The Public’s View of the E-Cat and Andrea Rossi: E-Cat Poll – an August 2011 Vote Summary

At the end of every month E-Cat Report publishes a summary of the results from the website ecatpoll.com. The purpose of the E-Cat Poll is to monitor the public’s view on the E-Cat and its impact.

E-Cat Report will continue to track any changes in opinion as the E-Cat technology makes it into mainstream media and as we are getting closer to the public demonstration of the 1MW – unit, at the end of October.

The key finding compared to last month is that the positive sentiment towards the E-Cat has decreased a little bit. A possible cause of this sentiment change is the break up between Andrea Rossi and Defkalion. Other than that, there has been very little news on the E-Cat technology over the past month.

The main question is whether the E-Cat actually works or not – this is what the voters think:

• 50% believe that it works (down 5% on the month).
• 11% believe that it does not work (up 7% on the month).
  
• 39% believe that it maybe works (down 2% on the month).

The enormous potential of this invention and its implications (economical and geopolitical) are obvious. This begs the question whether someone will try to stop the release of the E-Cat. This is what the public think:

• 47% believe that someone will try to stop the release (down 2% on the month).
• 30% believe that no one will try to stop the release (up 5% on the month).
• 23% believe that someone maybe will try to stop the release (down 3% on the month).

Elaborating on the financial impact of the E-Cat, is it possible that this groundbreaking technology can help us avoid a global financial crisis – like for example a severe recession in Europe and the US? The results are:

• 33% believe that the new technology can help us avoid a global financial crisis (down 3% on the month).
• 39% believe that the new technology is not capable of helping us avoid a global financial crisis (up 4% on the month).
• 28% belive that the new technology maybe will help us avoid a global financial crisis (down 1% on the month).

As far as new technologies go – a “room temperature” nuclear process that is clean will probably be up there among the most important discoveries of all times. But does it deserve the epithet – “The greatest innovation in the history of mankind”?

• 35% of voters believe so (down 3% on the month).
• 30% of voters do not believe so (up 7% on the month).
• 35% of voters maybe believe so (down 4% on the month).

The greatest innovation of all times or not – is Andrea Rossi worthy of a Nobel Prize in physics if the E-Cat works? This is the public’s view:

• 62% believe he in that case deserves a Nobel Prize (down 6% on the month).
• 20% believe that he in that case does not deserve a Nobel Prize (up 4% on the month).
• 18% believe that he in that case maybe deserve a Nobel Prize (up 2% on the month).

The oil industry (and other energy producing industries) will suffer by this new technology. What does the public think about how long it will take before the oil industry is completely marginalized? Here are the answers:

• 12% believe it will take less than 5 years (up 1% on the month).
• 20% believe it will take between 5 to 10 years (unchanged on the month).
• 68% believe it will take more than 10 years (down 1% on the month).

Ultimately, for the end user, the question whether to invest or not into a new technology is down to the break-even value of that investment. This is how much the public would be prepared to pay for an E-Cat that warms their house:

• 59% would be prepared to pay $5,000 or less (up 2% on the month).
• 34% would be prepared to pay between $5,000 and $10,000 (down 1% on the month).
• 7% would be prepared to pay more than $10,000 (down 1% on the month).

Before we arrive at end user products, there will be bigger units around – capable of warming several houses etcetera. In fact – the first public launch will be the 1MW unit – scheduled for the end of October. Will the launch actually happen then – or will it be delayed? This is what the voters think:

• 41% believe that the launch will be delayed (up 1% on the month).
• 30% believe that the launch will be as scheduled (unchanged on the month).
• 29% believe that the launch maybe will be delayed (down 1% on the month).

Note:
If you, the readers, have any other questions that you think that the ECatPoll should include – please let us know in the commentary section and we will notify them.