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Our original hydrogen-boron fusion R&D has already sparked two spin-off innovations that support our mission for a cleaner, healthier future:

Biologically targeted radiation therapy for the most difficult-to-treat cancers, via TAE Life Sciences

Smarter, more efficient power management systems for our electrified future with TAE Power Solutions

“We don’t see these as side projects,” TAE Power Solutions’ Chief Strategy Officer Lu-Fong Chua told The Guardian. “We see these as byproducts that have very high intrinsic value on their own for problems and challenges beyond energy generation.”

Read more: Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before.

When brilliant minds come together, high energy results aren’t far behind.

For the 6th year in a row, TAE Technologies has won an INFUSE award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for innovative fusion research conducted in partnership with a DOE National Lab.

This year’s grant goes to TAE’s Director of Computational Sciences Sean Dettrick, who will partner with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to validate TAE’s FRC approach to plasma formation and its impact on improving power plant operations.

This research will not only accelerate TAE’s goal of bringing hydrogen-boron fusion to the grid, but it will also help equip the fusion industry with essential insights for future commercialization. Congratulations to Sean and the teams at TAE and PPPL!

Learn more about their award-winning research project.

Step inside TAE’s fusion research lab!

From our control room to our accelerator beams, get a closer look at how we run our state-of-the-art fusion research reactor, Norman.

Named after our late technology co-founder Dr. Norman Rostoker, Norman stands 22 feet tall by 80 feet long, and conducts 1,000 fusion experiments monthly. Learn more:

We are proud to announce that TAE has been chosen as the first private fusion energy company to partner with ITER Organization, the world’s largest fusion experiment. Together, we will work to advance the development of fusion power and a well-trained workforce.

We recently had the pleasure of hosting ITER Director General Pietro Barabaschi at TAE’s California HQ to tour our original fusion prototype and current fifth-generation National Laboratory-scale machine, Norman.

We look forward to a fruitful collaboration for a cleaner, brighter future

[Photo caption: L to R: TAE Chief Technology Officer Artem Smirnov; ITER Director General Pietro Barabaschi; TAE SVP Fusion Science Sergei Putvinski; TAE CEO Michl Binderbauer and TAE VP R&D Mike Meekins]

Did you know that #fusion is the process that powers the Sun and other stars? Fusion #energy is environmentally friendly, safe, and capable of sustaining the planet for thousands of years.

NAMIC Singapore had the opportunity to visit TAE Technologies, Inc at its #California premises and witnessed their latest generation #aneutronic fusion platform. Named after the late co-founder and pioneer, Dr Norman Rostoker, who founded the company in 1998 as a spin-off from University of California Irvine, the platform combines TAE’s proprietary power management technology and advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma for compact and efficient operations.

Under development, the Copernicus is their 6th generation fusion platform and will be another major step in the world of fusion power. #AdditiveManufacturing will play a major role, using Copper-based and refractory metal alloys for the fabrication of unibody parts with complex geometries and optimised performance, enabling successful fusion plasma sustainment.

TAE Technologies has two other units, TAE Power Solutions and TAE Life Sciences, derived from their fusion technology. TAE Life Sciences has developed a Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) system, based on TAE’s expertise on particle accelerators from the fusion platform. This non-invasive, biologically targeted particle therapy uses precise neutron beams to help in cancer therapy and is currently undergoing patient trials. TAE Power Solutions focuses on power management systems developed on the C-2W/Norman reactor for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure and energy storage markets.

We are excited to witness first-hand the advancement in fusion technology. The prospect of #clean energy enabled by fusion technology will hopefully lead to humanity’s first truly sustainable energy source.

Stay tuned!

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