[This just in, sent by a friend. I don't write to the DoE. I wouldn't bother.]
Monday, September 19, 2011 Dear Mr. Owens: This is in response to your e-mail message to Secretary Chu dated September 13, 2011 in which you asked to know where the Department of Energy stands on “cold fusion.” In 1989, a review panel that had been charged by the Department concluded that reports of the experimental results of excess heat from calorimetric cells did not present convincing evidence that useful sources of energy will result from the phenomena attributed to “cold fusion.” To quote the panel, “Hence, we recommend against the establishment of special programs or research centers to develop cold fusion.” In 2004, the Department organized a second review of the field and that review reached essentially the same conclusion as the 1989 review. The Department’s Office of Sciences does not provide any funding support for “cold fusion” research. Al Opdenaker Fusion Energy Sciences Office of Science US Department of Energy 301-903-4941 [email protected]
