Horace,
AFAIK - Rossi apparently intends to "fly under the radar" at least in the USA, and there are no published references as to what is happening with his LENR work - except that he has selectively allowed (encouraged) a persistent rumor to circulate of extraordinary gain, validated by one trustworthy eye-witness observer who was apparently asked to spread the information. The logic of this is not clear, but it may have something to do with placating dissatisfied investors. If you search online for his published work and patents, here and in Europe, you will find the TEG work, going back a decade - which was apparently abandoned after being funded at high levels by DoE, followed for a few years of coal liquefaction work, apparently abandoned, followed by the nickel-hydride LENR. That later patent application is almost ludicrous, given the prior art. There is a common denominator on all of this research, however, although it is not obvious at first. As it turns out, in all three R&D projects the active metal was nano-nickel is one form or another (usually Raney nickel) - even the in the TEG ! which is a surprise. Is there a hidden connection between thermoelectrics and LENR? Apparently Rossi is a world-class expert on nano-nickel. The other common denominator appears to be a number of disgruntled investors in the USA. Jones Correction: there is also a third common denominator, and it is 'inventor's syndrome.' As we all know on this forum, there a few creative if not brilliant inventors who are often their own worst enemies. Often, they find a glimmer of success, promise investors the moon and then move onto something completely different, when they cannot deliver. However, they often are working around the fringes of a great breakthrough, and sometimes if they live long enough - and keep the cash flow high enough - they can "get lucky" despite themselves. From: Horace Heffner Jones Beene wrote: It is probably no coincidence that this company is headquartered near Bologna, where Rossi has set up camp - after his second lab in the USA "caught fire". That Raney nickel can be extremely dangerous to handle :-) When did this happen? Is this the place where a MW generator was supposed to be built? Do you have any references? I haven't been able to keep up with vortex posting lately, so sorry if I missed it. Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ Oh, I see, you were referring to the fire in 2000. On Mar 11, 2010, at 9:19 AM, Jones Beene wrote: [snip] Dr. Rossi believed that he could increase the physical size of the TE Devices and maintain superior power generation. In furtherance of his research, in early 2000, LTI had tests conducted at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Durham, NH, using a small scale LTI TEG Device. Over a period of 7 days, the UNH power plant staff recorded voltage and amperage readings every 1/2 hr. The TE Device produced approximately 100 volts and 1 ampere of current, providing 100 watts of power. After this initial success, and a fire that destroyed his Manchester, NH location, Dr. Rossi returned to Italy to continue the manufacture of the TE Devices. [snip] Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
