Experimental results published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications prove TAE’s streamlined approach to form and optimize plasma in its Norm machine increases efficiency, significantly reduces complexity and cost, and accelerates the company’s path to net energy and commercial fusion power.
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) and TAE Technologies signed a memorandum to explore using TAE’s fusion technology for emissions-free power and heat in Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities. The partnership aims to integrate fusion energy with Occidental’s clean energy sources for DAC operations.
As fusion developers around the world race to commercialize fusion energy, TAE Technologies has pioneered the pursuit of the cleanest and most economical path to providing electricity with hydrogen-boron (also known as p-B11 or p11B), an abundant, environmentally sound fuel. Today the company is announcing, in collaboration with Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS), a noteworthy research advancement: the first-ever hydrogen-boron fusion experiments in a magnetically confined fusion plasma.
Commercial fusion energy has been making headlines since scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved what many have said was impossible: a fusion experiment that created a net energy gain.
China and the U.S. are in a race to create the first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy. “Whoever has essentially abundant limitless energy … can impact everything you think of,” said TAE Technologies CEO Michl Binderbauer.
Large, state-sponsored efforts and private startups are reporting breakthroughs that many in the industry now think will lead to viable fusion energy. And in developing such fusion power plants, we are creating new technologies and solutions that can reach far beyond the task of energy generation.
Hoping to ride the green-energy wave to a carbon-free future, energy companies are taking fusion from the lab to the grid—and promise to do so with machines that are far smaller and cheaper than previous iterations, based on the use of technologies and materials not available in the past, and often, on simpler designs.
Commercial fusion energy has been making headlines since scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved what many have said was impossible: a fusion experiment that created a net energy gain.
The move allows the parent company to focus on its fusion, and the new entity to focus on its battery technology for vehicles and renewable storage facilities.
Experimental results published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications prove TAE’s streamlined approach to form and optimize plasma in its Norm machine increases efficiency, significantly reduces complexity and cost, and accelerates the company’s path to net energy and commercial fusion power.
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) and TAE Technologies signed a memorandum to explore using TAE’s fusion technology for emissions-free power and heat in Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities. The partnership aims to integrate fusion energy with Occidental’s clean energy sources for DAC operations.
Earning the BioTech Breakthrough Award for Oncology Innovation of the Year validates the progress TAE Life Sciences has made in readying its Alphabeam BNCT system for clinical trials worldwide
North Carolina has enacted landmark energy legislation that recognizes fusion technology’s safety and environmental benefits. Senate Bill 678 demonstrates the state’s commitment to investing in fusion as a new clean electricity source that can be an important part of the state’s energy mix.
Assembly Bill 1172 supports California’s fusion energy industry by recognizing this cutting-edge technology’s safety and environmental benefits while setting the stage for the state’s future regulatory framework.
New TAE fusion research alert!
Fusion Science & Technology has published two articles that highlight the tremendous progress we’ve made through collaborations with the US Department of Energy, national labs, and public universities:
“How the Exascale Computing Project and Private Magnetic Fusion Research Stimulated Each Other” details TAE’s work with the US DOE’s Exascale Computing Project since 2016. With access to these world-class supercomputers and software, the TAE team created high-fidelity simulations of FRC plasmas that helped improve plasma confinement and improved the ECP’s computational toolset.
That means this research – alongside related simulation work with our partners at the University of California, Irvine – advances TAE’s approach to fusion while delivering insights and benefit for the industry at large
Dig into the results of this research.
“Advancing Fusion Research and Development at TAE Technologies Through INFUSE Program” captures six years of R&D collaboration with support from the US DOE’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program.
This long history of collaboration with INFUSE has led to better FRC plasma stability and control, innovative heating schemes, and breakthrough insight into plasma-material interactions – all of which advance progress towards a commercially viable fusion power plant
Catch up on TAE’s work with the US DOE and INFUSE.
We believe the path to commercial fusion power will be built by the collective effort of the private sector and public fusion R&D. Today we’re celebrating the accomplishments of our team and our collaborators, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; Rochester University; Sandia National Laboratories; and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, among many others.
Together, we’ll continue to drive innovation and accelerate progress toward grid-ready hydrogen-boron fusion power
Visit: Research library
TAE VPs of R&D, Mike Meekins and Rich Magee, led a tour of our facilities, including a closer look at our TAE Beams lab and our fifth-generation National Laboratory-scale fusion research machine. They were joined by HM Consul General Paul Rennie OBE; UKAEA Deputy CEO Tim Bestwick; UKAEA Head of Business Development Rajeev Deshprabhu; UK DESNZ Head of International Fusion Christopher Russo; UK DESNZ Fusion Energy Sector and Investment Lead James Jopling; UK DBT Senior Sector Manager Sabiha Padhani; and UK DBT Trade and Investment Officer Ari Wigder.
What compels someone to embark on the unknown? To stand on the precipice of that which has never been done before — that which some would say couldn’t be achieved? At TAE, we’re compelled by the possibility of delivering a carbon-free power source that would revolutionize energy access around the world. We have a vision for a future with safe, abundant, hydrogen-boron fusion, and we’re daring to climb this clean energy Everest to create a better tomorrow. Reaching the summit will be a challenge of perseverance, vision and determination, but at TAE we believe a goal is only impossible until it’s accomplished.
TAE Poster Series: Power Possibilities
‘Tis the season and we got you a little gift …
A new, printable edition of our “Nature Serving Nature” poster is now available for download!
TAE’s poster series is all about exploring what could be achieved with abundant, inexpensive, and nearly limitless aneutronic fusion energy. From protecting our environment to preserving the pristine snow on our mountains, TAE’s mission is to build a greener tomorrow powered by the cleanest fusion technology.
Our preferred fuel choice, hydrogen-boron, is a sustainable option that’s derived from the world around us – offering a path to abundant, carbon-free power that can preserve the natural world
Our latest ‘Fusion Future’ poster has landed!
This edition captures our vision of how abundant, carbon-free fusion power could fuel a greener economy. With advancements in hydrogen-boron fusion, we’re not just creating clean energy; we’re paving the way for thriving supply chains, high-quality jobs, and an entirely new approach to driving global industries.