Since Andrea Rossi posted yesterday about the necessity of resolving some problems with the installation of the first E-Cat plant, there have been a number of Q&As on the Journal of Nuclear Physics about the situation. Here are some that I found instructive:
Svein
January 11, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Dear Andrea
I refer to your answer to Yuri: 2026-01-10 at 11:00.My question here is:
1. whether it is the individual 100 Watts units that are not working perfectly or:
2 whether it is getting 10,000 of these to work perfectly together in a 1MW unit?Andrea Rossi
January 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Svein:
2Ecat Enthusiast
January 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Dr. Rossi:
It is concerning to hear of unexpected problems with the Ecat installation. Do you understand the issues, or are you still trying to figure things out? Sending my positive thoughts to you!
Regards, Ecat Enthusiast.Andrea Rossi
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Ecat Enthusiast:
The issues have been analyzed and understoof and we are fixing all.
Warm Regards,
A.R.Jeff
January 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Dr Rossi,1. Assuming you’re working through issues already does that mean the whole unit is fully assembled?
2. Do all the units snap together or is there soldering involved?
3. Has production paused until the issues are resolved?
4. Will production continue regardless of customer(s) setup issues?Andrea Rossi
January 12, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Jeff:
1. no
2. no soldering between the modules are made
3. no
4. yes
So from AR’s responses here, there does not seem to be a problem with the 100 W units working correctly. He states here that production has not been paused, so it doesn’t sound like there is a need to redesign the E-Cat units. The issue appears to be connected with assembling the plant and getting it to work correctly. He says that they understand the problems and are fixing them, which sounds like a fairly positive situation.
Rossi states here that the assembly work is still ongoing. The E-Cat units apparently connect to one another without the need for soldering. It would be handy if they just plugged into one another so there was no need to manually connect them via wires.
