Tag: Fusion
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New “Extreme Energy in Time to Make a Difference” white paper outlines the fusion platform.
Read More: New “Extreme Energy in Time to Make a Difference” white paper outlines the fusion platform.A new white paper co-authored by our general partner Matthew Chase Levy, based on the 2024 Stanford-SLAC Extreme Energy Workshop, unveils “the fusion platform” — opening avenues of positive progress for the interplay between AI, fusion, and rare-earths. It may contribute to the next generation of regulatory frameworks supporting clean energy. The white paper also…
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Emperor and Empress of Japan preside over STS Forum, a meeting featuring portfolio company Longview.
Read More: Emperor and Empress of Japan preside over STS Forum, a meeting featuring portfolio company Longview.Focused on innovations in sustainability and energy — including in climate solutions — the STS Forum took place in Kyoto, Japan. The event featured a talk by portfolio company Longview, describing their approach to fusion energy.
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Blue Capital portfolio company Longview announces collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Read More: Blue Capital portfolio company Longview announces collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and portfolio company Longview are collaborating to accelerate Longview’s construction of commercial fusion energy plants across the U.S., according to the article. The company’s goal is to build power plants capable of energizing cities as large as Denver and Boston.
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Laser Fusion X
Read More: Laser Fusion XThis is a stealth fusion company co-founded by the man who led the Navy’s inertial fusion program for more than two decades. News
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Blue Capital portfolio company HB11 signs $8.2m deal.
Read More: Blue Capital portfolio company HB11 signs $8.2m deal.According to Energy Source, Blue Capital portfolio company HB11 Energy has signed an $8.2 million agreement with Defence Trailblazer, a partnership between the University of Adelaide, University of New South Wales, and over 50 industry partners in the country. It is hailed as a landmark partnership.
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Blue Capital portfolio company featured in the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy.
Read More: Blue Capital portfolio company featured in the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy.Founded by Eric Schmidt, former Chairman of Google, the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) is “a non-partisan, non-profit initiative with a clear mission: to make recommendations to strengthen America’s long-term competitiveness as artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are reshaping our national security, economy, and society.” This month, the SCSP’s Commission on the Scaling…
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TechCrunch – Blue Capital company Acceleron featured in piece on fusion and AI.
Read More: TechCrunch – Blue Capital company Acceleron featured in piece on fusion and AI.The piece, entitled “2025 will be the year climate tech learns to love AI,” covers the rapidly rising demand for electricity that Blue Capital presented on last year. Portfolio company Acceleron is listed as “among the winners” in fusion since the announcement of the fusion breakthrough in 2022 at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence…
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3 Blue Capital portfolio companies participate in new US Department of Energy funding through the TINEX program.
Read More: 3 Blue Capital portfolio companies participate in new US Department of Energy funding through the TINEX program.The US Department of Energy has awarded more than $105 million to six projects nationwide, including to TINEX — Target Injector Nexus for Experimental Development — a new initiative that is being led by General Atomics, an American energy and defense corporation, according to a new press release. General Atomics says that “the TINEX collaboration…
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Blue Capital portfolio company Helicity receives new NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts (NIAC) grant.
Read More: Blue Capital portfolio company Helicity receives new NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts (NIAC) grant.Helicity is the Blue Capital portfolio company building a fusion-powered rocket. According to Universe Today, the new non-dilutive NASA funding will enable the company to accelerate its development of the fusion propulsion system. The specific focus is to expand their capabilities to explore areas around our sun.
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IEEE – Blue Capital portfolio company banks on muons for colder fusion.
Read More: IEEE – Blue Capital portfolio company banks on muons for colder fusion.A new article in IEEE Spectrum shows how Acceleron gained $24M in fresh funding to advance its “plasma-free” approach to fusion.