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Bergamo (IWAHLM-17) “Program + Book of Abstracts” is live
If you want a quick “state of the field” snapshot (what’s being tested, what’s being claimed, who is showing up), the Bergamo book is now a single document to skim before the workshop week.
This is also a reminder that the International Workshop of Anomalous Hydrogen Loaded Metals 17 (IWAHLM-17) will be held March 23–26, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy.
Source: (Program + Book of Abstracts PDF)
Commercial LENR News:
1.) Aureon Energy (IWAHLM-17 abstract): update expected at Bergamo; commercialization language included.
Summary: Aureon’s abstract references an exotherm and ICP/gamma spectroscopy results, and includes explicit commercialization framing (claims; not independently verified here).
Source (Bergamo Book of Abstracts PDF):
https://iscmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BERGAMO-BOOK-OF-ABSTRACTS-WITH-LATEST-ADDITIONS.pdf
2.) FutureOn (IWAHLM-17 exhibit): LENR/LEAP heat systems + roadmap + patents referenced.
Source (Bergamo Book of Abstracts PDF):
https://iscmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BERGAMO-BOOK-OF-ABSTRACTS-WITH-LATEST-ADDITIONS.pdf
Company site:
https://www.futureon.it/
3.) ENG8 (EnergiCell): announces it will present at IWAHLM-17; says a 100kW thermal power plant MVP will be on site.
Summary: ENG8 states it will present EnergiCell technology, bring a “100kW Thermal Power Plant MVP” to Bergamo, and claims COPs in the 7–10 range (company claim; readers should apply normal validation standards).
ENG8 (company updates / announcement):
https://gi.linkedin.com/company/eng8
4.) American Fusion / Renewal Fuels (Kepler Fusion / Texatron): board + IP + corporate actions.
• Appointment: Fabrice David as Independent Director (effective Feb 23).
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/24/3243535/0/en/Renewal-Fuels-Inc-OTC-RNWF-Operating-as-American-Fusion-Appoints-Fabrice-David-as-Independent-Director.html
• IP update: says 20 USPTO applications filed; says ~240 additional applications in development (company claim).
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/27/3246475/0/en/Renewal-Fuels-Inc-OTC-RNWF-Operating-as-American-Fusion-Provides-Patent-Portfolio-Update-20-Texatron-Clam-Shell-Applications-Filed-Significant-Portfolio-Expansion-Planned-for-2026.html
• Completion announcement of Kepler Fusion transaction and regulatory/audit milestones.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/02/3247353/0/en/Renewal-Fuels-Inc-OTC-RNWF-Operating-as-American-Fusion-Announces-Completion-of-Kepler-Fusion-Transaction-and-Advancement-of-Regulatory-and-Audit-Milestones.html
• Corporate action announcement of a name/ticker symbol change to American Fusion Inc. / “AMFN” effective March 19 based on FINRA Daily List reference.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/03/18/3258053/0/en/american-fusion-inc-otc-amfn-formerly-renewal-fuels-inc-otc-rnwf-announces-corporate-name-and-ticker-symbol-change.html
5.) HYLENR hiring (roles posted; team page maintained).
Team page:
https://www.hylenr.com/team/
Company page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hylenrtech
6.) Clean Planet receives strategic investment from Sankei Building; demonstration sites explicitly mentioned.
Press release PDF (EN):
https://www.sankeibldg.co.jp/e/news/files/260311_cleanplanet_investment_eng.pdf
Clean Planet news index:
https://www.cleanplanet.co.jp/news/
7.) Brilliant Light Power (BLP): new runtime/pump posts + “reactionless propulsion” claim.
• Molten Metal Pump Technology (Mar 14)
https://brilliantlightpower.com/molten-metal-pump-technology/
• 40 Minute Run Time (Mar 19)
https://brilliantlightpower.com/40-minute-run-time/
• Continuous Reactionless Propulsion (Feb 28)
https://brilliantlightpower.com/continuous-reactionless-propulsion-achieved-at-greater-than-300-pounds-of-lift/
(Readers note: claims require independent replication.)
8.) Japan: Ekubo announces basic research on low-energy-environment transmutation mechanisms.
Source:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000171156.html
Company post:
https://eqbo.jp/press005/
9.) Thunderstorm Generator discussion continues; forum member Tesla396 reports personal experience. (Reader note: This is theoretical and an unverified claims discussion.)
Source:
https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/7050-the-thunderstorm-reactor-as-another-potentially-easy-to-replicate-and-very-usefu/
Papers:
1.) “Enhanced tritium production in irradiated TiD2 from collisional fusion in the solid-state” (Nuclear Engineering and Technology).
Headline result (from abstract): one irradiation case matched known reactions; a cyclotron-vault irradiation case reported higher-than-simulated tritium by ~2.9–5.1×, suggesting an additional mechanism.
Source:
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2025.104031
ScienceDirect:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573325005996
DOAJ:
https://doaj.org/article/b61b7bacabb1409c8e4da89cc5a607a6
2.) LENR Forum discussion: Femto-Hydrogen molecules (femto-H2) proposed as a mechanism for high-temperature superconductivity (discussion + calls for verification).
Forum thread source:
https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/7376-femto-hydrogen-molecules-femto-h2-as-the-mechanism-for-high-temperature-supercon/
Related thread (“needs to be verified by experiments”):
https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/7375-femto-h2-need-to-be-verified-by-experiments/
3.) SYMMETRIA “conceptual framework” for LENR (blog publication; not a peer-reviewed journal article).
https://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/
Patents:
1.) American Fusion / Renewal Fuels: patent portfolio update (company press release).
Summary: Company states 20 USPTO applications filed for Texatron/“clam-shell” architecture and claims a larger pipeline in preparation.
2.) 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.) “The Clean Energy Revolution Hiding in Plain Sight” (William Brown).
https://spacefed.com/technology/the-clean-energy-revolution-hiding-in-plain-sight/
2.) Japan: Ekubo announces basic research efforts on low-energy transmutation mechanisms.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000171156.html
3.) Ruby Carat and Esa Ruoho present: “Three Cold Fusion Now! Documentary Storyboard Interpretations – please review and weigh in.”
https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/7370-three-cold-fusion-now-documentary-storyboard-interpretations-please-review-and-w/
YouTube/Videos:
1.) Ruby Carat interviews Fabrice David (American Fusion) – Bergamo-context video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btLXcCUb0mk
2.) BLP “reactionless propulsion” claim.
https://brilliantlightpower.com/continuous-reactionless-propulsion-achieved-at-greater-than-300-pounds-of-lift/
3.) Max Fomitchev-Zamilov new experiments of cavitation in mineral oil https://youtube.com/shorts/C-lxy4Q1duY?si=xb8w5bPmc0kAa2xy
4.) Independent researcher Stuart Talbott describes how Enceladus is emblematic of the crisis at the heart of cosmology with the claim that there is an impairment to acknowledge indisputable evidence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGgV19QXphI
5.) Bob Greenyer goes on Weird Science with Matt Beall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dfpmz73–Q
Good to Know:
1.) IWAHLM-17 abstract: “Advancing LENR Frontiers: AI-Upgraded Knowledge Base, Dashboard Evolutions, and Chatbot Assessments” (Bari, Nagel, Huang).
Source (Bergamo Book of Abstracts PDF):
https://iscmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BERGAMO-BOOK-OF-ABSTRACTS-WITH-LATEST-ADDITIONS.pdf
Dashboard:
https://lenrdashboard.com/
2.) Ongoing forum meta: AI prompt “battles” and practical workflows for using AI on LENR literature.
Claude AI thread:
https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/7374-claude-ai-looks-at-helium-studies/
Adventures in programming with AI:
https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/7373-adventures-in-programming-with-ai/
3.) Nature Physics “Fusion and fission of particle-like chiral nematic vortex knots”.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-025-03107-0
4.) arXiv, the pioneering open-access preprint repository, is transitioning from its longtime home at Cornell University to become an independent non-profit organization, set to officially launch on July 1, 2026. This strategic move aims to ensure long-term sustainability, enhance technical capabilities in the era of AI, and expand global governance.
Source:
https://tech.cornell.edu/arxiv/
Community Notices & Events:
1.) Bergamo / IWAHLM-17
Event page:
https://iscmns.org/event/iwahlm-17/
Program + Book of Abstracts PDF:
https://iscmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BERGAMO-BOOK-OF-ABSTRACTS-WITH-LATEST-ADDITIONS.pdf
2.) The Third Way to Nuclear Power Towards a Possible Energy Autonomy
March 23 10:00 am—5:00 pm (Prometheus public conference, day before IWAHLM sessions begin) Kilometro Rosso Innovation District Gate 4 – Centro delle Professioni Via Stezzano 87, Bergamo The discussion will focus on: European energy autonomy and Europe’s role in the new geopolitical scenario; industrial developments of LENR; economic and financial context; the role of Prometheus and its partners.
(See event page + Book of Abstracts for schedule context.)
https://iscmns.org/event/iwahlm-17/
3.) Bergamo posters & demos:
• Kepler Aerospace / Fabrice David: “Advances on KEPLER SOLID-STATE FUSION GENERATORS” (poster abstract in Bergamo book).
Source (Book of Abstracts PDF):
https://iscmns.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BERGAMO-BOOK-OF-ABSTRACTS-WITH-LATEST-ADDITIONS.pdf
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