actual level of development. Among the participants was chemist Roland Pettersson, retired Associate Professor from the University of Uppsala, who also attended a test of Rossi's E-cat on 6 October 2011. Roland Pettersson told Ny Teknik that the system was now much more stable. A new set of control electronics was used and the system was started just pushing a button. However, no energy measurement was performed. The E-cat was apparently operated without refilling from a hydrogen canister. Instead the hydrogen was supposedly stored in a piece of solid material –possibly in a metal hydride. The material contained a few grams of hydrogen gas which would last for six months of operation, according to Rossi. If hydrogen is stored in this manner, certification of a consumer product based on the technology should be much easier than if a canister is included in the system. Roland Pettersson and other participants were also shown a prototype of the consumer version of the E-cat that Rossi says he is planning to manufacture in a robotized factory. As previously stated by Rossi it was slightly larger than an ordinary laptop, and had simple connections for input and output of water. Production is according to Rossi planned to start next winter or at least within 18 months, and a million units should be manufactured per year. The price is expected to be between 600 and 900 dollars, and the device should be easily connected to existing systems for water heating. Users should be able to change a cartridge of fuel after six months of operation. Rossi estimates the price of the cartridge to be a few tens of dollars. Rossi has also announced that his company in the U.S., Leonardo Corporation, is now owned by a group of investors and that he is the CEO. Independent testing of his technology has not yet been performed.
Daniel Rocha <danieldi...@gmail.com> wrote: >" The test was supposed to start on Friday 24 February, but according to >sources of Ny Teknik it was initiated only after the weekend. The sources >also said that the test was not focused on power or energy measurements but >rather on safety." > >http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3419346.ece > >-- >Daniel Rocha - RJ >danieldi...@gmail.com
