Adrian's Comments

Dear larryofgalaxy.

Very strong and important words for a very sick nation. Thank you!!!!

The DOE Loan Guarantee program providing critical funding for Solyndra's manufacturing growth, supported by over $1 billion in private capital may have been a factor in the demise of Solyndra. The company may have assumed that strong support by government and private industry would permit it to weather any difficulties. Perhaps this feeling of support made Solyndra insensitive in its planning so that it could not make corrective adjustments to its business plan. Being in business means the ability to forssee market growth possibilities and to avoid or correct for risk factors.

John-Bronson

Thanks. I looked at the article which described Rossi's process as 'dubious'. Now that Rossi has several hundred modules completed, there should be more follow-up.

News lemmings are hiding the news,
They must have technology blues,
If they opened their eyes they would find a surprise,
Passing in front of their noses.

Paparazzi they are not,
Unless the news is hot,
But Rossi has found a method that's sound,
They can't see in front of their noses.

Hook, Line and Fusion

I was taken in hook line and lead,
By Rossi's technology,
Because it has truly lead,
To heat productivity,

The proof is coming,
In a workable device,
Till then I'll be humming,
To a song that's mighty nice.

Cold fusion turning up the heat,
In a simple way which can't be beat,
No strong magnetic fields, needed for high yields,
Our energy needs are sure to meet.

Maryyugo,

There are billions of people in this world who have never heard of Rossi. The only way he can present his tehnology is by mass production and distribution of the units. If you recall, the PV effect was know for many decades before the actual industrial production of these cells began. It was not until production and distribution of modules did people begin to understand that PV could be a useful technology. The same could be said of the calculator. Back in the 50's, the first calculators cost several hundred dollars and students had to stick with the slide rule. Calculators were not important then because of their cost. The same was true of the computer. The UNIVAC occupied a large room but now, many times the power can be held in the hand.

We do not have to believe in any technology that comes along; that is the right of the individual. It is absolutely imperative that you continue with your disbelief until you can see a working device or know that it has been tested to your standards. Let us continue being patient and let Rossi bring it out.

Cold Fusion

Cold fusion, is no illusion,
But a real source of power,
Nickel nuclei, taking on the fly,
Protons from hydrogen hour by hour,
As the hydrogen disappears,
Pure copper then appears,
True low temperature changes,
The atomic structure rearranges,
High temperature fusion to become,
Just for the stars and the sun.

You may read in detail about the seven reasons we should accept and promote Rossi's E-Cat at:

http://pesn.com/2011/05/07/9501828_Seven_Reasons_To_Embrace_Rossis_E-Cat/

1) The Environment
2) Safety and an End to Conventional Fission Based Nuclear Power
3) The Global Recession
4) More Peace and Less War
5) A Reduction in Pathological Skepticism
6) Space Exploration
7) Hope

For those interested, a 24 minute video on Rossi can be found at:

http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/05/05/the-magic-of-mr-rossi-in-english/

Even though the actual process of how the hydrogen nuclei is absorbed into the atomic nucleus of nickel is not known, the technology works to the satisfaction of a non-governmental investment group in Greece; they have the design of the finished 10 Kw unit with plans to manufacture and sell them.

Rossi is not the only scientist who has found a practical LENR reaction:

" Ukranian inventor, Profesor Bolotov, has developed a cold fusion system that utilizes the transmutation of zirconium (in the form of zirconium oxide) into other elements to produce energy."

His work is being done in Poland.

It will take time to accept this technology but if the units being produced (105 sent to several different geographical areas with additional new units being built daily) are productive, then there is little reason except for old fashon stubbornness for disbelief. High temperature fusion has been receiving billions over the past decades and does not welcome this simple, effective, inexpensive technology which may take away their golden egg.

Dear Anonymous,

I was the one who wrote about having a resiliant non-carbon based energy structure for our country. In answer to your questions on carbon dioxide level, I refer you to research done by Aradhna Tripati, a UCLA assistant professor in the department of Earth and space sciences and the department of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

She determined CO2 concentration by analysis of ancient air trapped in Antarctic ice but this method was accurate only up to 800,000 years ago. Aradhna used a second method of studying the ratio of the chemical element boron to calcium in the shells of ancient single-celled marine algae which has proven accurate up until 20 million years ago. She said 'during the Middle Miocene (the time period approximately 14 to 20 million years ago), carbon dioxide levels were sustained at about 400 parts per million, which is about where we are today. Levels of carbon dioxide have varied only between 180 and 300 parts per million over the last 800,000 years and that prior to the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the carbon dioxide level was about 280 parts per million. Some projections show carbon dioxide levels rising as high as 600 or even 900 parts per million in the next century if no action is taken to reduce carbon dioxide."

In my humble opinion, if we do not get off our carbon dioxide binge, we are headed for increased flooding, storm damage and the rise of ocean waters which will innundate low level areas of our planet. The rise in water level will cause storm damage to be much more destructive. We may also look forward to an increased number of tornados as well as hurricanes. It is the hangover we will be paying for this terrible habit of ours.

Dear Russel Ray,

Thank you for your explanation on the compromise situation. Our government must make unseemly compromises because we are running three rather expensive wars. Congress, per se, has no control over the military budget so expenditures in this direction continue to multiply and there appears no way of solving the deficit. Investment in all forms of hydro and other renewable energy development would be preferrable to military expenditures because we need a strong, resiliant energy infrastructure in our country that is independent of coal and oil. Industrialization of renewable energy technologies means that our country will develop many new job positions which will help bring forth a stable economy. We must move ahead or we will just stagnate. Congressional compromise is in itself a sign that our government is in trouble. We need to spend more efforts in revitalizing our own nation by using all available resources.

Dear RusselRay.

I know you are an expert in this area but you have written:

"In a perfect world, government wouldn't subsidize energy research, construction or production"

You are forgetting our heavy tax burden. The government takes a good chunk of private sector's tax dollars and, in return, is supposed to assist the private sector in developing useful technologies that will be of help to its tax payers. We here in Hawaii have the additional burden of transport and oil costs. About 80% of all electricity produced for residents on the various islands comes from burning imported oil. You must realize the situation in the Middle-East is driving up fuel prices to the extent that average gasoline prices on the island of Maui have topped $5/gallon and those on Molokai pay over $6/gallon. The high cost of oil has led to increased food/commodity prices and drastic raising of kwh costs. You say that we should wait until the US has developed good wave and water current systems because the UK systems are still being tested and are not perfect. Perfect or not, these systems do provide power and with the present cost of oil, we would be glad to bring UK systems such as the Oyster II to our islands. There are a million residents on Oahu who would welcome marine power conversion farms. Oahu has a wind farm at Kahuku which supplies power for about 7,000 residents. Over the next few years, the cost of oil here are predicted to rise to make gasoline $7/gallon. The LEAFs have begun to arrive and over 300 residents are still waiting.for their order. Out of necessity, we need more electricity from renewable i.e. marine sources.

'The UK has plans to install 300 MW of new hydrokinetic capacity in the next five years while the U.S. plans to install 50 MW during the same period, according to IHS Emerging Energy Research.'

I doubt if the US will install 50 MW in the next 5 years as they seem retarded in thought and action with regard to ocean hydro development. Various 'tests' have been ongoing the past years but with little or no committment of the federal government. European technology is already available but the U.S. is too proud to take advantage of it by licensing the technology. They just want to re-invent the wheel. It is most difficult to have state or federal government energy offices consider marine energy seriously as they seem to be bent only on wind and solar. I have been trying for several years to get my state (Hawaii) interested in taking advantage of wave power on the north shore of Oahu. The government wants to build a billion dollar underwater power cable between three of the outer islands and Oahu with the excuse that there are insufficnet sources of Wind on Oahu. I have repeately written comments on the websites of the three T.V. news stations regarding the availability of marine energy from the very powerful waves in the north shore area of Oahu and also written to the Hawaii State Department of Energy on this matter with zero results. The island of Maui has a wave site planned but it has been in the planning for several years.