On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Some people have said that Penon is the sole ERV author listed in the > contract and therefore whatever he says must be accepted by both sides. > Last year I.H. said they would abide by whatever he said, so now they must > pay up. It does not work that way. If that were the case, Penon could > submit a two-sentence report: > > "I hereby certify that this reactor produces anomalous heat with a COP > exceeding 6. Please remit $89 million." > > > No one would pay on that basis... > It would have been easy to write that into the contract. The contract could have said, "Both IH and Rossi have the option to do an independent 350 test, and the final reports with be shared. If both sides agree to the sale after these reports are delivered, then IH will pay $89 million." But they didn't.

