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AtkinsRéalis Awarded Fusion Engineering Support Contract

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

AtkinsRéalis spearheads a world-leading fusion engineering consortium of companies and brings a decade of knowledge across multiple international programs to PPPL, which continues its pioneering program of developing solutions for the creation of fusion energy to fuel the next generation of electricity production.

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  • AtkinsRéalis spearheads a world-leading fusion engineering consortium of companies and brings a decade of knowledge across multiple international programs to PPPL, which continues its pioneering program of developing solutions for the creation of fusion energy to fuel the next generation of electricity production.
  • "This work represents a significant opportunity for AtkinsRéalis to contribute to a highly visible national and international priority program, bolstering the field of fusion research and implementation," said Joe St. Julian, President, Nuclear, AtkinsRéalis.
  • To support its work in the U.S., AtkinsRéalis will leverage its well-established European fusion capabilities and extensive collaboration with strategic partners such as the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), where an AtkinsRéalis led consortium are serving as the Engineering Delivery Partner for Tranche 1 of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) program.
  • The UK and the US have a long history of collaborative efforts in fusion energy research and development, including for example PPPL-UKAEA Fusion Fellowships, and recently announced a new strategic partnership to make fusion energy commercially viable.

Princeton NuEnergy Receives $4.375 Million From DOE-EERE Grant to Drive Advancements in Cathode Active Materials Manufacturing

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Friday, September 8, 2023

This prestigious grant underscores PNE's commitment to advancing the field of battery materials and technology, specifically focusing on advanced Cathode Active Materials (CAMs) manufacturing and enhancing manufacturing competitiveness through groundbreaking technological progress.

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  • This prestigious grant underscores PNE's commitment to advancing the field of battery materials and technology, specifically focusing on advanced Cathode Active Materials (CAMs) manufacturing and enhancing manufacturing competitiveness through groundbreaking technological progress.
  • This achievement marks a significant milestone for PNE as it represents their fourth award from DOE in recognition of their relentless pursuit of excellence in battery innovation.
  • PNE, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and Princeton University will collaborate closely to revolutionize advancements in Cathode Active Materials manufacturing.
  • For the official announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy, please visit the DOE's official website for more information.

Thea Energy Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Public-Private Partnership Award Through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy Program

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

PRINCETON, N.J., July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thea Energy Inc., formerly Princeton Stellarators, a fusion energy company advancing stellarator technology for commercialization, today announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the company for an award provided through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program and sponsored by the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program office to accelerate fusion energy development through public-private research partnerships.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thea Energy Inc., formerly Princeton Stellarators, a fusion energy company advancing stellarator technology for commercialization, today announced the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the company for an award provided through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program and sponsored by the Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program office to accelerate fusion energy development through public-private research partnerships.
  • Thea Energy will collaborate with the University of California San Diego in the newly funded project to develop a boron based renewable first wall capable of sufficient heat removal and tritium recovery from stellarator fusion devices.
  • Specifically, researchers will focus on a technique to make boron pebble rods that can be tested under power-plant-relevant conditions.
  • The awardees were selected via a competitive peer review process managed by the INFUSE leadership team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

Pulsar Fusion Enters Research Partnership with Princeton Satellite Systems to Apply Nuclear Fusion Propulsion to Future Space Travel

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

BLETCHLEY, England, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulsar Fusion, developers of clean space propulsion systems and services through fusion, has entered into a partnership with Princeton Satellite Systems (PSS) to apply machine learning to study data from the Princeton field-reverse configuration (PFRC-2) reactor to advance delivery of practical fusion propelled spacecraft that can make interstellar space travel practical.

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  • With fusion propulsion the solar system is realistically within grasp giving us the ability to travel meaningful distances in space within months and years - not in a lifetime.
  • The partnership will apply the most advanced machine learning technologies to analyze the behavior of super-hot fusion plasma in a rocket engine configuration.
  • We believe that fusion propulsion will be demonstrated in space decades before we can harness fusion for energy on Earth."
  • The company is the world leader in nuclear fusion propulsion making space engines that work today.

NT-Tao joins Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership run by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

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Monday, May 15, 2023

PRINCETON, N.J., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NT-Tao, the nuclear fusion energy company setting a new standard for the future of clean energy, today announced that it has joined Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership (E-ffiliates), a membership program administered by Princeton University's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NT-Tao , the nuclear fusion energy company setting a new standard for the future of clean energy, today announced that it has joined Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership (E-ffiliates), a membership program administered by Princeton University's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
  • As an E-ffiliates member, NT-Tao will have access to a community of energy and environmental experts at Princeton contributing to innovative strategies for accelerating the world toward its clean energy goals.
  • "NT-Tao looks forward to working closely with the Andlinger Center and other E-ffiliates members on new ideas and approaches for the clean energy transition."
  • The partnership with NT-Tao marks the first fusion company to join E-ffiliates, strengthening the research expertise of the Andlinger Center in the growing fusion energy sector.

Elektrofi Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointments of Greg DeFilippis as Chief Business Officer and Paulette Gangemi as Chief Human Resources Officer

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Elektrofi, a Boston-based biotechnology company focused on drug formulation and delivery innovations, today announced the appointment of pharmaceutical and medical device expert Greg DeFilippis as Chief Business Officer. Mr. DeFilippis previously served as Senior Vice President, CBO of Halozyme and as CBO at Elektrofi will support business development, collaborations and corporate strategy in the company’s new phase of growth.

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  • Elektrofi also announced that it has appointed Paulette Gangemi as Chief Human Resources Officer.
  • Ms. Gangemi will leverage her vast knowledge of Human Resources and leading company-wide transformations in her new role.
  • Ms. Gangemi joins Elektrofi with 20 years of experience leading Human Resources teams in the high-science biopharmaceutical and energy industries.
  • Ms. Gangemi added, “Elektrofi has built an incredible team of biologics and drug delivery experts.

NVIDIA Omniverse Opens Portals for Scientists to Explore Our Universe

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Monday, November 14, 2022

NVIDIA also introduced fully real-time scientific and industrial digital twins for the high performance computing community, enabled by NVIDIA OVX , a computing system designed to power large-scale Omniverse digital twins, and Omniverse Cloud , a software- and infrastructure-as-a-service offering.

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  • NVIDIA also introduced fully real-time scientific and industrial digital twins for the high performance computing community, enabled by NVIDIA OVX , a computing system designed to power large-scale Omniverse digital twins, and Omniverse Cloud , a software- and infrastructure-as-a-service offering.
  • NVIDIA customers such as Argonne National Laboratory, Lockheed Martin and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are already seeing benefits of Omniverse for HPC workloads.
  • Omniverse homogenizes such complex workflows, retains the expertise of established tools and opens the opportunity for entirely new workflows, including building digital twins.
  • These new features are now supported in NVIDIA Omniverse, available for developers and enterprises .

DIII-D National Fusion Facility Adds Capability to Rapidly Test Key Fusion Science

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Called a Toroidal Field Reversing Switch (TFRS), this quick-change function is unique to DIII-D and illustrates the facilitys value and flexibility for fusion science.

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  • Called a Toroidal Field Reversing Switch (TFRS), this quick-change function is unique to DIII-D and illustrates the facilitys value and flexibility for fusion science.
  • DIII-D is the largest magnetic fusion research user facility in the United States and is operated by General Atomics for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
  • The heart of the facility is a tokamak that uses powerful electromagnets to produce a toroidal (doughnut-shaped) magnetic bottle for confining a fusion plasma.
  • DIII-D is the largest magnetic fusion research facility in the U.S. and has been the site of numerous pioneering contributions to the development of fusion energy science.

General Fusion receives two funding awards from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance its Magnetized Target Fusion technology

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has selected General Fusion for two new funding awards through the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program.

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  • OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has selected General Fusion for two new funding awards through the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program.
  • The awards will advance Magnetized Target Fusion technology for use in commercial fusion power plants through collaboration with the Savannah River National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
  • General Fusion is pleased to continue its collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate our technology development with the complementary advanced capabilities of the U.S. national labs, said Greg Twinney, CEO, General Fusion.
  • We are completing an aggressive development plan to deliver economical carbon-free fusion energy with our proprietary Magnetized Target Fusion technology by the 2030s.

General Atomics Names Dr. Wayne Solomon as Vice President for Magnetic Fusion Energy Division

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

San Diego, CA, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Atomics (GA) has named Dr. Wayne Solomon as Vice President for its Magnetic Fusion Energy (MFE) Division, effective immediately.

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  • San Diego, CA, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Atomics (GA) has named Dr. Wayne Solomon as Vice President for its Magnetic Fusion Energy (MFE) Division, effective immediately.
  • I want to congratulate Wayne on his promotion to the role of Vice President for the MFE Division, said Dr. Anantha Krishnan, Senior Vice President for the General Atomics Energy Group.
  • GAs outgoing Vice President for MFE, Dr. Tony Taylor, will continue to contribute to GAs MFE Division as a Fellow.
  • DIII-D is the largest magnetic fusion research facility in the U.S. and has been the site of numerous pioneering contributions to the development of fusion energy science.