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ECAT Questions
August 20, 2015
Updated Aug 2015: The ECAT 1 MW currently operates as a Pilot Plant
gathering useful data to feedback in preparation for the mass production
which is planned to start late 2016 to early 2017. The first Pilot
Plant is undergoing a certification process where certification will be
finalized in first quarters of 2016. You can pre-order the ECAT 1 MW for
Heat generation by filling out the inquiry form on the right.
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http://www.e-catworld.com/2016…-developing-e-cat-plants/
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Andrea Rossi
July 25, 2016 at 9:33 PM
Frank Acland [sic]:
The construction is going on. The difficulty and the improvement are
generated from the necessity to make a subject that does not need Andrea
Rossi inside 16- 18 hours per day, and the engineer and the technician
of IH for 8 hours per day. We need a subject able to work alone, with
nobody, but a certified operator that has to check tha gauges now and
again.
To write this is easy, to imagine that it is not simple is easy too, but
to understand really the difficulties is impossible for anybody that
has not lived with the plant, inside the plant, for one year of his own
life, attending and listening to the plant with his body inside it. The
problems we had during the year have been multiple, have been resolved
by our great team because we were there immediately when something was
gone wrong.
Now the E-Cat must be able to work alone.
Warm Regards,
A.R.
From Rossi’s response here, it seems that they are engaged in a
difficult challenge to automate the control and management of a complex
system. We have very little information about the reasons for the
interventions they continually made with the original plant, but it
seems like constant supervision was required to keep the plant
operational.
Rossi has said in a previous comment that the early plants will be for “pioneer” customers:
Andrea Rossi
July 8, 2016 at 7:31 AM
Pietro F.:
That is because our product is not yet ready for a massive market, needs
more R&D to arrive to that level. Our industrial 1 MW plants are
still destined to the so called “pioneer customers”, which means
customers that are aware that the product could have problems and are
open to tolerate any unforeseen problem that could emerge.
Warm Regards,
A.R.
Taken all from "Rossie says" or from his official web-site (ecat.com)
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So, what is the current status of the 1MW-Plant?
A "Pilot plant"?
A "Pioneer plant"?
A "Certified plant"?
A "plant under heavy R&D"?
A "piloted, pioneer plant in certification process"?
A "ready to market plant"
A "already sold to customers plant"?
Tell me, what is your opinion!
Sorry, if this sounds offensive, but it is not meant that way.
I just want to make my point about customers, ready to market plants, robotlines and all that misty stuff surrounding the E-Cat saga.
- ecat.com is not up to date would be an easy way answer, but I hope you give some more input