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Excited to share my recent experience on the Insiders Guide To Energy podcast, where I had the pleasure of discussing the future of fusion energy alongside David Cohen-Tanugi with Chris Sass and Jeff McAulay on Insider's Guide to Energy ! This conversation was a lot of fun to record, but we touched on a number of really important topics - and it was just great to air some of the discussions David and I have had offline as well. Fusion holds immense opportunities, not just for established players but also for new entrants with fresh ideas. We need inbound open innovation to propel fusion forward. At the same time, investing in fusion will create spin-off opportunities, helping the sector gain near-term relevance while we work towards its long-term revolutionary potential. Some companies might find that their real value lies in areas they hadn’t initially considered. In the discussion, I used a "Mission to Mars" analogy for fusion, hypothesising that while some players plan to go all the way to Mars, others may pivot on the way there, and become the best at building and launching satellites. Both routes would be examples of successful innovation. At Kyoto Fusioneering, we're focused on developing technologies for the burgeoning fusion industry. The challenges in fusion are vast, and there are many as yet untapped problems that are ripe for innovation and investment. It’s an exciting time to be in the fusion industry, and I’m always humbled to be part of these conversations. Tune in to hear more, and let me know what you think! 🎧 #FusionEnergy #IGTE #Innovation #CleanEnergy #KyotoFusioneering #MIT #EnergyFuture

Thrilled to have been part of this insightful conversation on the future of fusion energy on the Insider's Guide to Energy podcast. 🚀 #FusionEnergy has a long way to go before it (possibly) becomes a mainstream and economical source of power ; many scientific, engineering, and economic challenges lie on the road ahead, including materials. But what is clear is that if fusion power is ever to supply a meaningful portion of the world’s energy, this industry will also need a much more robust supply chain. Where, then, are the biggest gaps and opportunities for delivering valuable goods & services to fusion power plant companies? If you happen to believe that fusion will inevitably grow into a mature industry, what should you work on now to secure an early foothold in this field? In this podcast episode, Richard Pearson and I teamed up to explore this fascinating question. 👀 And next time, I'll be sure to use a higher-quality USB microphone :-) #CleanEnergy #FusionEnergy #Innovation #Entrepreneurship

The sun has virtually limitless free energy. Can we build a sun on earth? Can we bottle a star on earth and extract virtually unlimited energy? The answer might be nuclear fusion technology! Scientists are still developing the technology, they can produce the fusion, but it costs more energy to run the experiment than the energy produced during the fusion. It has a long way to go before it is commercially viable, and maybe it never will be! Companies are already gambling on this high risk/high benefit energy resource. The pay-off is unlimited 24/7 clean energy for the public. Unlimited energy at no expense to the environment! The challenges are to: -         Create a self-sustained fusion reaction, -         Confine the plasma with magnetic fields to protect the reactor walls from overheating and material degradation, -         Build a scalable product that can be mass produced, cost-effectively, -         Like any other hardware startups, it needs massive initial investment to prototype and reiterate, -         etc. The principle is to create fusion by accelerating particles, forcing the atoms together, and thus overcoming electromagnetic repulsion. Plasma with excessive heat is required to accelerate the atoms. Plasma is confined by magnetic fields, produced by massive superconducting magnets to avoid ions from hitting the reactor walls, and preventing material degradation. The heat from the reaction is then absorbed and converted to electricity, or directly harvested by coils through electromagnetic induction. More than 40 private companies are actively working on technology with billions of dollars investment from government and private sector. Among many, the Helion's design is impressive, which is different than conventional Tokamak design, using field reverse configuration. The Helion's technology is designed to harvest energy directly from the plasma’s magnetic field and so it is theoretically much more efficient than Tokamak reactor, which relies on converting heat to electricity. #Fusion #SustainableEnergy #NetZeroEmission #Sustainability #Hardware #Helion #Energy #HighDERFuture #Technology #Innovation

Fusion is inching closer to reality.

I had a great time chatting to Ben about fusion and my latest experiment. I've always believed science communication is so important - and fusion is one of those topics which seems to carry a lot of controversy and confusion! Why is it so tricky for us to fuse material here on Earth? Why is fusion 'always 20 years away'? Why is fusion energy important when we have other clean energy sources? I think Ben does a great job in this video of covering some of these questions!

Quantum Key Encrypted, Micronucleated Fusion Reactor Vessels. https://lnkd.in/gDKVc253

If this claim is confirmed and verified to be true, then things are finally moving in the right direction with Fusion. I can't wait until the rest of the commercial competitors respond to this claim with their own next-level work. The key difference in modern "New Fusion" is that all the commercial efforts are focus on producing fusion power and not just academic research. End of story. The focus is on getting power, not publishing papers. https://lnkd.in/eMnDs8uH

Can pressure be a trigger for innovation? This is a great article in which the author explores the role of pressure in innovation, given its presence in scenarios leading to significant technological advances. Pressure is acknowledged as crucial in product development for revenue growth, but its role in the initial stages of technology development is debated. Through examples like the discovery of the neutron and advancements in radar and radio technology, it's argued that pressure mainly enhances the productization and improvement of existing technologies rather than the initial innovation. A balance between providing space for innovation and the pressure of modern commerce is essential for the development of world-changing products. #strategicthinking #innovation #riskmitigation #productinnovation

FUSION POWER: Closer to a Reality https://lnkd.in/eBBptQNp

Here is an article explaining fusion concepts and why the technology is ready for CFS and commercialization. https://lnkd.in/exE8pfn7