Proxima Fusion
Proxima Fusion is building Europe's first commercial fusion power plants using advanced stellarator technology to deliver clean, safe, and abundant energy.
Description
Proxima Fusion is Europe's fastest-growing fusion company focused on developing commercial fusion power plants using quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarator technology. The company leverages decades of research in magnetic confinement fusion, combining advances in stellarator optimization, computational design, and high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology. Building on expertise from the record-breaking Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Proxima aims to create the first generation of fusion power plants that provide clean, safe, and abundant energy. Their roadmap includes developing the Stellaris fusion power plant concept, completing a Stellarator Model Coil by 2027, launching an Alpha Demonstration Stellarator in the early 2030s, and deploying commercial power plants by the late 2030s.
Features
- Utilizes quasi-isodynamic (QI) stellarator design for robust fusion energy production
- Leverages expertise from the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
- Incorporates high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology for efficient magnetic confinement
- Employs computational design and stellarator optimization techniques
- Features a clear development roadmap with milestones through the 2030s
- Collaborates with industrial partners through initiatives like the Alpha Alliance
- First-ever spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Benefits
- Provides clean energy with minimal environmental impact compared to fossil fuels
- Offers safe fusion technology without risk of meltdown or long-lived radioactive waste
- Delivers abundant, virtually limitless energy to meet growing global demand
- Reduces dependence on finite resources and volatile energy markets
- Contributes to decarbonization and climate change mitigation efforts
- Creates economic opportunities through industrial partnerships and job creation
- Advances European leadership in commercial fusion technology
Links
- Open Source
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- European
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- Country
- DE