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Myles Hildebrand
General Fusion
General Fusion: Targeting Transformation of the World’s Energy Supply with the Most Practical Path to Commercial Fusion Energy
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
C9000 @ 3:30 p.m.
Host: Dr. Krzysztof Starosta
Abstract
General Fusion's Director of Strategic Partnerships, Myles Hildebrand, will give an overview of Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) research at General Fusion and where it exists in the landscape of various fusion energy research concepts. General Fusion's proposed solutions to four long-standing barriers to commercial fusion will be highlighted. This overview will include past experimental work and validation of subsystems including proof-of-concept explosive plasma compression tests, various piston- based compression systems, power plant relevant plasma injectors and plasmas formed in the presence of liquid lithium. The extensive diagnostic development that is underway to support experimentation, including collaborations with various entities will be summarized. This will include specific mention of the Neutron Emission Spectrometer collaboratively being developed by TRIUMF, SFU, Université de Sherbrooke and General Fusion. Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) - the MTF demonstration machine recently assembled that will achieve fusion conditions in 2025 and meet Lawson criteria for a DD plasma by 2026will be presented. The path towards commercialization will also be discussed.