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Japanese Scientists Developing Sugar Batteries That Store 20% More Energy Than Lithium Ion Cells

by Kristine Lofgren, 09/28/12

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We’ve all heard that sugar is bad for our bodies, but in the near future, it may just be good for your smart phone. Scientists in Japan have developed a way to create batteries using sugar. A group at the Tokyo University of Science recently confirmed that carbon, a main element of sugar, could be harnessed to be used as an alternative power source for batteries, replacing the common lithium ion batteries used today.

Rechargeable batteries, like the one inside a smart phone, are usually made using lithium, which is a finite resource. The high demand and relatively limited supply means that lithium ion batteries are expensive, and the process to obtain it isn’t very good for the environment. But by heating sugar at extremely high temperatures, it can be converted to hard carbon, which can then be used to create sodium ion batteries.

“The supply of sodium is unlimited. Also, sodium ion batteries can be made using iron, aluminum, and sodium, rather than cobalt or copper as before. What’s more, our results show that battery capacity can be increased simply by using carbon made from sugar as the anode,” researchers say. The Komaba Group on Tokyo has achieved a 20% increase in storage capacity using sugar over traditional lithium batteries. Sodium ion batteries won’t be commercially available for at least five years, but we say: bring on the sugar!

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Energy transition: We need to do it fast and we're way behind

This is the fifth of a six-part series introducing readers of The Christian Science Monitor to concepts useful in understanding the Resource Insights blog. Selected posts from Resource Insights are now appearing regularly on the Monitor's Energy Voices blog. To read the previous installments of this series click on the following: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

No doubt you've heard people speak of an energy transition from a fossil fuel-based society to one based on renewable energy--energy which by its very nature cannot run out. Here's the short answer to why we need do it fast: climate change and fossil fuel depletion. And, here's the short answer to why we're way behind: History suggests that it can take up to 50 years to replace an existing energy infrastructure, and we don't have that long.

Perhaps the most important thing that people don't realize about building a renewable energy infrastructure is that most of the energy for building it will have to come from fossil fuels. Currently, 84 percent of all the energy consumed worldwide is produced using fossil fuels--oil, natural gas and coal. Fossil fuels are therefore providing the lion's share of power to the factories that make solar cells, wind turbines, geothermal equipment, hydroelectric generators, wave energy converters, and underwater tidal energy turbines. Right now we are producing at or close to the maximum amount of energy we've ever produced from fossil fuels. But the emerging plateau in world oil production, concerns about the sustainability of coal production, and questionable claims about natural gas supplies are warnings that fossil fuels may not remain plentiful long enough to underwrite an uneven and loitering transition to a renewable energy society.

This is what's been dubbed the rate-of-conversion problem. In a nutshell, is our rate of conversion away from fossil fuels fast enough so as to avoid an unexpected drop in total energy available to society? Will we be far enough along in that conversion when fossil fuel supplies begin to decline so that we won't be forced into an energy austerity that could undermine the stability of our society?

The answer can't be known. But the numbers are not reassuring. Based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, it would take more than 70 years to replace the world's current electrical generating capacity with renewables including hydroelectric, wind, solar, tidal, wave, geothermal, biomass and waste at the rate of installation seen from 2005 through 2009, the last years for which such data is available. And, that's if worldwide generating capacity--which has been expanding at a 4 percent clip per year--is instead held steady.

This also doesn't take into account the amount of energy actually produced versus what is called nameplate capacity. Nameplate capacity is what a wind generator could generate if it operated at maximum capacity 100 percent of the time. But in practice, the turbines are only spinning when the wind blows and then not always at the maximum speed. This so-called capacity factor was just 27 percent for wind farms in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2011 (PDF). For solar photovoltaic the number was 8.3 percent. Even hydroelectric stations ran at only about 35 percent of capacity. This compares to about 42 percent for conventional coal, 61 percent for natural gas, and 60 percent for nuclear power stations (PDF). The contrast is starker using U.S. numbers: 72 percent for coal and 91 percent for nuclear using 2008 figures, though natural gas was only 11 percent, probably because these were primarily plants that only come on to meet peak demand and so don't run very often. (PDF)

What this means is that installing two to three times our current nameplate capacity in the form of renewables may be required to replace existing fossil-fueled plants. So, the transition period would actually turn out to be longer than what I've calculated, perhaps 140 to 210 years using 2005 to 2009 installation figures. Of course, installations of such renewables as wind and solar are accelerating. So, that would tend to shorten this longer transition period--as would leaving existing nuclear power capacity intact. But would we be able to shorten the transition period enough to head off declines in total energy production and prevent additional serious damage to the climate?

Of course, some would say that we need to expand nuclear power generation rapidly to meet these challenges. Whether you support such an expansion or not, there are three key problems. First, building enough nuclear power stations to replace fossil fuel-fired plants would be the largest construction project ever undertaken and require the use of enormous amounts of fossil fuels. Making the necessary concrete alone would be a large new contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. That means that the initial phase of a nuclear transition would actually increase the rate of fossil fuel emissions. The savings on fuel and emissions wouldn't come until much later.

Second, after the Fukushima disaster, there doesn't seem to be much appetite for such a buildout. I'll be very surprised if nuclear power generation even maintains its current level in the next 20 years as Japan and Germany abandon nuclear power. Third, the timeline for such a buildout would be measured in decades, partly because of the sheer logistics involved and partly because of the brake that regulatory approvals put on such projects. Even new, cheaper and easier-to-build designs may not help if they cannot achieve the necessary regulatory approvals promptly. The history of such approvals is not encouraging. The safest thing a nuclear regulatory agency can do is say no.

I haven't even touched on replacing the fuels which power our transportation system and provide heat for our buildings and industrial processes. Transportation offers an extraordinary challenge since 80 percent of all transportation fuel worldwide is still derived from petroleum. In the United States the number is 93 percent. Despite billions of dollars spent and decades of research, we still have no good substitutes that scale to the size necessary to replace petroleum for transportation fuel.

Biofuels offer little hope. Already the ethanol bubble has burst. Biofuels--today mainly ethanol and biodiesel--compete with food. There is simply not a limitless supply of suitable farmland, and so there will be competition with the demand for food until we find substitutes for the industry's main feedstocks, namely corn, sugar and soybeans.

Beyond this the problem of scale is simply unsolvable. To supply the entire U.S. car fleet--assuming it could run on ethanol--we'd have to plant 1.8 billion acres in corn for ethanol continuously. There are only about 440 million acres in the United States in cultivation now. And, it's worth noting that current methods of corn cultivation require the copious use of herbicides and pesticides made from oil; tractors and other vehicles that run on oil to plow, harvest and spray the fields as well as transport the crop; and natural gas-derived nitrogen fertilizers to boost growth and replenish depleted soil. Fossil fuels are currently integral to growing corn, and I cannot see the wisdom of growing organic corn for anything but food.

As for heat for buildings, certainly we could insulate and seal our existing buildings better. And, this points the way to achieving an energy transition within the time we need to achieve it. Since it will probably be impossible to scale renewable energy fast enough to a level sufficient to produce the amount of energy we use today, the one absolute necessity to a successful energy transition is reducing consumption drastically. No politician dares to say anything remotely approaching this. And yet, it would be the cheapest, fastest way to address the twin crises of fossil fuel depletion and climate change.

Now, when I say reduce, I mean on the order of 80 percent over the next 20 to 30 years. For Americans this may seem impossible until they contemplate that the average European lives on half the energy of the average American. So often we hope for technological breakthroughs that will give us all the clean energy we desire. But we ought to focus equally, if not more, on using our prowess to find ways to reduce our energy consumption drastically. This is actually the much easier road. When we are made conscious of our energy use, we can change our behavior quickly to modify it without compromising the quality of our lives. As more homes and businesses are given the means to monitor their energy use, the people in them will change to lower their consumption and costs.

Already we know how to build so-called passive design structures which can lower energy use by 80 percent. And, we desperately need to figure out how to apply these techniques cheaply and economically to existing homes and businesses. In transportation we need to stop thinking that cars equal transportation and instead realize that cars provide the service of transportation which can be obtained in a number of ways, many of which use much less energy.

We may also need to speed the energy transition in electric power generation using so-called feed-in tariffs. These tariffs--which harness the ingenuity of countless small producers--have enabled Germany to expand solar, wind and other alternatives so that they generate 25 percent of its electricity today. Germany, not a particularly sunny place, is currently the world's top generator of solar electricity.

Of course, per person energy consumption in poor countries is only a small fraction of that in rich countries. We cannot expect the world's poor to reduce their energy use by 80 percent. Instead, we must help them to move quickly beyond fossil fuels to renewable energy.

By simultaneously reducing consumption and encouraging a rapid buildout of renewable energy, it is possible that we could mitigate the problem of declining fossil fuel supplies before it becomes so acute that it would cripple that very buildout. And, we could address climate change at the same time. Certainly, there are difficult problems to be solved with renewable energy, storage being the key one. Most renewable energy comes in the form of electricity, and since there is often a mismatch between the time we produce that electricity and the time we need it, we will have to master storage.

But we will need a lot less storage if we focus on reducing consumption. This is the one strategy which will allow us to overcome the rate-of-conversion problem and achieve an energy transition in far less time than we have in the past.

Kurt Cobb is an author, speaker, and columnist focusing on energy and the environment. He is a regular contributor to the Energy Voices section of The Christian Science Monitor and author of the peak-oil-themed novel Prelude. In addition, he writes columns for the Paris-based science news site Scitizen, and his work has been featured on Energy Bulletin, The Oil Drum, OilPrice.com, Econ Matters, Peak Oil Review, 321energy, Common Dreams, Le Monde Diplomatique and many other sites. He maintains a blog called Resource Insights and can be contacted at kurtcobb2001@yahoo.com.

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EV Woes at Tesla and Toyota: The Week In Cleantech, 9-28-2012

Jeff Siegel

September 25: Toyota (NYSE:TM) Scraps Electric Car

Claiming the company misread the market, Toyota (NYSE:TM) is scrapping its plans for a global roll-out of an electric mini-car called the eQ.

To be honest, I'm not particularly surprised. Toyota has not been very aggressive, or interested really, in pursuing the electric vehicle (EV) market. And I get it. When it comes to delivering a superior conventional hybrid vehicle, Toyota still runs the show. The Prius is one of the most popular vehicles in the marketplace, with more than 3 million units sold since the hybrid superstar first launched.

My point is, it doesn't need EVs to lure fuel economy-conscious drivers into showrooms.

Look, it's no secret that when gas prices head north, so do Prius sales.

Hell, back when oil crossed the $140 mark and gasoline was well over $4.00 a gallon, folks were running to Toyota dealers and paying above sticker price to get one of these vehicles. Even today, boasting 50 miles-per-gallon can certainly help provide a nice hedge against unstable gas prices.

So when it comes to superior fuel economy, Toyota's got a good thing going. And I suspect the company has no interest in pouring a bunch of capital into EV development, when all it has to do to keep fuel economy-conscious drivers coming in, is continue to inch those miles-per-gallon up every few years with Prius upgrades.

That being said, I do wish company reps would back off the anti-EV rhetoric â€" however subtle it may be.

Here's what I mean. . .

In response to this recent decision, Toyota's vice chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada said:

“The current capabilities of electric vehicles do not meet society's needs, whether it may be the distance the cars can run, or the costs, or how it takes a long time to charge.”

Do not meet society's needs?

Roughly 70 percent of US consumers drive no more than 40 miles per day. Every all-electric car from a major automaker on the road today can deliver that â€" and then some.

How long it takes to charge?

This is such a bullshit argument. Every EV owner I know charges while he sleeps, wakes up, drives to work, returns home and plugs back in. It ain't rocket science, and unless you only sleep for four hours a night, long charging times are really not the deal-breaking issue that some would have you believe.

Look, the thing is, Toyota doesn't need to come at it this way. The company does not need to justify its decision to anyone. And certainly management doesn't need to recite the tired and inaccurate arguments of the anti-EV brigade.

Truth is, Toyota has done a lot to help integrate fuel economy into the car-buying lexicon. The company charged forward with its hybrid offerings when a lot of folks mocked the technology and the ability of Toyota to even make it work economically.

The company proved the naysayers wrong, and today Toyota gets the last laugh.

So if Toyota decides not to pursue electric vehicles right now, that's fine. This doesn't change my opinion of the company or of the Prius, which is a superior vehicle. And it definitely doesn't change my opinion regarding Toyota's leadership role in providing vehicles that can help us reduce our foreign oil consumption.

But putting out those careless and untrue comments about the electric vehicle market? Come on, Toyota. You're better than that!

September 25: Will Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Crash and Burn?

Back in March, I was speaking at a conference about the future of personal transportation.

I discussed how a new generation called the Millennials or Generation Y would ultimately force change in the marketplace and present a real challenge to car makers.

You see, there have been a number of studies that have suggested this particular generation, which represents the kinds of numbers that allowed the baby boomers to dictate a lot of our consumer decisions today, is less interested in car ownership than previous generations, preferring public transportation, biking, walking and car-sharing services like Zipcar (NASDAQ:ZIP).

And for those folks who are now around the ages of 19 and 31 that are receptive to car ownership, they account for about 25 percent of the US automobile market. In ten years, that's expected to rise to 40 percent.

So what will they drive?

According to a recent Deloitte study, these folks tend to mock gas guzzlers and embrace hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs).

If you're a regular reader of these pages, you know I've long been a supporter of electric vehicles, and I firmly believe that by the end of this decade, EVs will capture between one and 1.5 percent of the total vehicle market.

On the surface, this may not seem like much. But it's actually a pretty aggressive target, and a pretty big deal.

As a result, we've profited from the early development of this market from every angle. Although most of this was the result of riding the early wave of lithium and high-performance battery plays a few years back. Today, it's a bit more difficult. And while I remain a strong supporter of electric vehicle development, I'm extremely cautious as an investor. In fact, the only EV-related stock I've played this year was Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and I jumped out back in March after the stock started looking a bit top-heavy after crossing the $36 mark.

Since then, I've watched the stock tumble and rise a few times. I've seen a number of trading opportunities (although I did not play the stock this way), and I've read some pretty long and detailed analyses of the company by both credible analysts, overly optimistic bloggers posing as analysts and the typical anti-EV narcissists who get off at watching a game-changing industry struggle with the early bumps and bruises that come with any disruptive technology. The latter, of course, typically provide little more than noise. But I suspect they'll be coming out in full force this week after Tesla's recent announcement that it was cutting its 2012 revenue forecast.

Due to a slower-than-expected rollout of the Model S sedan, the company has adjusted its full-year revenue to come in at around $400 million to $440 million. This is down from Tesla's prior outlook of between $560 million and $600 million.

This is a pretty big discrepancy, and in pre-market the stock has fallen about ten percent.

So today, the haters will be busy little bees, finding as many ways as they can to not only trash Tesla, but the EV market as a whole. We'll hear about how no one wants these cars, how sales are disappointing, how the technology “isn't there yet” and probably a few cheap shots at Washington for supporting the development of something that can ultimately help us displace a decent amount of foreign oil.

It's all bullshit.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not rushing out to buy Tesla. And quite frankly, I think some of these recent upgrades are insane. I was truly surprised, and a bit suspicious, when I read that Morgan Stanley put a $50 price target on this one.

Of course, I don't have access to the same intelligence and data as the suits over there, so perhaps I'm missing something. But I don't believe Tesla will really impress enough to push the stock to those levels until we get some better clarity on Model S volumes and gross margins in Q4.

I remain bullish on Tesla as a small, but growing force in the auto industry. And I definitely wouldn't bet on Tesla to crash and burn. But I'd be hesitant about believing overzealous price targets. At least until we see how Q4 shakes out.

Editor's Note: Also in EVs...

While EVs are struggling in the West, China has a plan for their rapid adoption.

DISCLOSURE: No positions

Jeff Siegel is Editor of Energy and Capital, where these notes were first published.

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No Brainer — Commercial Buildings Should Save Money by Becoming More Energy Efficient

 
Many owners and managers of commercial buildings are already enjoying significant savings with some very low-cost energy conservation methods (ECMs). In fact, with the right service provider, buildings can achieve significant savings on their energy bill right away. Such is the case with SunScience’s retrofit of the Airport Gardens offices in Reno. A real no brainer,… but more on this case study at the end.

Commercial building energy efficiency strategies (or energy efficiency strategies for any building) can be quick and easy, or can be more focused on the long term â€" but there are options to save significant money every step of the way.

Airport Gardens mid-sized office building

Oddly, not all building owners are aware â€" or even care about â€" the savings. Here are some industry facts that should motivate commercial building owners to become more energy efficient:

• Savings of 5-20% on their energy bill can be achieved with little to no investment. Even more savings are achievable with small investments and hiring an energy service provider. Up to 75% savings are possible with financed capital improvements.
• Upwards of 30% of building costs are attributed to energy expenses.
• Commercial buildings account for 35% of electricity consumption, 45% of which is coal produced.
• And for those environmentally minded, commercial buildings consume 20% of all energy used, contributing proportionately to greenhouse gas emissions.

 

 

Why isn’t everyone on board?

Let’s look at some of the reasons â€" and rebuttals â€" why energy saving hold-outs are overlooking the advantages adopting ECMs. (You might be among them.)

1. Leased or rented buildings and offices often pass along utility costs (electricity, gas, water) to their tenants. Landlords may believe there’s no upside to investing in saving tenants on their energy bill. Rebuttal:

• Being more energy efficient increases marketability of rental or leased space, especially when occupancy is low and lease rates are competitive, like now.
• In cases where the landlord charges a “flat fee” to tenant that includes utilities, margins can increase in direct proportion to energy funds saved.
• Increases value of property at resale.
• Lowering tenants’ energy bill may increase occupancy retention, loyalty, tenant comfort, and productivity.
• Even if the owner does not have “green” aspirations, the press likes to support these efforts (i.e. potentially free PR).

2. Many building owners, who see the value in greater energy efficiency, are daunted by not knowing where to begin. Suggestions:

• Even before hiring a service provider, there’s an in-house assessment that can be done. This includes examining the age, operating condition, and service records of HVAC units, burners, fans, thermostats, meters, and other equipment. Make repairs as necessary.
• Review lighting fixtures such as outdated and inefficient incandescents, replacing T-12 with T-8 fluorescents, or even upgrading to LED retrofits.
• For tenants who control their own thermostats and lighting, find out what they are doing so to make behavior “efficiency” suggestions.
• Determine a “model” of what you want to achieve, such as reducing your carbon footprint, reducing kWh, or just shaving off your energy bill.

3. The aforementioned can effect savings of 5-20%, depending on the building, and are often covered within existing operating budgets. (Turning off lights and HVAC systems when not in use can immediately save at least 2%.) The building manager may want to hire an Energy Management System (EMS) expert, or may follow these steps on their own. Here is the sequence:

• Benchmarking â€" create an energy usage starting point with the Energy Star model as a standard. This will give you the criteria and steps needed for your type of building.
• Auditing â€" initially, you may want to see improvements monthly, but after assurance that savings are real, quarterly or semi-annual will suffice. This can be done manually or with readily available software â€" some proprietary â€" offered by many EMS professionals. (Some of these companies are identified below.)
• Implementation â€" to optimize energy savings at lowest outlay, it’s important to do the steps in sequence, such as repairing existing HVAC equipment, effecting tenant energy behaviors, and turning off equipment and lighting when not in use. Then benchmarking. Then auditing.

4. Capital improvements that can achieve energy efficiencies upwards of 75% are usually financed. These heavy investments must be carefully analyzed in terms of cost/reward, ROI, and expected payback. These are the subject for another article, but are summarized here:

Selecting an EMS service provider

There are literally hundreds of providers to chose from, but, fortunately, they tend to cluster in three general markets. For example:

1. For small-to-medium sized commercial buildings, the choices are fewer, are more attractively priced, and offer much shorter ROIs. Some “contract providers” are able to provide the benchmarking, auditing, and upgrading of basic equipment at minimal upfront cost. (Providers are paid from what they save the client on their energy bill).

• Basic equipment may include smart thermostats, wireless energy sensors in key locations and attached to key devices, and web-based (cloud) communications. The key is the connecting software for both monitoring and control. Some contractors are working toward doing this for less than the amount saved from the customers’ energy bills, based on multi-year contracts. This means potential break-even after less than one year. Here are some of the companies in this mid-market space.
• EnTouch Controls, GreenLogic (in the UK), Incenergy, Powerhouse Dynamics, Temsco, and SunScience Corporation (SSC). The case study referenced at the beginning of this article, that I’m personally familiar with, is the EMS project at the Airport Gardens office complex in Reno. The office complex hired SSC to save money on its monthly energy bill. While still in beta, actual results far pending, here are the contractual goals:
  - Install a “control” system to manage HVAC equipment and monitor power consumption to identify peak power consumption.
  - Use existing and installed equipment to mitigate peak billing rates.
  - Wattage and BTU savings goal is a minimum of 25%.

2. For large industrial, commercial, or government energy users. These EMS projects are almost always heavily financed with high margin contracts involving long payouts (years). As you would expect, large established companies are dominant here, such as:

• Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, IBM, Evolve, TelcoNet, EnerNoc, Tridium, and AristaPower. (This is a fractional list.)

3. At the other end of the spectrum is the residential or consumer market,which is potentially huge â€" however, very uniformed. Of course, there are early adopters, but most of this market is budget restricted and apathetic. Major players include:

• Honeywell, Schneider Electric, Fujitsu, Meile, Samsung, AT&T, and even Honda. Residential is a very competitive market with low penetration â€" that is, marketing-intensive and expensive to enter.

While the battle wages in Washington and among private investors over funding for clean energy solutions such as solar and wind, it is good to know the “low-hanging fruit” of energy conservation is alive and well.

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September 9: Andrea Rossi QnA, Panel Discussion, Interview

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I'm sitting in the best seat in the house. Andrea Rossi was sitting in the next row. You can see us both in this screenshot from the live feed.

Last night, Andrea Rossi read and explained the third party tests that were done in July on his hot cat technology. The results evince outputs that approach nuclear in their power density and peak output levels.

By Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News

I'm presently attending the conference, so I'm not able to compose a report on this excellent E-Cat conference. That will come later. But for now, I thought you would like to see the video I shot last night.

Here's the video I took of last night's presentation that Andrea Rossi gave at the E-Cat conference in Zurich that is presently under way in its second of two days.

Here is the SmartScarecrow's recording of Saturday evening's live-stream presentation. The audio and video were not very good, but it is a continuous recording, for the most part, minus interruptions in the stream or Gary's connection.

E-Cat Conference, September 9, 2012: Andrea Rossi, Q&A, Panel Discussion

 It's now 7 pm (Zurich) September 10, the day following this amazing conference. I've spent the day with about six guys from the conference: discussing, brainstorming, a doing a little touring. Now I'll be working on a report of the conference and hope to have it up in about 14 hours from now.

Meanwhile, just a few minutes ago, the video footage I shot yesterday finally finished uploading to YouTube, taking some 18 hours to upload.

I started editing it last night, but I found I was accidentally deleting some good stuff, and once I delete, I have to start all over again to restore it; so I just uploaded the whole segment without editing, in its raw form.

The footage includes:

• Q&A session Sunday morning -- all of Rossi's answers
• Panel discussion Sunday afternoon -- most of the content
• Rossi's departure from the convention
• My interview with Rossi as he walked to get a taxi to the airport

September 9

On September 11, 2012 8:31 AM MDT, Andreas Volkart writes:

Here are the files from September 8

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• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- September 20, 2012 (PESN)
• 2012 E-Cat Conference Report: 1 MW E-Cat Ready (PESN; September 11, 2012)
• September 9: Andrea Rossi Q&A, Panel Discussion, Interview (PESN; September 10, 2012)
• Rossi Gives Third-Party Test Results from Hot Cat (PESN; September 9, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- September 6, 2012 (PESN; September 6, 2012)
• 2012 E-Cat Conference in Zurich (PESWiki; August 31, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 30, 2012 (PESN)
• A Barrel of a Hundred High Temperature E-Cats (PESN; August 30, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 23, 2012 (PESN)
• Existence of 1,200C E-Cat Test Report Confirmed (PESN; August 22, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 16, 2012 (PESN)
• Details Provided about Hot Cat Test Data Leaker (PESN; August 13, 2012)
• Stunning Third Party E-Cat Test Report Details Leaked During NIWeek (PESN; August 11, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 9, 2012 (PESN)
• Mainstream Coverage of Fleischmann's Death Mentions Nothing of Technology Nearing Marketplace (PESN; August 8, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 2, 2012 (PESN)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 26, 2012 (PESN)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 19, 2012 (PESN)
• National Instruments Provides Tools for Cold Fusion Researchers (PESN; July 18, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 12, 2012 (PESN)
• The Ultimate E-Cat Cold Fusion Transmutation (PESN; July 8, 2012)
• Jim Dunn's Report on LENR conference in Williamsburg (PESN; July 7, 2012)
• The Rossi E-Cat Zooms Ahead of the Higgs Boson (PESN; July 7, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 5, 2012 (PESN)
• Scorching Solid State E-Cat Temperatures Allow for Countless Applications (PESN; July 3, 2012)
• The New Solid State E-Cat (PESN; June 15, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- June 28, 2012 (PESN)

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Bob Rohner Demonstrates ''Plasma Cycle is Not Air Driven''

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Bob Rohner presented a demonstration of his popper device at the TeslaTech 2012 Conference in Albuquerque, NM, USA on July 27, 2012.

Bob's Popper test, September 9, 2012.

Compiled by Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News
September 12, 2012

Robert (Bob) Rohner was involved with Joseph Papp, building engines for him.

He's been pursuing the technology since then, off and on.

Presently he is very actively involved in replicating the engine, making great progress.

Bob is a rival to his brother, John.

Contents 1 Official Websites 2 Videos 2.1 Plasma Cycle is Not Air Driven 2.2 The Rohner Group Tesla 2012 Presentation 3 Biography 4 Patents 5 In the News 6 Contact 7 See also

Official Websites

• http://www.rohnermachine.com
  • About Us
  • Videos
  • Updates

• http://www.youtube.com/user/bjrohner

Videos

Plasma Cycle is Not Air Driven

• (YouTube / bjrohner; September 9, 2012)

The Rohner Group Tesla 2012 Presentation

• (YouTube / bjrohner; August 2, 2012)

Biography

http://www.rohnermachine.com/Files/ResBob.pdf

Patents

Not yet

In the News

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  Featured / Best Exotic FE: Noble Gas Engines > Bob Rohner >
  Bob Rohner Demonstrates "Plasma Cycle is Not Air Driven" - On September 9, Bob posted a 17:30 minute video showing the assembly, filling, and firing of his noble gas popper unit. No heat was generated, but work was performed in moving the cylinder against a spring and turning a motor from the air cycle created from the piston -- an clever, indirect motor application. We finally have a Bob Rohner page at PESWiki. (PESWiki; September 12, 2012)
  

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  Featured / Best Exotic FE: Noble Gas Engines > Bob Rohner
  Bob Rohner Demonstrates his Noble Gas Piston at the 2012 TeslaTech Conference - On July 27, Robert Rohner gave a presentation on "The GyroKinetic Prime Mover", demonstrating its function at the ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference. A video has been posted, with encouragement to purchase the DVD from the conference. Mark McKubre comments on noble gas engines. (PESN; August 3, 2012)
  

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Highlights this week include: Rossi reports third party results at E-Cat conference in Zurich, Swedish investor balks, Siemens' involvement confirmed, SGS safety certification produced, 1 MW plant ready; QuantumHeat.org launched; Abundo videos; Defkalion drops.

By Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News

Once again, we bring you a compilation of various news items about the various LENR companies since our September 6 compilation.

Mainstream news sources are indicated with the yellow highlight.

See also Cold Fusion Times.

• LENR Companies
  • Rossi, Leonardo Corp - E-Cat
    • E-Cat Conference Reports
      • Rossi Gives Third-Party Test Results from Hot Cat - Last night, Andrea Rossi read and explained the third party tests that were done in July on his hot cat technology. The results evince outputs that approach nuclear in their power density and peak output levels. (PESN; September 9, 2012)
        • Cold fusion, published reports on the E-Cat - As promised, Andrea Rossi announced new and significant reports concerning the E-Cat at high temperature. You can consult three documents which the engineer Rossi has allowed the publication. The first is the main report, the second file is the date of the first report, the third contains some corrections and additions to the first report. (InternationalBusinessTimes; September 9, 2012)
        • Rossi Gives Third-Party Test Results from Hot Cat [Cold Fusion] - Short article from Sterling D. Allan from PESN.com; I was also at the conference in Zurich, and met Andrea Rossi and his control systems expert, Fluvio Fabiani. The conference was mind-bending. A few tidbits: (FreeRepublic; September 9, 2012)
        • Zurich eCat Conference Video - Andrea Rossi's presentation begins at 16m: [With thanks to Francesco CH and Sterling Allan of Peswiki]… (ECatNews; September 9, 2012)
        • HotCat Report - After listening (with difficulty) to yesterday's live-stream from Zurich, my first impression was that we had learned nothing new. On reading the subsequent report regarding the tests conducted on July and August at Bologna, I have to revise that assessment. I still feel that jubilation is premature… (ECatNews; September 9, 2012)
        • Zurich â€" Day 1 - Unsurprisingly, there is a schism between those who started out sceptical of Rossi's claims and those with a tendency to believe him when we look at the responses to today's Zurich play. I was neither disappointed nor surprised. Andrea Rossi had prepared us to temper our expectations… (ECatNews; September 8, 2012)
        • E-Cat at high temperatures: After two validation tests - According to the Prometeon continue successfully the validation tests sull'Hot Cat, the E-Cat thought for the production of electricity. (GreenStyle.it; September 12, 2012)
        • E-Cat, here is the video of the presentation by Andrea Rossi - The presentation of the E-Cat organized by Rossi was certainly a success, given the eco media had. Here are some excerpts. (GreenStyle.it; September 11, 2012)
        • eCat Conference â€" Zurich - I have no idea how useful it will be but the Zurich eCat Conference is now streaming live. So-far (and understandably) much of the talk is in German but as I write this, the speaker is using English. While I am happy to encourage robust debate, I… (ECatNews; September 8, 2012)
        • Official Reports of E-Cat Measurement Data (August Tests) - You can read the two official reports of e-cat measurement data (some pics included) here and here. One report is of the August 7 Energy Catalyzer Test and the other is High Temperature Energy Catalyzer Test, July 16th 2011. (ECatReport; September 10, 2012)
        • UPDATE: Live Stream of E-CAT Conference in Zurich - Here is a link for a Live Stream of the E-Cat-Hot Honeycomb Zurich conference taking place â€" (EDIT) September 8-9. (sorry, original post had Sept.7th) http://www.ecat-deutschland.org/index.php/live-stream  Here's a program pdf of the entire conference breakdown, schedule, etc. in English â€" (…) (ColdFusionNow; September 7, 2012)
        • E-cat Rossi presentation documents and test cold fusion. Report and video - An important presentation on the E-Cat and cold fusion, was the one that Andrea Rossi made between Saturday and Sunday 8 to 9 September in Geneva. (WebmasterPoint; September 10, 2012)
      • 2012 E-Cat Conference Report: 1 MW E-Cat Ready - Here's my next installment on the E-Cat conference. Rather than fixating on how low the 2.5 COP is, remember that the most significant data is the Ragone plot, which puts the energy density in the same region as nuclear power. Donovan's theory on the atomic process. (PESN; September 11, 2012)
        • Better Zurich eCat Video - If, like me, you struggled to hear the Zurich live feed over the weekend, you will thank Sterling Allan for the following videos. There are two but I will only embed one in fairness to Sterling and to encourage you to visit his site. Even though I… (ECatNews; September 11, 2012)
        • High Temperature E-Cat Report Published - Below are three separate documents which comprise the report that Andrea Rossi has authorized for release. The first document is the main report, the second is a data file from this report, and the third contains some corrections to the first report and expanded information. Andrea Rossi asked that I issue this statement along... (E-CatWorld; September 8, 2012)
        • Sterling Allan of PESN Reports on Zurich Conference - Sterling Allan of PESN has published a report of his experience at the Zurich E-Cat conference, and has provided some interesting details that have not yet come out of previous reports. He reports spending a lot of his time at the conferencewith Roger Green and William Donovan of E-Cat Australia, and also spoke with... (E-CatWorld; September 12, 2012)
        • Interview with Andrea Rossi: Hot-Cat-Cat and Gas market soon - Exclusive Interview with Andrea Rossi Greenstyle: new revelations on time to market the E-Cat and absolute discretion of Siemens. (Greenstyle.it; September 13, 2012)
          
      • E. Günther Report
        • Report from Zurich Conference Attendee - The following report has been submitted by E. Günther who attended this weekend's E-Cat Conference in Zurich. Many thanks! 1) Many interesting people from different areas there. Quite some interested physicists like me but even more with less scientific but more business interest. Also there was a slight touch of esoterism. Of course rossi... (E-CatWorld; September 10, 2012)
        • Zurich Attendee Says He Is Now Convinced Of Rossi's Work - One of the attendees of the e-cat convention in Zurich was E. Günther who submitted a very interesting report about the recently concluded convention. (ECatReport; September 10, 2012)
      • Zurich Convention: LENR Experiments and Expectations - Zurich Convention is live with Andrea Rossi speaking! The Zurich Convention started yesterday, on September 8 and culminates today. The 2-day conference is also known as "Energy Turnaround with E-Cat Technology â€" Revolutionary environmentally friendly… (ECatReport; September 8, 2012)
      • Streaming
        • Zurich E-Cat Conference Thread (Day 1) - I thought I would create an open thread for people who are following the September 8-9th E-Cat Conference in Zurich. It can be a place where people can post significant news and information coming out of the conference. I have made some arrangements to have some conference attendees send me reports, but I don't... (E-CatWorld; September 8, 2012)
        • Zurich E-Cat Conference Thread (Day 2) - Here's open thread to discuss the events of Day 2 of the Zurich E-Cat conference. The live stream can be followed here here At the moment Andrea Rossi is answering questions from the audience. I did not catch it all but he did mentions working with someone from Siemens On transmutation from nickel to... (E-CatWorld; September 9, 2012)
        • E-Cat Conference in Zurich â€" Live Streaming - Gary has a link to the live stream from the conference. I'm here, attending, in the front row, so I can ask questions if you want to Skype them to me or to Gary, or via the live chat on SmartScarecrow. Coming up at 8:30 pm Swiss time (1:30 pm MDT) will be the data presentation. (SmartScarecrow; September 8, 2012)
        • Rossi E-Cat: latest news on the program and live streaming event - For many fans of technology, but not limited to, the time has come coveted presentation of the E-Cat, the revolutionary device developed by Italian scientists Andrea Rossi and Sergio Focardi that would be able to produce a large amount of clean energy using the principle of cold fusion. 
          Here are the latest news about the event that is already doing discuss the global scientific community and will be able to watch live streaming on the site ECAT news. (dottortecnologia; September 8, 2012)
      • E-CAT: Top 5 Questions Homo Scepticus - The wait for the convention in Zurich is now finished and, needless to say, the community of the evil homo scepticus (shown here in its reincarnation canina) was immediately put to use in making the fleas to everything that was presented, reported and proposed for the future of the technology behind the E-Cat invented and currently under development by Andrea Rossi.  (22Passi; September 11, 2012)
      • E-Cat Conference Commences in Zürich - Licensees of Andrea Rossi's e-Cat technology will begin a two day conference in Zürich on September 8.  This is the first large scale meeting of worldwide licensees to be convened. (E-CatSite; September 7, 2012)
    • Cold fusion IBTimes IT interview Aldo Proia CEO Prometeon Srl - A few days after the event to present the E-Cat, which took place in Zurich last weekend, Aldo Proia, commercial director and CEO of Prometeon Srl, the official licensee for Italy of the Leonardo Corporation, commented in exclusively for IB Times the latest news on cold fusion. (IBTimes; September 13, 2012)
    • Final High Temperature E-Cat Report To Be Published Within Several Months - The high temperature e-cat report that Italian inventor Andrea Rossi presented last weekend at the Zurich Convention was a preliminary measurement of the e-cat technology. Rossi stressed that the final e-cat report is yet to be published. (ECatReport; September 12, 2012)
    • Siemens
    • Safety Certification
      • Andrea Rossi Makes Available Safety Certificate from SGS - I have just received the following document from Andrea Rossi which is titled Voluntary Certificate of Compliance With Safety of Directive 2006/42/EC (Annex 1) The certificate records that it has been issued for the E-Cat 1 MW. It is listed as having a maximum electric power in of 200 kW, and potential power out as 1 MW, and states... (E-CatWorld; September 13, 2012)
      • The director of the certification process, is Fabio Penon (nuclear engineer, expert of thermonuclear plants). On September 14, 2012 7:32 AM [MDT] he wrote: "I confirm that the voluntary safety certification of Mr Rossi's E-Cat 1 MW
        took place." -- Sterling
      • E-Cat 1 MW certified by SGS - Some shit-site tell only lies, they build theorems lies, whose sole intent denigrate. They do it with such vehemence that often take sound and emblematic corners, as shutdownrossi for example, that he had "thorough investigation" to prove that the E-Cat was not my been certified by SGS, made ​​by Andrea Rossi announced in Zurich: (22Passi; September 13, 2012)
      • SGS Corporate Security â€" No Certification for Rossi (Update #1) - Since UL is a private company they are not required to give any information about pending certification by any one company, but their standards and the process to create them IS public. There are no standards in place for a cold fusion/LENR type of product at UL or Global UL. (ShutDownRossi; September 12, 2012)
        • SGS: No Record Of eCat Safety Certificate - ShutDownRossi.com â€" has just published information consisting of email communications between the site's author and SGS staff where the testing company could not find any eCat safety certification. (FreeEnergyTruth; September 13, 2012)
        • Rossi Responds to Allegations about Safety Certificate - Andrea Rossi has made the following statement in response to allegations from Gary Wright that Leonardo does not have certification for the 1 MW E-Cat. Dear Giuseppe B.: Mr "Gary Wright" (a false name that the coward snake â€" The Snake- is using for cowardice) has contacted SGS in an unproper way and has put an unproper question. So... (E-CatWorld; September 13, 2012)
      • Rossi Cons Mats Lewan Again? - So since the whole world has been covered by licensees why wasn't every one of them there at the convention? And where is the promised report of all of the worldwide licensees? (ShutDownRossi; September 11, 2012)
    • Halted Swedish Investment - http://www.nyteknik.se/asikter/ledare/article3535984.ece 
      • NyTeknik Reports on Halted Swedish Investment in Hydrofusion Following Tests [Update: Rossi Responds] - This just in published by Mats Lewan at NyTeknik. It reports that a group of Swedish investors were prepared to invest 65 million (euros?)  into Hydrofusion, the company which is the licensee for the E-Cat products in northern Europe, and which is behind the Ecat.com website which accepts orders for E-Cat products. The article... (E-CatWorld; September 10, 2012)
      • HotCat Fail For Hydrofusion â€" Updated - Important Update from Mats Lewan of Ny Teknik at end of this post. Hydrofusion, the company behind Andrea Rossi's official web site at ecat.com (and his N European rep) has issued a press release indicating that it cannot support Rossi's claims for the HotCat. As I always… (ECatNews; September 10, 2012)
      • Friendly Fire - I am sure that very few people imagined that the aftermath of the Zurich E-Cat conference would end the way it did. An event that was intended to shed more light on the E-Cat has given way to a state of confusion as Hydrofusion, one of Rossi's licensees, issued a press release casting doubt... (E-CatWorld; September 11, 2012)
      • Rossi Gives His Side Of HotCat Friendly Fire - Andrea Rossi says: DEAR READERS: TODAY A BIG MESS IS POPPED OUT FROM A SHORT MEASUREMENT THAT HAS BEEN DONE THE LAST WEEK. I REALLY HAVE DIFFICULTY TO UNDERSTAND WHY SOME PERSONS HAVE TOTALLY IGNORED WHAT I CLEARLY SAID IN MY PRELIMINAR STATEMENT IN THE REPORT PRESENTED… (ECatNews; September 11, 2012)
      • Discouraging news - Our friends at NyTeknik report: Swedish investment in E-cat halted after test (NickelPower; September 10, 2012)
      • E-Cat Meeting: Neither "world premiere" or "energy revolution" - As the "World Premiere of the LENR reactor ECAT" announced conference by licensees of Leonardo Corp.. in Zurich at the weekend has been disappointing. In advance of the conference organized TransAltec AG in charge, there was a surprise: Magnus Holm, CEO of Hydro merger as part of the Northern European licensee of Andrea Rossi's Leonardo Corporation. announced after attending from a test of the ECAT in Bologna in early September that test results from the July / August could not be reproduced.  (CleanThinking.de; September 10, 2012)
    • The future of Theoretical Physics depends on Andrea Rossi - Indeed, as cold fusion reactions (responsible for transmutations) cannot themselves to explain the energy produced by the new Hot eCat, then there is need to consider another source of energy beyond the cold fusion nuclear reactions. And it is obvious that it's IMPOSSIBLE to explain such another additional source by taking in consideration the foundations of current Theoretical Physics. (ZPEnergy; September 8, 2012)
  • Defkalion - Hyperion
    • Dropped in the Top 5 because it turns out that in their testing in March, they couldn't get their reactors to last longer than 2-3 hours. -- Sterling
  • Brillouin 
    • It Was A Brillouin Day - September 5, 2012 could be a significant day for energy and fuel history.  It was also a very big day for Brillouin Energy with two large news leaks. (efie; September 7, 2012)
    • Is the "Weak Force" the Key to LENR? - In the early part of the 20th Century physicists theorized that a mysterious force held the nucleus of an atom together. When it was demonstrated that this force could be tapped, releasing tremendous amounts of energy, a wave of excitement swept the scientific world. (IBTimes.co.uk; September 13, 2012)
    • Report: Brillouin Granted Chinese Patent for LENR - The Cold Fusion Now website is reporting that Brillouin Energy Corporation has been granted a Chinese patent for its low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) technology. If this rumor is true it could mean that Brillouin is the only company which has been granted an LENR patent by one of the world's major powers. (EnergyCatalyzer3; September 7, 2012)
  • NanoSpire, Inc. 
    • Ed Pope's Forewarning - There are many interesting people related to the NanoSpire story, but today I'll focus on just one: Edmond D. Pope, advisor to NanoSpire. He was present at one of the three times we know of that Mark LeClair's cavitation device was turned on... (PieEconomics; September 13, 2012)
  • Pirelli High School
    • Ugo Abundo Publishes Photos, Videos of Latest Hydrobetatron Reactor - Ugo Abundo, the Italian engineer and Pirelli High School instructor behind the Hydroton/Athanor open source cold fusion cell project has published a series of videos detailing the construction of the reactor. The model he is working with is now called the "Hydrobetatron", and a Youtube channel has now been set up where the videos are published. Unfortunately for English... (E-CatWorld; September 7, 2012)
    • Cold Fusion: Abundo video presents its new reactor - Professor Ugo Abunndo lights video his cold fusion reactor. That cold fusion is really to revolutionize the world? (GreenStyle.it; September 10, 2012)
    • Update HYDROBETATRON of 12/09/2012  
      From: Ugo Abubdo
      A: Daniele Passerini (22passi)
      Date:  07:31
      Subject: wiring diagram HYDROBETAT RON and research spectrum range

      Dear Daniel,

      to provide the wiring diagram [ download PDF ] asked of some commentators, for which I have to thank the courtesy and promptness of Spaxio, please raise awareness of the work we do in the coming weeks, and which will provide the results as soon as will be interpreted. (22Passi; September 12, 2012)

• General Cold Fusion
  • Martin Fleischmann (1927â€"2012) - Pioneering electrochemist who claimed to have discovered cold fusion. (Nature; September 5, 2012)
    • Nature Magazine Publishes Obituary on Fleischmann - The following obituary appeared in Nature on September 6, 2012. Click the link below to read the entire obituary on Nature's website. "Although a final reckoning should not let genuine achievements be overshadowed by errors, the blot that cold fusion left on Martin Fleischmann's reputation is hard to expunge. (New Energy Times; September 7, 2012)
  • Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project
    • Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project Launches Web Site, Campaign - The Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project has now launched its web site: www.quantumheat.org. The following is a message of introduction from the facilitators of the project. The Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project would like to welcome all of you to participate in making a better, brighter, more secure future… Our initial aim is to work with you all to ensure one... (E-CatWorld; September 7, 2012)
    • Fleischmann Project Website Launched - A laudable project has been launched recently by the Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project, which aims to make a better, brighter and more secure future. The Fleischmann project launched its official website: www.quantumheat.org. (ECatFusion; September 12, 2012)
  • Cold fusion, will be completed in three months the validation process of the Hot Cat - In recent days, we have reported the three reports that the engineer Rossi has made ​​public on the occasion of the conference of presentation of the E-Cat which took place in Zurich last weekend. Today Prometeon Srl , Italian E-Cat licensee, claims the success (InternationalBusinessTimes; September 12, 2012)
    • Cold fusion IBTimes IT interview Aldo Proia - Has just been released a long interview with Aldo Proia, CEO of Prometeon Ltd., on INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES, which is listed as the third head online to the world economy. (22Passi; September 13, 2012)
  • The Most Influential People in the World of Low Energy Nuclear Reaction - So who are the most influential people in the world of low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) or cold fusion? To answer that question we have created a list. (ColdFusion3; September 13, 2012)
  • The 10 Best Cold Fusion Websites - Keeping abreast of the latest developments in cold fusion or low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) can be difficult because the mainstream media refuses to report on this subject. Fortunately there are a number of websites that do an excellent job of keeping tabs on what is happening in this important area. (ColdFusion3; September 13, 2012)
  • DOD/DOE â€" Cold Fusion/LENR Secrecy Policy - We have read many statements that the DOD/DOE is putting cold fusion/LENR patents into the secrecy file drawer. a) The fact many cold fusion/LENR patent applications have been published negates this myth. [not exactly; ask patent examiner Tom Valone] (ShutDownRossi; September 7, 2012)
• Events
  • See Rossi E-Cat Conference info above.
  • Breakthrough Energy Movement Conference Organizes Paradigm Change - An international conference sponsored by the Global Breakthrough Energy Movement (GlobalBEM) will be held November 9, 10 and 11 in Hilversum Holland highlighting new energy science and technology. The program will feature LENR, as well as advanced physics concepts in (…) (ColdFusionNow; September 10, 2012)

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    • InternationalBusinessTimes 2
    • it.IBTimes 1
    • IBTimes.co.uk 1
    • NyTeknik 1

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PESN Coverage of E-Cat

For a more exhaustive listing, see News:Rossi_Cold_Fusion | Mainstream | News:Cold_Fusion  

• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- September 20, 2012 (PESN)
• 2012 E-Cat Conference Report: 1 MW E-Cat Ready (PESN; September 11, 2012)
• September 9: Andrea Rossi Q&A, Panel Discussion, Interview (PESN; September 10, 2012)
• Rossi Gives Third-Party Test Results from Hot Cat (PESN; September 9, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- September 6, 2012 (PESN; September 6, 2012)
• 2012 E-Cat Conference in Zurich (PESWiki; August 31, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 30, 2012 (PESN)
• A Barrel of a Hundred High Temperature E-Cats (PESN; August 30, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 23, 2012 (PESN)
• Existence of 1,200C E-Cat Test Report Confirmed (PESN; August 22, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 16, 2012 (PESN)
• Details Provided about Hot Cat Test Data Leaker (PESN; August 13, 2012)
• Stunning Third Party E-Cat Test Report Details Leaked During NIWeek (PESN; August 11, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 9, 2012 (PESN)
• Mainstream Coverage of Fleischmann's Death Mentions Nothing of Technology Nearing Marketplace (PESN; August 8, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- August 2, 2012 (PESN)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 26, 2012 (PESN)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 19, 2012 (PESN)
• National Instruments Provides Tools for Cold Fusion Researchers (PESN; July 18, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 12, 2012 (PESN)
• The Ultimate E-Cat Cold Fusion Transmutation (PESN; July 8, 2012)
• Jim Dunn's Report on LENR conference in Williamsburg (PESN; July 7, 2012)
• The Rossi E-Cat Zooms Ahead of the Higgs Boson (PESN; July 7, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- July 5, 2012 (PESN)
• Scorching Solid State E-Cat Temperatures Allow for Countless Applications (PESN; July 3, 2012)
• The New Solid State E-Cat (PESN; June 15, 2012)
• LENR-to-Market Weekly -- June 28, 2012 (PESN)

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