Advances of QHE R&D at Tohoku University (MIKAMINE Base, Clean Planet Inc.)
Joint Research Department, Phase IDates
Research Stages

2015/04 - 2016/03

2016/04 - 2017/03

Joint Research Department, Phase II

2017/04 - 2018/03

2018/04 - 2019/03

2019/04 - 2020/03

2020/04 - 2021/03

2021/04 - 2022/03
PTM clarifies that current

No doubt about nuclear

Confirmation of heat generation Search for materials producing

Radiation thermometers improve Devising and demonstrating new Confirmation of exothermictransmutation, but not surewith hydrogenheat with high reproducibility.

the accuracy of much-criticizedmethods for large heat

energy when inert gases such as thermal measurement methods

results confirm that the same

about heat generation.

⇒ Practical applications

For practical use, need tothermal measurements; moregeneration including theHe and Ar are used.

level of heat generation ispossible?

enlarge the material forconvincing for academia.

permeation model. Start ofoccurring, further improving

verification experiment withreliability of heat measurement.

increased heat.

do not have significant errors.

Comments

2022/04 - 2023/03
Optical spectrum measurement

optical spectra.
Main Research Topics - NEDO project started in Oct.

- Heat generation confirmed by- NEDO project ended in Oct.

- Unit #1/#2 and radiation- Permeation model developed.

2015.

NEDO project.

2017 ⇒ Heat technology

thermometers introduced ⇒- Optical spectrum experiments times higher heat generation per contamination of the equipment started (AES device also

- Mizuno Method reproduction- Successful reproduction ofacquired and heat generation

heat measurement accuracy

started ⇒ improvedarea.

due to heat insulation materials; integrated) ⇒ search of material

experiment started (for CP

Mizuno experiment.

with hydrogen confirmed.

improved.

understanding of heat

- PTM phenomenon discovered

the importance of nopatent).

- Thin-film heating method (now - Current QHE method- 100W model developed.

generating mechanism and more in June 2020.

contamination in the equipment generation.

QHE Method) invented and its

experiment started combining- KAZAMA model (experiments

accurate thermal measurement. - KAZAMA experiment started

reaffirmed.

- Research of correlationequipment developed.

Mitsubishi and NEDO.

on extraction of excess heat

- Introduction of magnetronand confirmed that generated- Charged particle emission ⇒between heat generation and- Mitsubishi transmutation- Permeation model developed.

energy by He gas) developed.

sputtering equipment

heat (up to 200W) can be

possibility of direct power

oxygen ⇒ reaction products?

- Mitsubishi transmutation

extracted with He.

generation

JP2020-064227（AES）

JP2021-009154

JP2022-084169（Potentiometric Total

JP2022-528184（Priority）

generation device）

experiment started.

- Permeation model achieved 10 - AES model developed ⇒- Screening chamber method

composition for high heat

experiments completed

Patents

JP2015-243890

JP2016-193515

JP2017-117917（basic patent） JP2018-232054（KAZAMA）

JP2019-105514(Only those filed in Japan;（JP6066143）（JP6149996）（JP6548102）（JP6696096）

first application numbers.
Numbers in parentheses are
the granted patents.）

Academic presentationsICCF19 (Apr. 2015)
JCF16 (Dec. 2015)（JP7114108）

JP2016-189963

JP2020-513657(Permeation）(PTM)（JP6448074）（JP6749035）（JP7187093）

JCF21 (Dec. 2020)

International: 38

ICCF20 in Sendai (Oct. 2016;

12th IWAHLM (Jun. 2017; NEDO ICCF21 (Jun. 2018; NEDO

ICCF22 (Sept. 2019;

ICCF23 (Jun. 2021)

ICCF24 (Jul. 2022)

Refereed papers: 18

Co-chaired by Kasagi andproject presentation)

project presentation)

Presentation of QHE Method)

JCF22 (Mar. 2022)

IWAHLM15 (Sept. 2022)(first-author papers:Iwamura; Sponsored by CP)

JCF19 (Nov. 2018)

JCF20 (Dec. 2019)

Vebleo Webinar on Energy

RNBE2022 (Nov. 2022)

9)

JCF17 (Mar. 2017)

MIT Research Group (Mar. 2019;

Materials and Technology (Dec. JCF24 (Mar. 2023)

Published articles: 5

First presentation of QHE2021)

Ranked as Top3%Method)
PR Events

author at Tohoku U.

Chubu Atomic Energy

Article in "Electrical Review"

Article in "Parity"

Elsevier's book "Cold Fusion"

Talk at Tohoku University Green Talk at Tokyo Institute ofCommission

Atomic Energy Society of Japan

Book of Engine Engineering

published (Jan. 2021)

Seeds Lounge (Yoshino andTechnology (Jun. 2022)

Talk and Interview at Tohoku

Iwamura; Jun. 2021)

Visit of Minister Kobayashi (Jun.

University Startup Incubation

Vebleo Fellow (Dec. 2021)

2022)

Center (Yoshino and Iwamura;

Talk at Japan Planning InstituteJan. 2021)(Jun. 2022)

NHK program (Dec. 2020)

Article in "R&D Leader" (Sept.
2022)
Talk at Technology Information
Center (Dec. 2022)

Members

Events at Clean Planet

Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi

Granted in Japan: 8

Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi

Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi, Sato

Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi, Sato,

Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi,Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi,Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi,Saito

Murakami, Saito

Murakami, Saito, Shibasaki

Takahashi, Yamauchi, Shibasaki Takahashi, Yamauchi, Shibasaki

Iwamura, Itoh, Kasagi,

Capital Alliance with Mitsubishi Start of Kawasaki Base (Oct.

Start of Joint Development with

Capital Alliance with Mitsubishi

Estate (Jan. 2019)

Miura (Sept. 2021)

Corporation (Jul. 2022)2020)