New partnership in stellarator fusion energy
devices set to advance the commercialization of fusion power
production.
PRINCETON, N.J., May 13, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Stellarex, Inc. announced today the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Max-Planck-Institute for
Plasma Physics (IPP) that provides a framework for scientific and
academic cooperation in developing stellarator-based
fusion energy production.
"Since our founding in 2022, Stellarex has been laying the
technical foundations for commercialization of fusion energy and
delivery for our stellarator design," said Professor Amitava Bhattacharjee, President and Chief
Science Officer of Stellarex. "We are delighted to be collaborating
with the Max-Planck-Institute, where our combined expertise in
stellarator fusion energy operations and the theory and
computational design of stellarators will provide foundational
support for development initiatives. The Stellarex mission is
to accelerate the time to market for commercial fusion energy."
Stellarex and IPP will partner in specific areas of fusion
energy science and technology, including the optimization of plasma
confinement and power/particle control, by leveraging our shared
expertise.
"The W7-X stellarator at IPP is a world-leading experimental
facility, with a very capable team, and optimized properties and
extensive diagnostics, that can help validate stellarator power
plant performance in key areas required for a commercial device,"
added Dr. Mike Zarnstorff,
Chief Technology Officer of Stellarex. "We look forward to working
with our fusion colleagues at IPP to advance stellarator physics
and engineering further."
"IPP has been involved in the development of stellarators since
the 1960s. The institute has fundamentally advanced both the
physical understanding and the technology. With Wendelstein 7-X in
Greifswald, IPP now operates the largest and most powerful
stellarator experiment in the world," said Prof. Dr.
Per Helander, Head of IPP's
Stellarator Theory Division. "We are pleased to be driving this
development forward together with the experts from Stellarex."
Professor Bhattacharjee added, "Our collaboration with IPP will
play an important role in the rapid realization of economic fusion
energy."
Stellarex has established a growing international stellarator
ecosystem and supply chain of partners, including leading global
research institutions, host communities, nuclear component and
subsystem suppliers, nuclear operators, nuclear engineering
services, large-scale computing infrastructure providers, and other
service providers in industry.
Subsequent to the completion of the MUSE prototype at the
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory led by Principal Investigator
Dr. Zarnstorff, Stellarex development initiatives are focused on
the design and construction of the Stellarex intermediate
stellarator (SX0) to confirm the pivotal net energy gain milestone
(Q > 1) using tritium and deuterium.
About Stellarex
Stellarex, Inc. is a fusion energy technology development
company spinout of Princeton University
dedicated to the near-term realization of commercial fusion energy
production. The company's mission is to apply the
significant advantages of the stellarator approach from
Princeton University and demonstrate
net energy gain, the pivotal milestone to
commercialization.
The Stellarex founders bring renowned expertise in fusion,
physics, computational methods, engineering, nuclear plant design
and project construction, licensing and operations, and health,
safety and regulatory compliance of magnetic fusion systems.
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