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WORLD-GENERATION 6 TAE Technologies was founded in 1998 to develop and distribute safe, cost-effective commercial fusion energy with the cleanest environmental profile. With over $800 mil- lion in private capital, TAE Technologies is now on the cusp of delivering a transforma- tional energy source capable of sustaining the planet for centuries. TAE announced an evolution in machine performance. “This achievement further validates the robustness of TAE’s underlying science and unique pathway,” Michl Binderbauer said.The $100 million machine has been christened “Norman” in honor of physicist Norman Rostoker, the late founder of TAE. TAE’s research team is aiming for a hydrogen-boron fusion reac- tion, which is cleaner than the typical deu- terium-tritium reaction and will require building a successor to Norman. TAE’s approach to fusion involves shooting “smoke rings” of high-energy plasma at each other within a magnetic confinement chamber, with neutral beams directed into the chamber to improve plasma stability. Dr. Binderbauer is an expert in reactor kinetics, equilibrium, and stability of advanced beam-driven Field-Reversed Configurations and aneutronic fusion sys- tems. He holds a Ph.D from UC Irvine. General Fusion was founded in 2002 with a goal to transform the world’s energy supply by developing the fastest, most prac- tical and cost-competitive path to commer- cial fusion power. The company has now grown to a team of more than 70 at its world-class laboratories in Burnaby, just outside Vancouver, BC. General Fusion has been recognized globally for its work in clean energy tech- nology and is a member of the Cleantech Global 100, as well as the recipient of numerous Canadian and international cleantech awards. General Fusion is using an approach referred to as Magnetized Target Fusion and will be constructing a full-scale proto- type system. General Fusion power plants will also be modular. General Fusion recently commissioned the world’s largest plasma injector used to shoot super heated gas into a compression chamber for ignition. Christofer Mowry has more than 30 years of global executive leadership experi- ence in the energy and infrastructure sec- tors. He holds a BS degree from Swarthmore College and a Masters degree from Drexel University. “Fusion Energy doesn’t just need to be scientifically feasible; it needs to be com- mercially viable,” Hawker said. Mott MacDonald is one of the world’s leading power consultancies with a wealth of expe- rience in energy generation and in fusion in particular; given their involvement with ITER. “The work we are doing is an important step forward towards making fusion energy a reality”. Identifying the engineering challenges of our unique and radically new technology is a fundamental milestone towards the vision of a commer- cially viable fusion power plant. First Light Fusion Ltd was spun out from the University of Oxford in July 2011, First Light aims to deliver a detailed reactor design in the 2020’s. The firm’s inertial con- finement approach creates extreme temper- atures and pressures required for fusion by compressing a target using a projectile trav- eling at massive speed. First Light Fusion directly employs a team of engineers, and physicists, as well as collaborating closely with academic orga- nizations, including the University at Oxford, Warwick University, UCL and Imperial College, London. Nick Hawker is the co-founder and CEO of First Light. Nick’s research into fusion began in 2007 as part of his masters thesis. MICHL BINDERBAUER CEO, TAETECHNOLOGIES CLASS OF 2019 CHRISTOFER MOWRY CEO,GENERAL FUSION NICK HAWKER CEO,FIRST LIGHT FUSION

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