Advancing Fusion Research and Development at TAE Technologies Through INFUSE Program
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program serves as a crucial catalyst by fostering public-private partnership that accelerates technological innovation for fusion energy research and development (R&D) in the private sector. Further, this article provides a comprehensive overview of the technical goals and accomplishments of projects awarded to TAE Technologies through the INFUSE program since 2019. We offer high-level perspectives on how these projects have contributed to fusion energy R&D, and we address key challenges encountered during these collaborations.
Authors
- Gerrit Bruhaug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0217-3146)
- Sean Dettrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-4625)
- Marcel Nations (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7795-1555)
- R. Mohan Sankaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9399-4790)
- Michl Binderbauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-4744)
- D. Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4849-1198)
- E. H. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-4328)
- Vivek Pachchigar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6583-9814)
- M. Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4996-1649)
- H. G. Rinderknecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-5571)
- E. V. Belova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1525-1027)
- H. Gota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6475-2912)
- Richard Magee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6697-7891)
- Jon Drobny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9733-6058)
- T. Roche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-4731)
- R. H. Goulding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1776-7983)
- A. Nečas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-7653)
- R. J. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3595-781X)
- Xiaokang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9702-1032)
- T. Tajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7850-8937)
- Artem Smirnov
Institutions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- TAE Technologies, Inc (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fusion Science & Technology
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2025.2463221
- Primary Topic
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fusion Energy Sciences