Thea Energy Inc., a fusion technology company advancing the stellarator for the commercialization of a carbon-free and abundant source of energy, said Sept. 11 that the Department of Energy chose the company for three awards provided through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program. A stellarator is a machine that uses magnetic fields to confine plasma in the shape of a donut, called a torus. These awards are sponsored by the Fusion Energy Sciences program office in an effort to gain U.S. leadership in emerging fusion technologies and innovation. Total funding is $6.1 million for 20 projects. The awardees were selected following a peer review process by the INFUSE leadership team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. “These awards are focused on faster processes, improved workflows, and important plasma analysis, ultimately leading to milestone execution,” said David Gates, co-founder and chief technology officer of Thea Energy. “With one award, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s first-of-a-kind, high-temperature superconductor inspection equipment will help pave the way for high-fidelity magnet performance predictions with significantly reduced operational overhead.

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