Excerpt from Google translated French article. The section on Brillouin Corporation is interesting... <G>
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Companies around LENR
On this breakthrough, giving hope finally useful power and good control, what innovative companies offering flowers to develop and commercialize soon reactors cold fusion, followed closely by companies to develop specific applications under the watchful polished as some large companies are positioning themselves.
The creators of reactors
Leonardo Corporation Andrea Rossi and his E-Cat
Andrea Rossi is an inventor and industrial controversial. He is known to have created a process of transforming waste into fuel, set up a business, which collapsed during a change of legislation on waste, with various legal matters. The process seems to be used in the USA today. Meanwhile, he had proposed to the U.S. Department of Defense to develop thermoelectric converters more efficient, with a failure to key ...
2010-2011 he announced to have developed a cold fusion reactor Nickel-Hydrogen, "e-catalyze."
It was the individual market, but did an about face to focus on industrial version. Towards the beginning of 2012 he announced work on a high temperature version (Hot-Cat, 1000 ° C) of the reactor, which would be much more efficient. He announced also have developed a gas version. Its reactors are able to officially produced 6 times more heat than power, and version 3 times more than gas heating. The advertised price at a time that was around 1000 euro to 10kW, with some ten euro charge ... the industrial price will be higher, but comparable.
It is a fantastic character who made ??announcements thundering, presentation of calamitous where it is suspected that sometimes hides his problems or successes, like the Wright brothers ... It tells facts wrong, to confuse competitors changes his mind ... Technically, it seems, is making mistakes beginners or hide successes ... All this gives a disastrous character's credibility and reduces to zero, the faster he talks a lot.
He announced test results that are expected, and in the meantime he has successfully launched controversies on internal testing, and to discourage a Swedish partner.
Nevertheless he partners. Some, such as the German partner seem unserious. Others, like the Swedish partner Hydrofusion seem a little cool, but were positive in a publicly Swedish documentary spent early 2013. Others like Defkalion green technologies were disgusting, and fly on their own.
remains happily "Prometeon", the Italian partner, which is headed by Aldo Proia. This officer has a serious profile (a former project manager for solar) seems supported by serious investors that some believe to be the group Cipriani (without conclusive evidence it is true). Her interview confirmed the whimsical side of Rossi, but also clearly state that hides his game, and his reactor works very well.
This is one of the only serious caution ads Rossi, but a good bond.
Defkalion Green Technology
This company was founded by Greek investors Greek expatriates, many of Vancouver, Canada. It was originally intended to operate a licensed E-cat Rossi. Professor Stremmenos, friends Rossi, Greek Ambassador to Italy had made friends PASOC relationship, which Papaandreou. But this one after the first contacts and first tests meeting has taken on board some scientists. A few weeks later, Alexandros Xanthoulis, Greek economist living in Vancouver presented with various investors to operate a license Rossi E-cat ... having made a promise to the Canadian license has not complied, Defkalion under pressure from investors has breached the contract by claiming a lack of operating time the E-cat, to the summer of 2011. Therefore Stremmenos has reacted very badly to what he perceived as a betrayal of Rossi. It never ceases to denigrate since, as he elsewhere Deniger Piantelli another competitor Rossi.
The R & D then proposed to try to make themselves a reactor. They tested various methods, some resembling Rossi, but ultimately only to allow good control involved the production of a plasma with electric candles in a reactor containing hydrogen and a nickel foam. End of November, Defkalion announced a prototype and preliminary specifications.
Reactor power was in the 45kW to 5000 euro estimated, and a few hundred euro annual maintenance.
Discussions with developers on their forum suggests to competent engineers, and somewhat excited. Alexandros Xanthoulis communication also leaves a feeling of enthusiasm, which opposes its style obviously very "corporate".
In January 2012 they announced a call for testing by third parties, which would lead to a result in late April ... But things have been delayed. In the summer during the annual National Instruments 2012 and the ICCF17 they presented a paper describing their results, some transmutations, outline their methods, but no results yet others. They also explained that he had endurance problems candles that explained some delays. They also discussed various points on 6 patents.
They also announced that their partners refused to work with them in Greece because of the collapse of the country, and they were moving to Canada in Vancouver.
In November 2012 they published a report anonymous evil, directed by Michael A. Nelson, a researcher at NASA, but working for an NGO about alternative energy. Nelson had made about him in lambasting the test protocol, and especially the behavior of Rossi during his tests. In contrast with Defkalion, he seemed to enjoy the freedom of the test reactor. The result was modest (30% of energy compared to additional input, but with justifications related to the low temperature of operation).
This December 2012, Defkalion moved to Vancouver for 3 years, and an article in a magazine main Greek ("To Vima) presents this new company, its technology and projects.According to the article, they were approached by almost all developed countries have dozens of partners and contacts for transport applications varied. Tankers seem quite positive towards them. The company reactivated its website in February 2013 and released slowly from his silence.
Brillouin Corporation
Brillouin Corporation is headed by Robert Godes. They announced the creation of a reactor based on a theory (using the "Brillouin zones") developed by Dildo. Their first reactor, wet, has been validated by the IRS with indisputable performance but still not usable "times 2".They work with the IRS, a non-profit research center aimed at developing local industry around Stanford, who did the tests. They develop a new reactor design "dry" performance.
Dildo is quite critical of Rossi and Defkalion, he accused did not understand how to activate the reaction. He says that his theory gives him the ability to control the reaction at will.
This company is less talkative than others, but seems on track to compete with the previous 2.
Blacklight Power
Blacklight Power is a company that aims to develop reactors using the theory of hydrinos Mills. This theory is highly controversial because it challenges the current physics.
recently announced they have managed to develop hydrinos reactors producing electricity directly without conversion thermodynamics. Device been compared by some individual researchers have observed that confirm the walk.
Direct electrical conversion is a great hope, but the fact that this phenomenon has not been reproduced by others may leave us skeptical. Great caution is required before clear evidence is presented.
Lenuco
Lenuco is a company created to commercialize the technology Dr. Miley. Its first application is the replacement of radioisotope generator of spacecraft for NASA.
Lenuco has since proposed a ARPA-E for a co-generator.
Energy Jet
Jet Energy is a company which currently trying to commercialize Hagelstein Nanor Professor. In ICCF17 they explained the importance of this small device the size of a resistance, capable of producing more energy than it receives 10fois (40 to 80 did he was told this January 2013 when independent course at MIT), for laboratories seeking to understand and validate the cold fusion.
Nichenergy
Nichenergy is a company created by Piantelli to sell reactor technology Nickel-Hydrogen, based on his work. We have little information.
Recently granted a patent for a reactor Piantelli nickel powder drew criticism from Rossi and his friends Stremmenos.
University of Missouri and Energetics Technologies
Rober a boss Duncan of the University of Missouri had agreed to expertise on behalf of CNBC and its program "60 minutes", the claims of cold fusion of Israeli society "Energetics Technologies." Initially skeptical, he became an active supporter. The next conference on cold fusion (ICCF18) will be held in the university.
since the activity of LENR patents and Energetics Technologies was acquired by the university, which continues the in-house developments.
Wishing to use the startup reactors
Besides the companies to create a reactor, others propose to use to revolutionize some areas.
LENR cars
Cars LENR is a Swiss startup founded by a serial innovator: Nicolas Chauvin. It aims to create a car based on Cold Fusion, beginning first with an electric car hybridized with cold fusion, then develop models less hybrids.
Their first idea would be to put a cold fusion reactor in a Tesla-S, whose batteries are recharged by thermoelectric converters. He is currently working to replicate the work of Celani in the Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project.
An article in the past AGEFI Geneva where we learn that it is funded by the founder of Logitech, is also enthusiastic. They evoke discussions with automakers Tesla and PSA / Peugeot-Citroen.
Kresenn
Kresenn is a British startup aiming at developing autonomous data center with cold fusion.Its founders are Italian. They worked with Celani. Cities LENR LENR Cities is an initiative launched by Vandenberghe Michel (France) and Didier Pelluet (Switzerland), which aims to create networks of innovative businesses, and partner with local partners, to be able change the market and use of energy in the territories. This economic model is theorized under the heading "The Business Factory." Michel Vandenberghe joined the initiative to Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project.
Large companies
In addition to these innovative small businesses, large companies have a strategy that is reflected, see which fills the screen. National Instruments This company that sells electronic instruments laboratory recently called cold fusion as "guest star" in his lecture annual, NIWeek 2012. 4 presentations on Cold Fusion, a panel with manufacturer reactor (Brillouin, Defkalion) and researchers (Takahashi Toyota / Technova), and a public demonstration of a small reactor demonstration Celani. It all culminated with the conference director "Truchard," who announced the coming revolution, and how these bear OR "Edisons." Before NIWeek, Stefano Concezzi, the director "Great Physical" (clients strips to heavy physical , type LHC, ITER, ...) gave a lecture in Brussels and Rome, where he announced that his company had been replicated in double-blind experiments of cold fusion by ten laboratories, and where they stand and cold fusion researchers. This communication strategy, whereas cold fusion is a client for OR infinitesimal, suggests that this is a strategy to acquire an image of pioneering an industry that will soon be ostracized.
ST Microelectronics
ST Microelectronics has recently validated the work of Celani in his lab, and identified employees of the company or subsidiary products (STNewVentures) at a conference in Siena.
Toyota / Technova
When Fleischmann has been lynched by the scientific community, he was hired by Toyota.The results were not very interesting. But research continues in Japan, particularly in the laboratory where work Technova Kobe Professor Takahashi.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi also continues to do research on cold fusion. One of his great results was performed by Iwamura: proof of transmutation during the passage of hydrogen in thin films of metals. They presented the results at the American Nuclear Society this winter end of 2012.
SAIPEM
The Italian and French oil exploration subsidiary of ENI, has been identified as present in a few Conference on Cold Fusion.
Shell
Shell was quoted as present at the workshop ICMNS in Siena in 2012.
Shell through its innovative "Shell Gamechanger" would be interested in cold fusion after Defkalion in the last article of To Vima (a large Greek newspaper - "La Tribune ").
Exxon
Exxon after Defkalion in the article "To Vima" would be interested in acquiring a Defkalion, when the time comes ... EPRI This professional organization representing professional American electricity, has recently made ??a small test report, but positive unconvincing on cold fusion.
American Nuclear Society
This organization brings together professional Steven Krivit nuclear invited to present cold fusion and Widom-Larsen theory at its winter conference. Mitsubishi Heavy Industry also presented results and confirmed replication by Toyota.
The year 2013, will you it the year of Cold Fusion
When'm moving around near the LENR one is shocked by the difference between feverish activity, announcements thundering, validations which multiply the indices 'business' credibility ... and the other is a dead silence in Orthodox thought.
The year 2013 will be the year it-you will see these two worlds come together in a large curtain raising general cold fusion.
Some older, dare to believe it was so disappointed.
Heard the same litany of facts obsolete repeated ignorance of the facts older than 20 years, the rejection of any debate, reasoning self-referent, we can estimate that the scientific debate in public will never be possible .
Yet a closer look the situation is different. Hitherto had hopes of scientific experiments that should have convinced rational minds, and long. But here it is a movement of entrepreneurs and innovators, large companies worried and looking for any opportunity or risk. All human passion come together to consider the Cold Fusion as an opportunity to enter or not to miss.
The devil came out of the box and nothing can make it go. |
