Tom Darden, CEO of Cherokee Investment Partners; is the
founding investor in Industrial Heat, LLC
Image courtesy of
CherokeeChallenge.com
Compiled by
Sterling D. Allan
Pure Energy Systems News
January 24, 2013
- "This is a major milestone in this 3-year long
E-Cat saga we've been following -- perhaps the biggest yet.
And it's a great day for the LENR world, colloquially called
'Cold Fusion' in general. It's also a vindication of this
technology that we've been featuring in our
Top 5 Exotic Free Energy Technologies listing nearly as
long." --
Sterling D. Allan
Industrial Heat, LLC was incorporated in 2012 and is based in
Raleigh, North Carolina.
On January 24, 2014, perhaps pressured by their outing by
E-CatWorld.com, Industrial Heat LLC published a
press release announcing they had
- "acquired the rights to Andrea Rossi's Italian low energy
nuclear reaction (LENR) technology, the
Energy Catalyzer (E-Cat). A primary goal of the company is
to make the technology widely available, because of its
potential impact on air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions
from burning fossil fuels and biomass.
- ""The world needs a new, clean and efficient energy source.
Such a technology would raise the standard of living in
developing countries and reduce the environmental impact of
producing energy," said JT Vaughn speaking on behalf of
Industrial Heat (IH).
- "Mr. Vaughn confirmed IH acquired the intellectual property
and licensing rights to Rossi's LENR device after an independent
committee of European scientists conducted two multi-day tests
at Rossi's facilities in Italy."
- "Mr. Vaughn confirmed IH acquired the intellectual property
and licensing rights to Rossi's LENR device after an independent
committee of European scientists conducted two multi-day tests
at Rossi's facilities in Italy.
- "The published report by the European committee concluded,
"Even by the most conservative assumptions as to the errors in
the measurements, the result is still one order of magnitude
greater than conventional energy sources" [referring to energy
output per unit of mass]. The report is available online at
http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.3913. In addition, performance
validation tests were conducted in the presence of IH personnel
and certified by an independent expert.
- "Since acquiring Rossi's technology, IH has engaged in a
broad-based effort to protect it by preparing numerous patent
applications related to the core technology as well as
associated designs and uses.
- "Tom Darden, who co-founded Cherokee Investment Partners, a
series of private equity funds specializing in cleaning up
pollution, is a founding investor in Industrial Heat. He is one
of a small group of like-minded investors who are supporting
this technology because it could significantly address a number
of social and environmental challenges. They have committed to
make it broadly available because of its potential for impact.
IH is considering partnerships with industry participants,
universities and NGO's to ensure the technology is developed in
a thoughtful and responsible manner.
- "JT Vaughn manages Industrial Heat. He is the founder of
Cherokee McDonough Challenge, an accelerator for environmental
startups, and a leader in the startup community in the Research
Triangle.
- "Companies or organizations interested in partnering with
Industrial Heat should reach out to JT Vaughn at
[info:info@industrialheat.co?subject=Industrial%20Heat%20LLC%20featured%20at%20PESWiki.com
info@industrialheat.co]."