Talk on the Journal of Nuclear Physics has now turned to the Stirling engine. While the E-Cat community mourns the loss of Prof. Focardi – co-inventor of the E-Cat, and Andrea Rossi faces threats against his safety if he leaves the United States, he continues to forge ahead with adaptations to his technology. The use of Stirling engines in his work means that the Hot Cat has progressed to the point where Mr. Rossi and his team are attempting to use the Hot Cat for electricity production.(from ecatreport.com)
On June 27th, Andrea Rossi posted on the JONP:
“To the Readers expert in Sterling Engine or manufacturers of Sterling Engines:
“Please send your proposals for Sterling Engines to be coupled with the E-Cats )power 5kW and 10 kW). The best offers will be bought for testing. Ask more details to info@leonardocorp1996.com
“Attention of Dr. Andrea Rossi.”
This is exciting news, indicating that work on the E-Cat has stepped into a new phase of development. Several commenters on the JONP jumped in with suggestions about Stirling Engines. Marchesi Marco posted:
“I’ve just read…that you’re working on electricity production. Maybe are you working on it in the usual sense with a steam turbine or could you re-evaluate the idea of a simple Stirling engine! An increasing Delta-T will augment the efficiency, so the Hot-Cat is the best choice…Or, maybe it’s an old idea, just tried and not working?”
Rossi replied:
“Yes, the Sterling Engine is an option with the new temperatures. We are studying also this kind of coupling.”
Pekka Janhunen, a frequent commenter on the JONP, asked:
“I assume that the 5 or 10 kW refers to the thermal output power of the E-Cat, not the mechanical output power of the Stirling engine which is lower by factor 3 or more. Correct?”
Dr. Rossi replied:
“yes, correct. I want to add that we are not interested to proposals of concepts or patents to be developed: we need a device ready to be tested immediately.”
The immediacy of the need for a working Stirling engine indicates that the testing phase and R&D for this technology is here, and ready to be fully developed.
Some suggestions for sources of Stirling engines, while promising leads, tend to run into patent pending situations, or into technology that is as new as the Hot Cat, itself. Chris Johnson recommended a promising company that develops this technology, but it is not patented yet, nor under production. Mr. Rossi is typically very open to new ideas and variations on the technologies involved with his E-Cats, even changing some of the construction aspects as per some suggestions from his readers. A good example of this is when he did away with the inner chamber of the reactor. So, for him to be this adamant about a working engine, it indicates that he and his team are definitely ready to move on to the next order of business with the Hot Cat.