Here is something quoted in peakoil.com and available in various other places on the net. Where is the original version? I assume it is in Italian. This reads as if a human translated it.
"Recently, a device invented and patented by Andrea Rossi, based on nickel hydrogen, has enabled us to produce a much higher heat output than previously achieved, varying from 25 to 40 Kw, compared with a release of mere hundreds of watts in other laboratories. To be clear: the power needed by an incandescent bulb can, via the Rossi device, produce the power necessary to run 10 and 20 washing machines. In demonstration, the duration of the output was measured over a course of ten hours - with no trace of exhaustion. The effect is reproducible and verifiable. In practice, we have moved the Event Fact from "is" to "is measured." A group of researchers from the Department of Physics, University of Bologna (Ennio Bonetti, Enrico Campari, Giuseppe Levi, Mauro Villa and I), as well as Sergio Focardi (retired as Professor Emeritus) can now study the equipment which Rossi greatly improved. For the first time now, a real opportunity exists for science to investigate and understand this phenomenon completely. With repeatability and controllability, it is now possible to determine precisely how the phenomenon takes place and it is expected that a testable theory will emerge sooner or later. It is fascinating that such a phenomenon actually exists, but for which there are no satisfactory theoretical explanations. What is the quantum mechanical process that produces this incredible amount of excess energy? How much time will a given quantity of fuel take to be consumed? Is classical nuclear theory relevant here at all? These are the the burning questions which will no doubt spur a serious investigation in the near future. Then there is the possibility of a huge, positive economic and environmental impact. What more do you want from a science experiment? For once, I think this is time to listen to 'the mad' [scientists among us]. Loris Ferrari Associate Professor of Physics University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum" - Jed
