Against all the odds, Dr. Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat cold fusion power plant passed its biggest test on October 28th, producing an average of 470 Kilowatts for more than five hours. According to sources who attended the testing, it was a technical glitch that prevented it from achieving a Megawatt of power as was originally intended. The demonstration was monitored closely by engineers from Rossi’s anonymous US customer, which was evidently satisfied and paid up.
For more details on what went down at the plant, check out Wired UK’s news report for a full round up.