1 25thAnniversaryofWorldCleanEnergyConferenceWCEC,2016
RenewableEnergy:LENRProgressesandCooperationPlans.
FrancescoCelani
• Vice-Presidentof“InternationalSocietyofCondensedMatterNuclearScience”-UK.• 1stResearcher,atINFN-LNF,fieldof“MultidisciplinaryPhysics”-Italy.
UnitedNationsCity,Geneva-CH;November1-4,2016
2 OUTLINE
• Overview(myopinions!)ofexperimentalandtheoreticalactivitiesonLENRfieldin:Japan
(highly coordinated; documentsmainly by Y. Iwamura); China (coordinated; documents
mainly by Y. Iwamura); India (coordinated;documents byM. Srinivasan);USA (partially
coordinated;documentsbyD.Nagel);Europe(mostlyindependent,severalsources).
• Mainscientificapproaches/resultspreviouslyshownbyNicolasChauvinatthisConference.
• Fewcommentsonancillaryactivities:H-H-Ounexpectedbehaviorsandtheirapplicactions.
• Cooperation plans forecast (by FC): A) Japan-China-India joined with few independent
groups;B)LiveOpenScienceapproach(candidatedatNobelPeacePrizeon2014and2015)
isapplicable?;C)UN,ad-hoc,newAgency??
3 ReportofSSICCF20andtheStatusofCondensedMatterNuclearReactionResearchinChina,KoreaandJapan
Closing talk at: The 20th International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science;ICCF20,Oct2-7,2016,Sendai,Japan.
YasuhiroIwamura
CondensedMatterNuclearReactionDivision
ResearchCenterforElectronPhotonScience,TohokuUniversity,Japan
4 SSICCF20;September28-30,2016Xiamen,China
*Co-chairsZhong-QunTian,Xing-ZhongLi
*2KeynoteTalks,21InvitedTalks,7Posters
*58Participants,including16foreignersComment(byFC):impressive,VERYFASTgrowing,wide-rangeactivitiesinalmostallLENRfieldsuptonowidentified.
5 DetailsonChineseSpeakers
Speaker Organization Title 1 Ping Chen Dalian Inst. of Chem. Phys,
Chin. Acad of Sci., China Materials development for hydrogen storage
2 Song-Yuan Ding
Xiamen University, China A hypothesis of stimulated surface phonon emission contributed to low-energy nuclear reactions
3 Gui-Song Huang
Tsinghua University, China Hydrogen-lithium low energy resonant electron-capture and Bethe’s solar energy model
4 Chang-Lin Liang
Tsinghua University, China Anomalous Heat Effect in Gas-discharge Tube with Pd and D/H
5 Jian Tian Changchun University of Science and Technology
CMNS (Cold Fusion) Research in CUST: Past, Present and Future
6 Zhong-Qun Tian
Xiamen University, China Some thoughts on abnormal phenomena of condensed matters loaded with D2 or H2
7 Fa-RongWan
University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Response of Gas Bubbles to Electron Irradiation
8 Tie-Shan Wang
Lanzhou University, China Experimental study of sub-coulomb barrier fusion reaction of light nuclei in various environment
9 Wu-ShouZhang
Inst. of Chem. Chinese Acad. of Sciences, China
Excess Heat Measurements in Pd|D2O+D2SO4 Electrolytic Cells and Ni|H2 Systems
10 Hang Zhang
QiuranLab, China Anomalous Heat Effect in Ni-H (LiAlH4) Systems
6 Korea NoorganizedactivitiesonCondensedMatterNuclearScience.
• SomeindividualCompaniesarefollowingthecurrentactivities.
• NFRI(NationalFusionResearchInstitute)hasbeenfollowingthecurrentactivitiesinthisfieldsince2012.
• A Korean company has been licensed byBrillouin (USA) tomake and distributetheirproductsinKorea.
7 Japan StatisticsofICCF20inSendai *Numberofparticipantswas145from19countries.*Japan78;USA34;France8;China4;Switzerland4;Italy3;India,Sweden,Ukraine2;Belgium,Canada,Germany,Hungary,Iceland,Kazakistan,Korea,Poland,Spain,UK1.
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9 Japan(commentbyFC:Historically,themostactiveandcoordinateCountryonLENRfield).
Companies •Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ltd.(commentbyFC:theLaboratory,whereweredevelopedtransmutationproceduresbyY.IwamuraandCollaboratorssince1999).
•Nissan Motor Corporation
•Technova, Inc. (commentbyF.C.:Think-TankrelatedtoToyota).
•Clean Planet, Inc.
•HEAD
………….
10 Universities &National Laboratories. •TohokuUniv.•KobeUniv.•NagoyaUniv.•KyotoUniv.•IwateUniv.•WasedaUniv.•KyushuUniv.•NationalInstituteofTechnology,TokyoCollege•NationalInstituteforMaterialsScience
Government MEXT(MinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechonology)METI(MinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry).
11 • India(reviewbyProf.MahadevaSrinivasan,consultantBhabaAtomicResearchCenter).
• Most of us would agree that LENR field needs fresh insights – requires entry of more
youngsters.
• InIndiaanewgenerationofResearchersisbeginningtotakeupthechallenge.
• Atameetingheldinthe“NationalInstituteofAdvancedStudies”(NIAS)inBangaloreon
March 19th, 2016 about a dozen Institutes/Universities agreed to initiate experimental
studies.
• Objective is to conduct basic experiments which will help gain the attention of
mainstreamScience.
• Topublishinpeerreviewedjournals;
• WouldencourageInternationalcollaboration;
• AreworkingtomakeLENRaGovernmentproject!
12 IndianInstitutesinterested/involvedinLENR(afterMarch20016).CommentbyFC.:fastgrowing.
1. IITBombay,Mumbai,(Maharashtra)--Parkhomovreplication(H2,gas,T>1200°C)
2. IITMadras,Chennai(TamilNadu)--HydrogenStorage
3. IITKanpur,Kanpur,(UttarPradesh)-Transmutation
4. IITGuwahati,Guwahati(Assam)-HydrogenStorage
5. SRMUniversity,Chennai(TamilNadu)-Electrolysis
6. VyasaYogaUniversity,Bangalore(Karnataka)-Parkhomovreplication
7. AmityUniversity,NoidaCampus,(UttarPradesh)-Biological
8. AmritaUniversity,Kochi,(Kerala)–HydrogenStorage
9. BhabhaAtomicRes.Centre(BARC),Mumbai(Maharashtra):highquality,nuclearmeasurements.
10. IndiraGandhiCentreforAtomicRes.(IGCAR),(T.Nadu):Up-to-datenuclearinstrumentations
11. ThermaxIndiaLtd.,Pune(Maharashtra)--Parkhomovreplication
13 ActivitiesinUSA
(byProf.DavidNagel;G.WashingtonUniversity,WashingtonDC).
CompaniesactiveinLENRstudies.
1.BrillouinEnergyCorporation
2.Coolescence
3FirstGate
4GlobalEnergyCorporation
5HighMesaTechnology
6 IndustrialHeat LLC (commentby FC.: the largest Society inUSAactive in LENR.Previously cross-linked
with Andrea Rossi. Recently their own, large/wealthy, independent research groups is operating). Self-
candidatedtohostthenextICCF21(May2018):finaldecisiononSpring2017.
7JetNanotechnology
14 8LenergyLLC
9LeonardoCorporation(AndreaRossicompany)
10.Lenuco
11.NUCATEnergyLLC
12.QuantumGravityResearch
13.QuantumPotentialCorporation
14.ReResearch
15.Seashore
16.SRI International (CommentbyF.C.:oneof themostactiveLaboratory inUSA,since1989, located in
theareaofStanfordResearchPark,California).
17.TargetTechnologyCorporationLLC(commentbyF.C.:Companyaimedtoincreasefurthertheirworld-
widecollaborations;nanomaterialswithgasloading,maingoalisAHEstable,homeuse<10kWt).
francesco � 11/24/16 14:24Formattato: Inglese (Stati Uniti)
15 OtherLENROrganizationsintheUnitedStates.
Universities:
1.MIT(commentbyF.C.:keypeopleProf.PeterHagelstein,winnerofE.O.LawrenceAward)
2.UniversityofMissouri(SKINR)
3.TexasTechUniversity(CEES)
4.TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.
IndipendentInstitutions/groups
5 ColdFusionNow
6 EnergyInstitute
7 LENRIACorporation
8 NewEnergyFoundation
9 NewEnergyInstitute
16 USAGovernment:
a) NationalScienceFoundation(NSF),
b) DepartmentofEnergy(DoE);
c) DepartmentofDefense(DoD);
d) DepartmentofCommerce
e) EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)
17 ActivityinEurope
TheactivityinEurope,atthemoment,ishighly“scattered”amongseveralindependentgroups.
Some have real breaktrough ideas/experiments, at laboratory level. Some activities also in:
Switzerland(NicolasChauvin);Germany-Polandcollaboration(ArminHukeandCollaborators);
Ukraina (V. Vistosky), focused mainly on biological transmutation. Sadly, the Russian
Colleagues (historically extremely active, over 90 Res.) didn’t join the ICCF20 Conference
becauseofseverebudgetlimitations.RecentlyAarhusUniv.,Denmark,startedstudies.
18 Italy.
HistoricallyItalywasoneofthemostactivecountries,afterJapanandUSA.
From some years, sadly, happened a “heavy opposition to any kind of LENR studies” by some of the
decisionmakersatscientificlevel(Directorand/orPresidentofInstitutes).Scientificdocumentshaveeven
beendestroyed,inaspecificLaboratory,including“LogBook”,chemicalreagentsandancillaryinstruments.
Luckily,severalPoliticians, independently fromtheirpoliticalgroupaffiliations,havebecomemoreopen-
minded!E.G.:over8“Parliamentaryquestions”,promotingLENRactivities,werefiled(inthe last3years)
bothatLowerandHigherHouseofItalianParliament.
Toreinforceoneofthe“Parliamentaryquestions”,35official“reminders”werefiledinordertogetareply
fromtheMinistryofEducation/Researchinvolved.
19 Groups still now active (team leader, number of people involved, technical included, full
time=FT,part-time:PT),methodologiesandmainfieldofinterest,areasfollowing:
a) F. Celani (3FT, 10PT),Gov.Agency (INFN,butnobudget support) andPriv. Lab. Studied
mainlyConstantan(Cu55Ni44Mn1)thin/longwireswithsurfacesmodified(submicrometric)
andadditionofseveralchemicalelements(manlyFedopedbyK-Mndepositedonglassy
fibers)evenatnanometricsize,multilayergeometry.Gasloading(H2,D2)atlowpressures
(0.1-2bar)upto800°C.MainlylookingforAnomalousHeatExcess(AHE).Firstlydetected,
on May 2014, anomalous macroscopic voltage/current on a Constantan wire kept
unconnectedwithendsatthesametemperatures,onceitabsorbedH2,D2.
b) A. Carpinteri (4FT+6PT). Technical University of Turin. Looking to neutrons, charged
particleemissionandtransmutationduring fractureofmacroscopic (severalkg) samples
of iron-richnatural rocks (granite,basalt,magnetite): fracto-emissionphenomena.Hints
toexplainevenEarth/Oceansformationandcompositionvariationsattheirearlystages.
20 c) U.Abundo(1FT,11PT).Powdersofnickelandseveralalloys.Stimulationofthereactionby
external neutrons. Looking for AHE and direct conversion heatàcurrent at macroscopic
level (it remembersthe“β-raybattery”procedureofcurrentgenerationbyβ decay, i.e.90Sr,wellstabilishedinnicheapplications).
d) F. Cardone (1FT+10PT). GovernmentAgency (CNR, ENEA), ItalianArmy (E.I.), University,
privatelaboratoriesCavitationbyultrasoundsatwiderange(2-120kHz)andlocalizedhigh
power (up to 2 kW). Hints to produce AHE and “destroy”, by transmutation, industrial
waste(especiallyHg).
e) U.Mastromatteo (2FT,1PT).PrivateLaboratoryalsocollaboratingwithan International,
High-Tech, Company. Studies on powders, thin films and wires of Pd and Constantan.
Stimulation by current and laser. Gas loading (0.001-2bar), max operating temperature
500°C.GoalsareAHEandtransmutations.
21 f) PhDStudent(1PT)atTurinUniversity.Basicstudiesandcharacterizationofnanomaterial
preparationbyMeltSpinningandQuenchingProcedure(MSQP),followingtheinnovative
studiesofYoshiakiArata(OsakaUniv.Japan)usingPd-Zralloyatnano-sizeandDeuterium
gas (300°C).Arata firstlydetected (about2008)macroscopic transmutationofD2 to 4He.
TheapparatusforMSQPhasbeenoperative,sincealongtime,attheUniversityofTurin.
g) MCNI (Metallurgical Company in the North of Italy; 1FT, 2PT). Constantan wires with
surfacemodified.Highquality,andfullyautomatized,studiesoncorrelationbeteenAHE
andthe(fullyunexpected)spontaneousvoltage.PressureofH2orinertgases:0.01-1.5bar,
maxtemperatureatlowpressures=600°C.
h) V.Violantegroup(quitelarge),atthebestofmyknowledge,isnowcollaboratingwiththe
(largeandwellequipped/wealthy)groupofIndustrialHeatinUSA.
22 i) G.Vassallo(3PT).UniversityofPalermo.TheoreticalhypothesesonUltraDense
DeuteriumandLENRbasedontheZitterbewegungmodeloftheelectron.
j) Aboutnew,revolutionaryinsomeaspects,theoreticalmodelsofelectronstructure,there
areseveralstudiesperformedsince1994by“pioneers”F.SantandreaandP.L.Cirilli(both
workingatMinistryofIndustry“MinesLaboratory-Department”atthattime).Theoriginal
documents (in Italian language)wereofficiallydeposited/registeredat the “Department
of Information” of “Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri” (i.e. Prime Minister office).
Furtherworkisinprogress.
23 Swedish-Iceland-Norway
Main group is leadby Prof. LeifHolmlid atGothenburgUniversity (SE). They introduced the
ideaofclustersofUltraDenseDeuterium(socalledultra-denseRydbergmatter)usingproper
catalyst (FeXOydopedbyK,onPt-Ir“substrate”).Localdensityofclusters isupto10kg/cm3,
equivalent to a interatomic distance of about 2.3pm. Table-top high peak power Laser for
controlled stimulation. Some experimental results really intriguing and in agreement with
observationsmadebyotherResearchersusingdifferentmethodologiesorapproaches.
NB. All the Researchers, using FeXOy doped by K, were “inspired” by the
severalprocedures(mostofthemfullyreproducible)developedduring1920-
1945fromProff.Fischer-Tropsch(inGermany;laterWWIIinotherCountries)
toproducesyntetic liquidgasolinestartingfromC,H2,waterandironbased
catalyst.
24 France
Apart from the very useful systematic work by Mathieu Valat and his Collaborators to
debunk/improveexperimentsmadefromthirdparties(MartinFleischmannMemorialProject),
intheframeworkofLiveOpenScienceapproach,otheractiveResearchersare:
*J.P.Biberian(andCollaborators):nanomaterialsat“mean”(200-400°C)temperaturesandin-
deep analysis/reproduction/improvement of some historical experiments of the field (e.g.
Icarus-9test,madebyFleischmann-Ponsaround1998).
*J.Dufour(andCollaborators).HewasoneofthefirstResearchertointroduce,morethan15
yearsago,theideaofPicno-deuterium,i.e.ultradense.Someresults,aboutAHEdensity(W/g),
quiteimpressive.Furtherworksneededtoincreasereproducibilityoftheniceresultsobtained.
25 Oxy-hydrogen
• GasHHO,accordingtoacurrenttheory,isamixtureofmonatomicanddiatomichydrogen
and oxygens produced by a similar design of the electrolyser that splits water into its
variouscomponents.Effectsarefullyreproducible.
• Oxy hydrogen has a plethora of unusual characteristics that seem to defy current
chemistry.Ithasacoolflame(130°C),butindeeditisabletomeltsteel,brick,manyother
metalsorceramics.Inotherwords,althoughitsapparenttemperatureisjust130°C,itcan
meltelementswithfusiontemperaturesofover3000°C!!!
• One of the most active Researcher in Italy is Prof. Renato Burri (Perugia University).
Because of the STRANGE behaviour of HHO, there are several similarities with LENR
effects/problematics:wecollaboratetosolvesomecommonproblems.
26 CooperationPlan
Due to the innovative and revolutionarynatureof suchdiscovery, the cooperationplanhas to consider
alsothespecificinterest,botheconomicandstrategic,ofeachCountryinvolved.
Inmyopinion,atthemoment,thereare3possibilities:
1) CollaborationbetweenJapan-China-Indiabecauseofgeographicallocation.Mainfieldcouldbe
thetransmutationofevenradioactiveisotopes(atthemomentJapanisthemostadvanced,see
experimentsatMitsubishi)andAHEutilization.Tosuch3CountriesResearchersworldwide(e.g.
Italy,USA,….,)canbeaddedbecauseofbothpreviousfruitfulcollaborationsornew“offers”.
2) Extensionof the conceptof LiveOpenScience toALL the researches (atavoluntary/no-profit
basis)intheAHEfield,consideringthe,extremelyurgent,problemofClimateChangeduetothe
use of Carbon-based fuel (Carbon, Oil, Methane, LPG,…): in these days we got definitive
informationthatCO2concentrationintheatmospherewas>400ppMinyear2015.
3) Similarlytomethodologiesof2)butunderthesponsorshipofanew,specific,UNAgency.
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