Andrea Rossi, inventor of the Energy Catalyzer, or E-Cat, has declined an offer from an Italian government laboratory for independent testing of his device.
According to Francesco Celani, a physicist with the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics in Frascati, Rossi says he has sold his device and that he has no other unit available for independent testing.
Celani offered to perform the independent confirmation of Rossi’s energy claim. Celani’s offer, made on or about Nov. 10, included:
- Use of government equipment that is regularly tested and calibrated.
- A cost of only two percent of what Rossi has promised (since March 10, 2011) to pay to the physics department of the University of Bologna for testing.
- A rapid evaluation of 20 days (10 for the test and another 10 to write the report,) rather than the two-year duration of the proposed University of Bologna research.
- An offer of fulltime observation and control by Rossi.
- A promise of no attempts to reveal Rossi’s industrial secret.
According to an e-mail Celani sent to his colleagues, Rossi declined his offer.
“Rossi answered that my test, among others of very low cost…was too-late because the E-Cat [had been] sold,” Celani wrote.
This summer, on July 14, 2011, Rossi asked NASA if they would like the opportunity to independently test his device. NASA accepted Rossi’s offer and began drafting an agreement. NASA stated that a confirmatory test would cost about $50,000. Rossi responded to NASA on July 22 and told them that they could test his device if they paid him $15 million. (New Energy Times will report more details about the Rossi-NASA story in forthcoming reports.)
The Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics story was first reported by Focus.it, an Italian news magazine.
Celani Invitation at Focus.it (En)
Celani Invitation at Focus.it (It)
Rossi Response at Focus.it (Eng)
Rossi Response at Focus.it (It)
Did they mean test the 1/2 megawatt plant or just an ecat? It is a shame that the secret military organisation that bought this on the advice of Domenico Fiovaranti (who now appears to be a colleague of Rossi now) have to remain completely silent. You would have thought they would have tested for a few month before buying so many more. You would also think that with so many on the product line that one could be spared for test. However, given rossi’s previous run-ins with the Italian authorities maybe he does’t want to help them. Either he will run out of money before he makes a real sale or he has actually sold one and isn’t interested in more critical testing.
Dan, can you point me to a reference that shows the relationship between Fiovaranti and Rossi?
Thanks
SBK
Hi,
No secrets here.. or conspirators.. Rossi is nuts alright but he is honest.
In his plogg, Journal of nuclear physics. Mr. Rossi, states that (presumingly) Mr/Colonel Domenico Fiovaranti have been assisting him with fixing design flaws. He also give some more info. about Domenico Fiovaranti area of expertise.
http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=510#comments
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Andrea Rossi
November 24th, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Dear Patrick of Sidney:
Actually, we have found a breakthrough with a primary fluid with wich the reactors remain stable when we make steam at 450 Celsius. We are working on it together with our Customer. I am learning very much from him, and in particular I am learning from the person who made the test of the plant on October 28th. This person, now retired, is an engineer who used to test for military concerns thermic plants and missiles, so that he has a tremendous experience in thermodynamics. Here is to learn really and, honestly, when it turns to learn I am pretty fast. This collaboration is accelerating the development of the technological declinations.
Warm Regards,
A.R.
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“Rossi answered that my test, among others of very low cost…was too-late because the E-Cat [had been] sold,” Celani wrote.
Did anyone expect something else?
How to read Rossi’s excuse? Run out of devices (it seemed he had _lots_ of “E-Cats”)? Or has this stuff become a company secret now due to selling? This is so ridiculous. If I was the cold fusion, I would spontaneously happen just for the fun of it.