From: Jed Rothwell
Also, he said that they replicated his reactor from a description, without direct help from him. I am sure he said that. That would take a skilled group of engineers working in a well-equipped lab. Yes, that is exactly what he said. It was in a cite in the original post. However, to quote from their site, LTI "specializes in energy, providing professional engineering, design, and management services to public and private clients." Assuming that AmpEnergo is under this corporate umbrella, and we know they are - it is likely that they took Rossi's specs, put them out for bid from a select group of top-tier trusted machine shops, and received devices built to those specs. Assuming that Rossi is telling the truth, it does not sound like Ampenergo is the main player. Maybe they still have a role. I believe he is telling the truth. On the contrary, AmpEnergo is clearly Rossi's only Licensee for the USA - and that is a legal status that makes them the main player. I have checked that much out. Almost anyone well-versed in the energy sector has staff which can take blueprints, put them out for bid, arrange confidentiality and secured shipment - so as to have the devices tested secretly in the factory of the end user. Rossi says this application is for space heating. Very simple - does it save money for space heating? This is the most likely scenario. It is routine. AmpEnergo would never trust the end-user to actually build the parts. They want this kind of control over every detail - and given their contacts at DoE they would have a top-tier manufacturing resource ready. This is not just "a role" Jed. It is almost complete control, and it puts them in the great position, should the real world testing prove successful - of actually taking the next step of buying a manufacturing plant to mass produce the devices in the future, as opposed to shopping out the work in a high-end secure tool & die shop. Jones
