AGEFI Geneva: Chauvin/LENR-Cars presented. Funded by the founder of Logitech

[AlainCo]

an incredibly positive (in french) article in the AGEFI, 'the dayly newpaper of economic and financial agency in Geneva' :
http://www.agefi.com/une/detail/arch...ectriques.html (in googlish)

(version francaise de cet article)

Applied nuclear fusion
Lenr cars. The start-up develops Lausanne a new generation of electric motors.

"The technology we are developing will allow a car to travel 40,000 kilometers on a single tank of fuel without generating any waste."
This ambitious project comes from Nicolas Chauvin, founder and CEO of startup LENR Cars, based at the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale). To meet this challenge, this Logitech and NASA former engineer, uses a technology called nuclear fusion LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions).

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To date, the prototype is being developed. Its final version should be released in 2014. Funded initially by private funds, including those of its creator, the company can also count on the support of the founder of Logitech , Daniel Borel. "He was immediately fascinated by the project. His many contacts we are also very valuable. "However, the company seeking additional funds. "We are not looking for significant funding for now. 200,000 francs (swiss franc) allow us to continue the development of our prototype. "LENR Cars is currently in talks with several automakers, including PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) and Telsa groups. Though the start-up is only on the development of this specific segment of the market can change quickly. "This is a risky area or can go very fast. It is likely that within five years the energy giants are involved significantly in this revolutionary technology. "
Many scientists and journalists are indeed of the opinion that LENR technology represents one of the greatest discovery of mankind. "The problem is that the huge economic stakes and the pressure of oil and nuclear industries likely to jeopardize this new breakthrough."

in the body of the article, there is an attack of the oil lobby, even if lobbies in my opinion is not needed to explain that tragedy. Dysfunctional ego of physicists, coupled with technical problems preventing a rapid industrial success killed this research area...
That physicists are less proud, or that cold fusion would be usable in 1993, all would have been accepted without worries.

[AlainCo]

following in AGEFI article an article in thetime (Switzerland) speaks of LENR cars and nicolas chauvin

http://www.letemps.ch/page/UUID/9A0D...d#.URlJJmc-Erh
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I love the very mainstream disappointment that authorities allow LENR living next to EPFL..

Start-up non grata on the EPFL site

Supported by Daniel Borel, LENR Cars starts in cold fusion, an area of controversy aimed an energy ideal
Cold fusion remains a subject of controversy since 20 years. Therefore, when the start-up LENR Cars, based in the Science Park of Ecublens - a few steps from the Daniel Borel Innovation Center - announced that it was conducting research in the field, the EPFL did not hide his embarrassment. "It is a pity that it is possible to establish a start-up at the PSE technology is not from our laboratories," said Ambrogio Fasoli, Professor of physics at the EPFL and Director of the Center for research in plasma physics. Nothing has ever been shown on cold fusion. I don't believe any."

Heat and electricity

Microengineering engineer who worked for various start-up as well as Nestlé and Logitech, Nicolas Chauvin, founder of LENR Cars, dedicated, for its part, a real passion for cold fusion which dangles an energy ideal.

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Dream or reality? "It is not for us to demonstrate that cold fusion is not realistic. Them to prove the contrary', notes Ambrogio Fasoli.

For Daniel Borel, a minority shareholder of LENR Cars, what counts is to go "until the end of his dreams".

[AlainCo]

Just for your information, I've contacted the cited physicist, politely, reminding the body of data, and asking for evidence of his doubts.
I imagine that he could have much better access than me to scientific articles, reviews, and even personal contacts. I reminded him that we both have good reason to be informed if we are wrong, and that it can be serious if I'm wrong because there are already some business on that market.

No return.

I imagine that he have no data to oppose.

good news .

As said Chadrichistos, no hope from mainstream physic and this from government funded research.