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Tokamak Energy and University of Birmingham win EPSRC Prosperity Partnership to accelerate fusion power plant shielding technologies

Tokamak Energy will work with the University of Birmingham and a range of international partners after winning a prestigious award to tackle one of the most critical challenges in delivering clean, limitless fusion energy. The £1 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Prosperity Partnership funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will be…

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High-power gyrotron heating to boost performance on road to clean and limitless fusion energy

A crucial fuel-heating technology which will be used in future fusion energy power plants will start being installed on Tokamak Energy’s high field spherical tokamak ST40 this year. The new gyrotron will generate high-power electromagnetic waves for controlling and heating a hydrogen plasma many times hotter than the centre of the sun. It will also…

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Tokamak Energy partners with U.S. DOE and UK’s DESNZ to accelerate fusion development through $52m ST40 upgrade

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the UK’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Tokamak Energy today announced a plan to jointly sponsor a $52 million upgrade to the ST40 experimental fusion facility to advance fusion science and technology needed to deliver a future pilot plant. Fusion powers the sun and stars,…

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Tokamak Energy raises $125m to commercialise transformative fusion and magnet technologies

Tokamak Energy has raised $125 million to accelerate ambitious plans to commercialise fusion energy and grow its transformative high temperature superconducting (HTS) technology solution, TE Magnetics. The round was co-led by East X Ventures and Lingotto Investment Management with participation from new investors including Furukawa Electric Company, British Patient Capital, global maritime company BW Group…

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First design details of fusion energy pilot plant revealed by Tokamak Energy at top physics conference

This is an early look at Tokamak Energy’s fusion energy pilot plant being designed as part of the United States’ decadal vision for delivering commercial fusion. The first details of the high-field spherical tokamak were presented at the industry-leading Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Plasma Physics in Atlanta, Georgia last…

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Tokamak Energy appoints leading Rolls-Royce engineer Itxaso Ariza as first Chief Technology Officer

Tokamak Energy has appointed former Rolls-Royce Chief Engineer Itxaso Ariza as its first Chief Technology Officer. Itxaso was Chief Engineer in Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division for the last seven years and held a variety of technical leadership roles throughout a 19-year career at the iconic engineering powerhouse. She was also the first female Chief Engineer…

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Tokamak Energy appoints Anita Breslin as new CFO

Tokamak Energy has appointed Anita Breslin as Chief Financial Officer at a pivotal time of commercialisation for the global fusion energy and high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet company. Anita has 25 years’ experience in the energy business, in both commercial and financial senior leadership roles, and was most recently CFO at AIM-listed AMTE Power. Her…

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Fusion industry unites to help shape future of skilled workforce

Preparing to deliver safe, sustainable, low-carbon energy to the grid from fusion reactions requires developing the necessary skills pathways today. Collaboration between stakeholders is key, and to this end the UK Fusion Skills Council is today announcing the appointment of two new co-chairs to support the growth of the fusion sector and workforce. “We need…

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