Proxima fusionA two -year German nuclear nuclear fusion startup has published plans for a work fusion power plant in a newspaper evaluated by peers, in what is presented as a change of steps in the race to generate unlimited energy.
Today’s nuclear fission reactors create radioactive waste, while nuclear merger releases large amounts of energy, with zero carbon emissions and only minimal radiation.
The so-called Tokamaks and Stellarators are types of fusion reactors that use electromagnets to contain fusion plasma. Tokamaks rely on external magnets and a plasma current But are known for instability. The stellar, on the other hand, use only external magnets which, in theory, allow better stability and continuous functioning.
However, according to Dr. Francesco Sciortino, the co-founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion, the design of the proxima evaluation fusion power plant is the first concept of peer fusion power plant which demonstrates that it can operate reliably And continue, without the instabilities and the disturbances observed in Tokamaks and other approaches.
Published in “Fusion Engineering and Design”, Proxima has chosen to publicly share its results to support Open-Source science.
“Our American friends can see it. Our Chinese friends can see it. Our statement is that we can execute more quickly than anyone, and we do by creating a framework for integrated physics, engineering and economy. We are therefore no longer a scientific project, “said Sciortino to Techcrunch for a call.
“We started as a group of founders saying that it will take us two years to go to the Stellaris design … We finished after a year. So we accelerated for a year, “he added.
Founded two years ago, Proxima raised $ 35 million in funding from the European Union and the German government, as well as 30 million dollars on venture capital. The company aims to build a fully operational merger reactor by 2031.
Its competitors include Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which is supported by Bill Gates’s Venture Fund Breadthrough Energy Ventures.
Ian Hogarth, partner of Plural, one of Proxima Fusion’s first investors, added in a press release: “When Proxima started her trip, the founders said:” It is possible, we will prove it to you. “And they did it. Stellaris positions the Qi-HTS stellar as the main technology of the world race towards commercial merger.”
