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MISSION

New Energy Times^tm is a project of New Energy Institute, a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to investigate, analyze, educate and report on the progress of new, sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources and research.

Its primary focus is the subject of low energy nuclear reactions, part of the field of condensed matter nuclear science historically known as "cold fusion." New Energy Institute seeks to advance the development and application of clean energy, accessible and affordable for everyone.

In order to remain a neutral, unbiased and impartial source of news and analysis, New Energy Times^tm and New Energy Institute Inc. do not conduct their own scientific research, do not invest in or maintain ownership in any of the companies or technologies they report on, and do not try to acquire any intellectual property rights in the field.


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FOUNDER

Steven B. Krivit is one of the world's leading investigative journalists and subject-matter experts on the field of condensed matter nuclear science and the phenomena of low energy nuclear reactions. Krivit started reporting on this subject and publishing his investigations on the New Energy Times Web site in 2000. In 2005, he founded New Energy Institute to expand and develop additional related communications projects. Krivit is a co-author of The Rebirth of Cold Fusion: Real Science, Real Hope, Real Energy and The 2004 Cold Fusion Report, and author and editor of several other works-in-progress. He is publisher and editor of the New Energy Times online magazine and has spoken worldwide on the topics of low energy nuclear reactions and alternative energy sources.

Although much of the world was surprised in 1989 at the idea of low energy nuclear reactions, or “cold fusion” as it was called then, Krivit, thought, "Why not? Why shouldn't the world's scientists be able to find a way to make clean, abundant energy?"

Krivit had heard about the Fleischmann-Pons discovery in the spring of 1989, but for some strange reason, he never heard the news that it was later "disproved." Krivit denies speculations that he was living in a cave. Throughout the next ten years, Krivit often wondered, "What ever happened to cold fusion?"

The answer came in the fall of 1999, when he spotted the words "Cold Fusion Video Documentary" on the cover of a magazine. He immediately jumped on the Internet and tried to learn as much as he could about it. He found an extreme polarization in the various viewpoints that didn't make sense to him. Why did some people claim that it was completely bogus, yet others claimed it was real and, in fact, ready for commercialization?

Burning with curiosity and fascinated as to why such polarity existed, he remembered one thing from his high school journalism class: if you want the best facts, you have to do your own firsthand reporting. So he jumped on a plane, flew to Bow, New Hampshire, where the cold fusion documentary had been produced, and began his investigation at the New Energy Research Laboratory of Gene Mallove.

Krivit admits that he was initially rather ignorant of the theoretical improbabilities behind "cold fusion," but he quickly learned about the arguments against it. Through this process, he also learned enough about the subject to maintain his interest and confidence that there really was something to it.

The researchers were eager to speak with Krivit, and were generous with their time, since he had been one of the few reporters to take the subject seriously. In the course of his investigation, Krivit effectively received personal tutorials in nuclear physics, electrochemistry and materials science from these researchers, many of whom were university professors and scientists with many decades of experience.

As his knowledge grew, he realized that a significant information gap existed between people within the niche and those outside of the field. Krivit had been an information technology specialist for nearly two decades at the time, so it was a simple matter for him to build a Web site and share what he learned about "cold fusion" with others. Thus began New Energy Times.

New Energy Times documents the myths, realities, strengths and challenges associated with the field from when it was first introduced in 1989 through the present. The work of New Energy Times is seen by thousands of subscribers from 70 countries, including those working in civilian, military, financial, academic and industrial capacities.

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