Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Post

New 6-month update from Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems: We've built more than half of our toroidal field (TF) pancakes, the flat parts we stack into full electromagnets. Check the video for Bob's take on selecting a site in Virginia for our first fusion power plant, ARC, and also for a look at some new hardware, like the SPARC cryostat base that's en route and a welding robot for magnet cases. #FusionEnergy https://lnkd.in/g3GdfF4J

It’s all systems go at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. In just the last six months, we have: ✔️ Doubled the build rate on our toroidal field (TF) and poloidal field (PF) magnet manufacturing lines, and finished manufacturing our Central Solenoid Model Coil (CSMC). ✔️ Surpassed 800 employees, becoming one of the world’s largest fusion organizations. ✔️ Signed our Milestone Agreement with DOE to validate our path toward operating a fusion power plant. We’re still in the early chapters, but it's getting more and more engrossing. In the next six months, we’ll keep building SPARC and plan to announce the site for the first ARC fusion power plant. Let’s get it done. #FusionEnergy #EnergyTransition

🎉 Exciting progress from Burnaby, BC's General Fusion! They've validated a groundbreaking simulation code in a peer-reviewed paper, advancing their Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) commercial power plant design. 🌐 This proprietary code allows rapid modeling of their unique liquid metal liner, crucial for achieving fusion energy 🚀General Fusion's Integrated System Model (ISM) enables swift testing of different designs, accelerating their path towards a practical and economical fusion power plant. 🌠With the goal of commercial fusion energy by the early to mid-2030s, General Fusion continues to innovate at an unprecedented pace. #FusionEnergy #Innovation #GeneralFusion

In our blog last week entitled “The Elephant in the Fusion Room is…When?”, we explored the question of “When will fusion provide power to the grid?” In response to a question from one of our subscribers, let’s look further into this subject. In this article, we will define what it means when we ask, “When will fusion provide power to the grid?”, as well as explore some common misconceptions regarding the development of #fusionenergy and the extent to which these confuse (rather than clarify) the timeline for “When will fusion provide power to the grid.” https://lnkd.in/gQ8Q7eUd

🚀 Unlocking the Future of Fusion Energy: A Novel Hybrid Approach 🌟 In the relentless pursuit of sustainable energy, fusion technology stands as a beacon of hope. Yet, achieving practical and efficient fusion energy has remained elusive—until now. I'm excited to share my latest exploration into a groundbreaking approach: Combining Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) and Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF). 🔍 Why This Matters: Integrating IEC and MTF leverages the best of both worlds—IEC's simplicity and compactness, and MTF's ability to achieve extreme conditions necessary for fusion. This hybrid method holds the potential to overcome key challenges in fusion energy production: Complexity of Integration: We delve into the intricate engineering needed to synchronize electrostatic and magnetic systems for enhanced fusion conditions. Energy Efficiency: Our approach focuses on designing a system where the energy input for confinement and compression is minimized, while the energy output is maximized—crucial for sustainable energy production. Material Innovation: Discover how advancements in material science and cooling systems are key to overcoming durability issues, ensuring resilience against the high-energy environment inside a fusion reactor. 🌍 Real-World Applications: - Sustainable Power Generation: Imagine a future where compact fusion reactors provide clean, limitless energy to power cities and industries. - Space Exploration: Fusion propulsion systems could revolutionize space travel, making interplanetary missions faster and more feasible. - Industrial Innovation: The potential for fusion-driven processes in hydrogen production, desalination, and materials manufacturing could spur a new wave of industrial advancements. The integration of IEC and MTF is not just a theoretical exploration—it's a tangible step towards the fusion-powered future we envision. I invite you to read my article to dive deeper into the technical aspects and explore how this hybrid approach can redefine what's possible in fusion technology. Let's spark a conversation about the future of energy and how we can collaboratively work towards making fusion a reality. Your insights and thoughts would be invaluable as we navigate this exciting frontier together! 🔗 Read the full article here #FusionEnergy #Innovation #SustainableEnergy #CleanTech #FutureOfEnergy #IEC #MTF

🚀 Transforming the Future of Energy with Fusion Power 🌍 General Fusion is on a mission to revolutionize the world’s energy supply by delivering zero-carbon fusion power to the grid by the early to mid-2030s. Their innovative approach, centered on Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology, promises to harness clean electricity from fusion reactions. Recently, General Fusion faced several challenges: 1️⃣ Complex Multiphysics Problems 2️⃣ Simulation Debugging 3️⃣ Material Data Limitations Through collaboration with SimuTech Group - Ansys Apex Partner they were able to overcome these hurdles and significantly advance their fusion technology⚡Together, we’re driving the future of energy! 💡 Learn more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/gpH-TAMh #ansys #simulationengineering #cleanenergy

Direct Energy Conversion. Aneutronic fusion. Let's consider the following configuration: 1.Large superconducting inductive energy storage (low temperature superconductors have cost 10 kA/m max, high temperature 50-100 kA/m) 2. Many medium size water electrolysers with high current thyrostors 3. Toroidal screw pinch fusion reactor (pulse reactor using both - toroidal and poloiadal currents simultaneously) with very strong 20 Tesla high inductance magnets. Let's say that we conduct in reactor the certain type of aneutronic fusion. How should that work? Initialy thank to time dependent magnetic field plasma will squeeze (pinch) and energy will flow from energy storage to the magnets. But after ignition of reaction plasma will expand against magnetic field thus inducing current in magnets. And energy will flow back to energy storage. Excess energy will dissipated by water electrolysers including in power supply circuits. When needed they are connected in series and when needed in parallel. Excess energy we will get in the form of hydrogen. https://lnkd.in/dVAKJpqv

“Fusion is such an integrated, multidisciplinary problem, so you have to take it piecewise,” said Cami Collins, interim head of the Burning Plasma Foundations Section in the Fusion Energy Division at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. “The way that the U.S. fusion program is structured, it’s really hard to build just one single facility that’s going to do it all, so we’re approaching this by building individual facilities that tackle different systems of the fusion pilot plant.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward https://lnkd.in/eDfkrviy

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"The energy added by the fusion reactions generates a surge in magnetic force, which pushes back on the reactor’s magnets. This extra magnetic force is then converted directly into electricity. If everything works as intended, Helion’s reactor will generate more electricity from that magnetic burst than it needed to power the magnets in the first place. And because the system harvests electricity from magnets instead of generating steam to spin a turbine, it should be more efficient, lowering the bar to break even." https://lnkd.in/dgaTGGdf