In 2002, Canadian physicist Dr. Michel Laberge first started General Fusion on Bowen Island in British Columbia. He set out to develop a commercially-viable approach to fusion energy using Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology.

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Poster This poster was presented at the 33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT), Dublin City University, Ireland, September 22-27, 2024. Download Poster as PDF Myles Hildebrand.

Our plasma compression field tests substantiated our plasma stability models and showed increased neutron yield under compression, demonstrating the viability of a stable fusion process using our MTF approach.

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Our team then completed the assembly of a critical testbed 1/5th the scale of LM26’s compression system. The testbed, called Prototype 0, will validate our computer models using an electromagnetic “theta pinch” coil to compress a solid lithium liner to de-risk and inform the design of the full-scale system.

B.C. utility will advise General Fusion as it prepares to deploy practical commercial fusion technology to power a lower carbon energy future RICHMOND, British Columbia (November 5, 2024): Today, General Fusion announced that FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC), a regulated utility providing

In the past 20 years, we have achieved significant developmental and technical milestones on our mission to deliver practical fusion energy.

General Fusion and Simon Fraser University partner to develop technology that will precisely measure the performance of game-changing fusion demonstration machine in Canada    RICHMOND, British Columbia (November 13, 2024): For the second time this year, the Natural Sciences and Engineering

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Pictured is a graph showing the aggregate of a series of uncompressed shots providing critical insight into ion dynamics. The neutron rate is decaying exponentially from the post-formation peak.

Dr. Laberge built a small-scale prototype demonstrating shockwave compression of a plasma to generate neutrons. It proved that the prototype successfully created a fusion reaction using our unique and practical MTF approach.

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Today we are designing and building LM26, an integrated demonstration of our MTF technology, to achieve fusion conditions of over 100 million degrees Celsius by 2025, and progress toward scientific breakeven equivalent by 2026.

In 2023, we achieved symmetrical compression of a solid lithium ring – a necessary step to scaling up for the LM26 compression system.

Our compression system prototype validated five millisecond compression time for large scale MTF demonstration. This is sufficient for the thermal confinement times already achieved within our existing plasma prototypes.

Our compression test bed successfully compressed a liquid cavity with symmetry and controlled shape sufficient to achieve fusion conditions. This milestone marked another significant step toward our goal of commercializing fusion energy using our MTF technology.

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Poster This poster was presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Atlanta, Georgia, October 7-11, 2024. Download Poster as PDF Aaron Froese, M. Reynolds, V. Suponitsky, J.-S. Dick, R. Segas, C. P. Hung, I.

Our plasma and compression prototypes exceeded core technology performance targets, supporting our goal of achieving fusion conditions of over 100 million degrees Celsius in our integrated MTF demonstration.

We brought together plasma and liquid lithium, integrating two key components of our technology, and demonstrated our plasma lifetime is maintained within the liquid metal wall cavity. The wall is designed to absorb neutrons and protect the machine from fusion damage, breed fuel and provide efficient heat transfer.

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Our plasma injector exceeded requirements with a 10-millisecond self-sustaining energy confinement time. We are creating the plasmas we need, achieving the target confinement time without requiring active magnetic stabilization, auxiliary heating, or a conventional divertor.

SRNL and UKAEA, labs renowned for neutronics simulation, tritium innovation, and fuel cycle R&D, recently reviewed key parameters of the company’s unique approach to practical fusion energy RICHMOND, British Columbia (September 19, 2024): New analyses from the U.S. Savannah River

We’ve demonstrated success in scaling technologies, creating the pathway to integrate, deploy and commercialize our Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology.

Our liquid metal compression tests validated the engineering of our system and the synchronization of pistons. The tests confirmed a key benefit of our MTF approach – the liquid metal liner – to overcoming one of the barriers to commercial fusion.

Poster This poster was presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Atlanta, Georgia, October 7-11, 2024. Download Poster as PDF Pat Carle, Stephen Howard, Andrea Tancetti, Abetharan Antony, Celso Ribeiro, Simon Coop, Filiberto Braglia,