Oct 2024 | Research Library, Posters, Edge Control, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Modeling, Plasma Research, Simulation, Theory
October 2024 | A. Necas | APS DPP 2024 | Poster
The poster presents a self-consistent edge model of neutral beam heated high-beta plasmas, focusing on the interaction between fast ions and halo plasmas, with results showing how diffusion and charge exchange processes impact energy flow and plasma confinement.
Oct 2024 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fueling, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research
October 2024 | G. Koumarianou | APS DPP 2024 | Poster
TAE Technologies’ C-2W device successfully uses cryogenic pellet injection to efficiently fuel advanced beam-driven FRC plasmas, showing promise for future plasma fueling systems in the upcoming Copernicus device.
Oct 2024 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fast Particles, Fueling, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Plasma Research, Theory
October 2024 | E. Granstedt | APS DPP 2024 | Poster
This paper explores the theory, control, and effects of fast ion axial bounce modes in TAE Technologies’ C-2W device, demonstrating how these resonant modes influence fast ion behavior and offering strategies for mitigating their impact through beam energy distribution.
Oct 2024 | Research Library, Posters, Experiment, Fusion Energy, Fusion Research, Fusion Science, Fusion Technology, Instabilities, Plasma Research
October 2024 | B. Sporer | APS DPP 2024 | Poster
In TAE’s C-2W machine*, a high-beta field-reversed configuration (FRC) is sustained within a magnetic mirror. Various mechanisms can cause rapid (<1 ms) collapse of the high-beta FRC state into a lower-beta mirror state, herein referred to as a plasma disruption.
Oct 2024 | Highlights
The latest release in our “Fusion Future” poster series is here!“The Path to Fusion Power” is inspired by TAE’s vision for compact, aneutronic fusion power plants fueled with hydrogen-boron. Hydrogen-boron is the safest possible fuel for fusion, with zero carbon...
Sep 2024 | Highlights
TAE had the pleasure of hosting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at our California headquarters.Thank you to Harriet Kung, the Acting Director of the Office of Science, and JP Allain, the DOE’s Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences, for joining us on a tour...
Sep 2024 | Highlights
Imagine a world without pollution, extraction and scarcity – a world powered by good, clean energy. A world in which reliable fusion power complements wind and solar, providing unlimited on-demand electricity. That’s what TAE has been working toward since 1998. We’re...
Sep 2024 | Highlights
When TAE began, our founding team imagined a future with carbon-free, on-demand electricity from the cleanest and safest approach to fusion power. Today, we’re building our 6th fusion research reactor to demonstrate the viability of net energy with our unique approach...
Aug 2024 | Highlights
Congratulations to the TAE team and all of our collaborators on our new publication in Nuclear Fusion! TAE’s fifth-generation fusion machine, Norman, has further improved plasma performance across the key elements of a fusion reaction, including extended...
Aug 2024 | Highlights
Today we’re celebrating what would have been the 99th birthday of our late technology co-founder, Dr. Norman Rostoker A renowned fusion innovator, mentor and friend, Rostoker was instrumental in shaping TAE as we know it today. From our compact linear device, to our...
