LENR Forum April 2026 Newsletter

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Post-Bergamo / IWAHLM-17 follow-through continues this month, with additional company updates, new papers/presentations surfacing, and early calendar items for ICCF-27. The Research and Development around CMNS in the public domain seems to be ramping up for the 2026 year. The LENR Forum team wants to thank all the participants in the community for sharing their research and development. Not only to improve our scientific understanding of LENR, but also to make the world less oil dependent and more sustainable in our energy supplies.

Commercial LENR News:

1.) Prometheus (Italy) – The main sponsor/host of IWAHLM-17 in Bergamo hosted opening/public-facing sessions and continued public messaging around industrial rollout and partnerships. There were several demonstrations from various groups we hope to see more of this year.

Video (opening event, Mar 23):
https://www.linkedin.com/events/7441077885857292288/

Prometheus summary post (LinkedIn):
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prometheus

Italian coverage:
https://www.notiziariofinanziario.com/prometheus-lan

Interview:
https://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/prome

Wired Magazine:
https://www.wired.it/article/reattore-nucleare-senza-uranio-prometheus/

2.) “ALBAIR” – forum member David Fojt forms a new LENR-based company to develop his reactor technology.
Source:
RE: IWALHM 17/Prometheus Bergamo/conference report (LENR-Forum threads)

3.) American Fusion (AMFN) – represented at IWAHLM-17 (Bergamo) + multiple new corporate updates in April.
Fabrice David represented American Fusion at Bergamo and his company also released several April updates around supply chain strategy, ARPA-E Summit participation, and government procurement advisory.

IWAHLM-17 mention (StockTitan):
https://www.stocktitan.net/news/AMFN/ame

Apr 2 (Supply chain discussions):
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/02/3267308/0/en/American-Fusion-Inc-OTC-AMFN-Engages-in-Strategic-Supply-Chain-Discussions-with-Global-Industrial-Counterparty.html

Apr 13 (ARPA-E Summit / positioning):
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/13/3272455/0/en/american-fusion-inc-otc-amfn-highlights-strategic-progress-at-arpa-e-energy-innovation-summit-and-expands-commercial-and-international-positioning.html

Apr 15 (Gov strategy / procurement advisor + legal status):
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/american-fusion-inc-otc-amfn-120000672.html

4.) Cosmofleet – new LENR-adjacent Space company spotted by the community.
Source: https://cosmofleet.in/about-company/#vision

5.) FutureOn – IWAHLM-17 participation recap
Source: https://www.futureon.it/futureon-at-iw

6.) Prometheus / SFSNMC / ENEA-related note
Summary: This draft includes a translated quote claiming (a) positive energy balance, (b) replicability, and (c) an agreement with ENEA for implementation within national strategy (readers notes, these are company/association claims).
Source PDF:
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/68c27861f72287…60326110000.pdf

7.) Brilliant Light Power (BLP) – additional SunCell “run” updates (beyond March newsletter).
Summary: BLP posted multiple run updates (Mar 27, Mar 30, Apr 3)

News index:
https://brilliantlightpower.com/news/

Representative video post (Mar 27):
https://brilliantlightpower.com/news-posts/

Continued run post (Mar 30):
https://brilliantlightpower.com/news/

SunCell run ~1.5 hours (Apr 3):
https://brilliantlightpower.com/news/

Also circulating commentary (community / Substack):
https://hydrogenrevolution.substack.com/p/new-blp-video?r=ozwi5

8.) HYLENR – Website updated with new public data.

Source:
https://www.hylenr.com/

9.) BIACO – field test planned at Vitacress Herbs greenhouse site (Runcton).
Company post:
https://www.biaco.energy/biaco-secures-
Additional coverage:
https://www.refurbandretrofit.com/sparks-of-2026

10.) Clean Planet – award mention (CleanTech Breakthrough Awards).
Summary: Clean Planet listed as “Decarbonization Innovation of the Year” in CleanTech Breakthrough’s 2026 awards announcement.

Source:
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/09/3270885/0/en/2026-cleantech-breakthrough-awards-program-honors-companies-powering-the-future-of-sustainable-innovation.html

Papers:

1.) “Detailed evidence of thermal activity in activated nanocomposite Hydrotalcites at temperature >650ºC” (Valat et al.)
Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403251283_CleanHME_Zoom_Hydrotalcites_Powders_in_LENR

2.) “Advances on Solid-State Fusion Generators” (Fabrice David / American Fusion – IWAHLM-17 Bergamo presentation)
Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403236954_F_David_American_Fusion_IWAHLM_17_Bergamo_presentation_Advances_on_SSFG

3.) “Revisiting Anomalous Heat Excess in Nickel Alloys: Three Decades…” (Celani et al., IWAHLM-17 context)
Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403318030_Revisiting_Anomalous_Heat_Excess_in_Nickel_Alloys_Three_Decades_from_First_Evidence_to_Robust_Reproducibility_under_Pulsed_and_Plasma_Excitation

4.) “Gatekeeping: a Partial History of Cold Fusion” (Messinger, Metzler, Price) – Jan 2026 preprint.
arXiv:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09996
(Alt PDF mirror):
https://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/MessingerJgatekeepin.pdf

5.) “The role of the Helmholtz potential on electro-catalytic activity”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70980-5

6.) “Account of near-cathode sheath in numerical models of high-pressure arc discharges”
https://www.academia.edu/58439811/Account_of_near_cathode_sheath_in_numerical_models_of_high_pressure_arc_discharges

7.) “Toroidal Electron: The Master of Disguise under Relativistic Helical Transformation” (dos Santos, March 2026)
Reader note: not LENR-specific, but shared in the community this month.
Source:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403292763_Toroidal_Electron_The_Master_of_Disguise_under_Relativistic_Helical_Transformation

8.) “Direct observation of muonic molecules in resonance states critical to muon catalyzed fusion” (Toyama et al., Science Advances, published April 15, 2026)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aed3321
(Background press: University of Tokyo / Kavli IPMU; KEK-QUP)

9.) Edmund Storms uploaded “A Comprehensive Understanding of Cold Fusion” to ResearchGate on Apr. 21, 2026
Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404041943_A_Comprehensive_Understanding_of_Cold_Fusion

Patents:

1.) Brillouin Energy Corp. – “HEATING SYSTEM AND METHODS” (March 19, 2026 on public patent listing sites).
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/brillouin-energy-corp

If you have newly published LENR/LANR-related patent numbers (USPTO / WIPO / EPO) from the last month, post them to the newsletter suggestion thread and we’ll include them next issue.

In the Media:

1.) Clean Planet / QHe featured
Source:
https://www.cleanplanet.co.jp/cms/wp-content/…rchitecture.pdf

2.) NewFireEnergy – Bergamo / ENG8 “industrial use” commentary piece.
Source:
https://newfireenergy.substack.com/p/eng8-is-moving-from-lab-to-industrial

3.) Forum member Jean-Christophe Fadot – new book open for a limited time.
Round Earth Flat World – A universalist approach to LENR (see forum announcements / storefront link as provided by author)

4.) General LENR history article (readers note: this is a popular-science site; treat as overview, not a primary source).
Source:
https://freeastroscience.com/what-happened-to-cold-fusion-sciences-lost-dream/

YouTube/Videos:

1.) IWAHLM-17 presentation videos are now public at Société Française de la Science Nucléaire dans la Matière Condensée Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSXH-_auE_VqFb32GmLeT3AA4y4OvDGFV

Prometheus opening event video (Mar 23, Bergamo)
Source:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/7441077885857292288/

3.) NewFireEnergy IWAHLM tour (Facebook reel)
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1644277346593970?locale=ps_AF

4.) Luca Gamberale at a laboratory of Bicocca University in Milan
(Italian Language)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO3A48a_B2Y

5.) Avi Loeb on 3I/Atlas Deuterium concentrations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaOQBoCQWI

6.) Thunderbolts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qo4mntt_fs

7.) Demistifysci Podcasts discuss some challenges to Thermodynamics in Stellar Bodies with Dr. Pierre Marie Robitaille
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf-sKeeWaeY

Good to Know:

1.) LENR-CANR traffic milestone
Source (downloads/visits graphs + spreadsheet link):
https://lenr-canr.org/wordpress/?page_id=1213

2.) More development has been made at LENR Academy including multi-lingual translation
https://lenr.academy/
https://github.com/Episk-pos/lenr.academy

Community Notices & Events:

1.) Maurizio Maggiore message to the community
Source:
IWAHLM-17 Workshop, Bergamo, Italy March 24–26 2026 (LENR-Forum)

2.) Prometheus in Brussels (Mar 18) – CEO Fabrizio Petrucci at European Economic and Social Committee plenary
Source:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prometheus-reactor_energyautonomy-netzero-lenr-activity-7445415982703108096-XPMf/

3.) ICCF-27 (Niagara Falls, Canada) – key dates now posted
Source:
https://www.iccf-27.org/
Important dates page:
https://www.iccf-27.org/important-dates/

4.) ENG8 thanks IWAHLM-17 organizers (Facebook post)
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/ENG8.Energy/ph…07771112017581/.

5.) LENR was well represented at this month’s ARPA-E Energy Summit in San Diego: RE: HYLENR (India based company) Updates

6.) Electrochemically & Electrically Activated Condensed Matter Nuclear Reactions – 249th ECS Meeting (Seattle, May 24–28, 2026) – session “F03”

ECS Confex Meeting listing:
https://ecs.confex.com/ecs/249/cfp.cgi

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