Indeed I wonder why Darden asked Rossi to continue with the test, after having declared that the GPT was unrealizable
I am afraid you do not have the whole story understood or in sequence.....
According to depositions and documents submitted, Darden stated very early on that the GPT time had expired and Ampenergo did not sign.
Then ROSSI , not Darden, brought up the idea for the Doral facility as a sale of heat and rental of the 1MW plant. There WAS a signed contract on this Doral event and it was signed by both Rossi and IH (Vaughn) So there is nothing to speculate about nor wonder. It was all in legal contract. I do not know where you find the "he testified is was all word of mouth".
My point was that Darden could NOT change the GPT test paramaters as it required Ampenero's signature. Ampenergo did not sign. So like the bank and car company cannot change your loan parameters without your consent, neither could Rossi or Darden change the GPT agreement without Ampenergo's. There is nothing unclear here for those that take time to read the documents and see what happened.
1) The GPT required a 6 unit plant, a time frame and (3) signatures. (Rossi, IH & Ampenergo)
2) None of the above happened. No 6 unit plant, time frame elapsed, Ampenergo did not sign.
3) Rossi proposed a sale of heat and rental in August, 2015 and a Signed and Dated Contract was made in Sept. 2015 for the Doral event.
(See previous post for all links to the court documents supporting the above)
No GPT, no test, no $89 million.
Also no customer, no chief engineer, no upstairs heat exchanger.......