Le gouvernement français récompense 6 projets de réacteurs nucléaires innovants - dont la startup Renaissance Fusion, qui développe un réacteur compact « stellarator » à fusion nucléaire de 1 GWe. Félicitations! #fusionenergy@renfusion@gouvernementfr https://t.co/OFJkbSFmts
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There are a few notable stellarator companies today, and they all compete on making magnet geometries simpler:
@renfusion, raised ~$20m and creates magnets first depositing layers of superconducting material on cylindrical sections, then cutting them to define the twists
@formbar Very informative plot, as always, @formbar!
Thanks to HTS, stellarator startups aim at 3-4x higher magnetic fields B, out of scale in this plot 😉
At @renfusion, we also aim at much lower aspect ratio A (much fatter symbols).
High B and low A will boost confinement, per ISS04
Great turnout for the inaugural FusionXInvest in London!
We had a great introduction to #fusionenergy and the investment proposition from Phil Larochelle of @Breakthrough.
We're also here to discuss the timescale to commercialisation with fusion companies.
We closed a Seed round of 15 M€ led by @lowercarbon with @NorrskenVC Positron Ventures, @hardware_club and other #VC's.
Our technologies will make stellarator #fusionenergy power plants a reality in the early 2030s.
Check the story on @Siftedeu at 👇
https://t.co/UEQnGqJDKY
@bananelectrons@unitusviterbo @martinkupp @formbar Thanks for the detailed thread about our coauthored paper.
Yes, #fusionenergy power-plants can be very efficient, especially stellarators (high availability, no current drive, low power recirculation) with hot liquid metal walls facing the plasma!
I've got the great one from @unitusviterbo and @renfusion (stellarator approach):
An optimized power conversion system for a stellarator-based nuclear fusion power plant
#FusionEnergy @martinkupp @formbar