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Polaris becomes first privately funded fusion energy machine to operate with deuterium-tritium fuel, sets record with plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius
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“Helion is a manufacturing company,” said Sofia Gizzi, Helion’s director of production.
GeekWire
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The work puts it on track to sell power to Microsoft under a deal it struck in 2023.
Reuters
Polaris is the first private fusion energy machine to demonstrate measurable quantities of thermonuclear deuterium-tritium fusion and achieve plasma temperatures of 150MºC.
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How Helion's mechanical engineers build hardware to survive extreme forces, temperatures, and timing constraints required for fusion.
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For us to understand exactly how much electricity we are directly recovering from fusion, we use a suite of custom-built electrical diagnostics developed and integrated by our team.
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Neutrons are the key to measuring fusion power.
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To understand fusion output, it is essential that we gather data from plasmas. We do so by using a series of plasma diagnostics that output data after every plasma pulse in our machines.
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At Helion, our goal is not to just do a lot of fusion or make energy, but to make a product the world needs – clean, baseload electricity. And to do this, ignition isn’t required
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Before any hardware exists, Helion uses advanced simulation tools to predict how plasmas will behave inside our fusion systems.
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Together, HB 1924 and HB 1018 create a clear roadmap for the deployment of fusion power plants in the state.
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Our circuits provide a more efficient path to generating electricity from fusion.
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To create electricity from fusion using a D–³He fuel cycle, we must engineer a machine that can both operate with and abundantly generate fuels for sustained use.
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At Helion, the work is intense, and the stakes are high. It's stepping into a place where the future is being built in real-time.
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As we work toward building commercial fusion power plants, it is important to recognize the role shielding plays in protecting against neutrons.
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A key differentiator for Helion’s approach to fusion is that we do our fusion reactions in a stream of pulses.
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Chief among our challenges is building the supply chain and infrastructure necessary to scale fusion, ensuring the U.S. takes the lead in this fast-emerging field.
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The difference between fusion and fission results in very distinct public safety, regulatory, and societal implications for the two.
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We use a unique fusion fuel: Deuterium-Helium-3 (D-He-3). This sets us apart from most fusion approaches.
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At Helion, our mission isn’t just a statement. It’s a call for action against climate change, all while enhancing the well-being of every individual on this earth.
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It's true, FRCs are unstable. A good question to ask then is, why start a fusion company based on an FRC approach?
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Fusion, which would provide virtually limitless low-cost energy whenever and wherever it’s needed, unlocks an insurmountable amount of opportunity for the world.
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Helion Energy has secured a Conditional Use Permit from a Central Washington county to start the next phase of development for what it hopes will be the world’s first commercial fusion plant.
GeekWire
Higher-ups at US nuclear fusion and geothermal companies have a message to the federal government: Invest in emerging renewables so they can scale up in the US—not China.
Tech Brew
House lawmakers introduced a bill to expand the advanced manufacturing production tax credit for companies that produce components for nuclear fusion energy.
Washington Examiner
The Information TV, Akash Pasricha, speaks with CEO, David Kirtley
The Information TV
On the banks of the Columbia River in the small town of Malaga, Washington, Everett-based Helion has broken ground on what it says is “the world’s first fusion power plant.”
KUOW
The plant is expected to produce at least 50 megawatts of power.
E&E News
The work puts it on track to sell power to Microsoft under a deal it struck in 2023.
Reuters
In this episode of YC Decoded, Gustaf Alströmer explains the history of fusion, the physics behind it, and the engineering challenges that stalled it for nearly a century.
YC Decoded
Malaga might soon be home to a new fusion plant, as Helion navigates new regulatory pathways in Washington.
PSBJ
The Everett, Washington-based Helion said the funding will help it speed up the development of its next generation fusion reactor design.
Reuters
Helion Energy announced a $425 million funding round that will help the Seattle-area fusion company chase the “Holy Grail” of clean energy.
GeekWire
Helion announced Tuesday a $425 million Series F raise that pushed its valuation $5.245 billion.
TechCrunch
While the U.S. has been at the forefront of fusion research, China has also put a lot of money toward fusion lately.
Power Magazine
The permit allows Helion to use radioactive materials to operate the company’s fusion generator.
Everett Herald
Fusion is a power source that can generate nearly 4 million times more energy than fossil fuel combustion and four times more per kilogram of fuel than an existing fission nuclear power plants.
Engineering News Record
At Helion Energy, a fusion clean energy company based out of Everett, Washington, electrical engineers, machinists, technicians, material handlers and more work together on the future of clean energy production: fusion.
Puget Sound Business Journal
Nuclear fusion could change the world. It would produce energy at lower costs than we generate it now without greenhouse gas emissions or long-term nuclear waste.
NPR
Here's our full-length interview with David Kirtley, founder of Helion Energy, where we dive deep into the need for fusion as a replacement for fossil fuels.
Age of Miracles
Altman said the silver lining is that more climate-friendly sources of energy, particularly nuclear fusion or cheaper solar power and storage, are the way forward for AI.
Reuters
Inside a warehouse in Everett, Wash., the commercial fusion company Helion is building a next-generation device that it believes can revolutionize the electricity business.
NPR
Helion Energy and Nucor are teaming up to build a power plant at one of Nucor’s U.S. steel mills
Wall Street Journal
For half a century we've focused on creating a sustained fusion reaction. However, is a sustained reaction really the right approach? Helion Energy's topography is so different, that it may just have a chance.
The Plasma Channel
Helion Energy wants to produce large amounts of electricity through fusion by 2028.
Business Insider
Microsoft has signed a power purchase agreement with nuclear fusion energy startup Helion for at least 50 megawatts of electricity beginning in 2028, the companies announced Wednesday.
Axios
Microsoft has signed the world’s first-ever deal to purchase fusion energy.
The company has agreed to buy 50 megawatts of energy per year from Washington state-based Helion Energy starting in 2028.
Microsoft inks deal with fusion start-up for electricity on a timeline that would be game-changing, if real.
Washington Post
The nation’s top regulatory body for nuclear power plants and other nuclear materials, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has officially voted to regulate nuclear fusion differently than fission.
CNBC
Helion Energy is nominated as a PNW Workplace of the Year
GeekWire
Nuclear fusion, generative A.I., bee tracking and more. There’s a lot to like.
New York Times
Real Engineering visits Helion at its Redmond and Everett locations
Real Engineering
Cleo Abram and Simone Giertz build a fusor with help from the Helion team
Cleo Abram
Matt and Sean talk to Helion Energy’s CEO, David Kirtley about their technology.
Still TBD Podcast
Visiting Helion Energy’s enormous workspace and lab in Everett, Wash., pulled the idea of fusion out of the completely fantastical and into the potentially real for me.
CNBC
Can this new nuclear fusion generator make unlimited clean electricity?
Electric Future
As the world searches for a way to avoid climate catastrophe, dozens of fusion startups are putting billions of dollars into the risky quest for unlimited clean power.
Bloomberg Quicktake
The firm is the winner of a new award by Economic Alliance Snohomish County, called Opportunity Lives Here.
Everett Herald
The company, which is relocating from Redmond, is on a multibillion-dollar quest to produce clean electricity.
Everett Herald
Helion Energy, a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced the close of its $0.5 billion Series E, with an additional $1.7 billion of commitments tied to specific milestones.
TechCrunch
Local startup Helion Energy said Tuesday it will build a facility in Everett to test the latest version of its “fusion energy” generator, a project it said has the potential to create electricity without producing any carbon emissions.
The Seattle Times
US-based Helion Energy announced that its sixth fusion generator prototype has exceeded 100 million degrees Celsius. The prototype, called Trenta, has undergone a 16-month series of reliability and durability tests on key components of the fusion process.
World Nuclear News
Permitting and approval pathway now cleared for all major structures, including fusion generator facility
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This marks a significant moment for Helion as we prepare to bring fusion power to the world
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We’re using this funding to accelerate our path to commercialized fusion power.
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The issuance of a Large Broad Scope license underscores Helion’s dedication to maintaining the highest standards of safety.
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Together, we’re working to deploy a 500 MW fusion power plant, a major step in decarbonizing industrial manufacturing
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In pursuit of building the world’s first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity
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Appropriate regulation will enable Helion to safely and rapidly deploy fusion electricity to the grid
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This new funding will be used to accelerate our construction of Polaris, expected to demonstrate net electricity from fusion in 2024.
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin attend in support of the company’s expansion of operations and creation of new clean energy jobs.
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Both Mark Significant Achievements In Path Toward Commercial Fusion Electricity.
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The company raised $40 million in Series D funding, accelerating Helion’s ability to innovate new technology that will create a path to unlimited, clean electricity from fusion.
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