Tokamak Energy
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fusion Power |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Oxford, United Kingdom |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 150 |
| Website | www |
Tokamak Energy is a fusion power research company based in the United Kingdom,[1] established in 2009.[2] The company employs 150 people and holds over 50 families of patent applications. It has built several tokamaks with the final aim of reaching commercial fusion power generation.[3] The most recent tokamak developed, ST-40, reached 15 million degrees Celsius in 2018.[4][3] Tokamak Energy's design is based on a spherical tokamak using high temperature superconductors.[5] Tokamak Energy is a spin-off of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy based in Oxfordshire.[6] As of April 2021, the company has raised over £117m from private investors including L&G Capital, Dr. Hans-Peter Wild, and David Harding, CEO of Winton Capital.[2]
See also[edit]
- China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor
- Commonwealth Fusion Systems
- DEMOnstration Power Station
- Fusion Industry Association
- Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production
References[edit]
- ^ Energy, Tokamak. "Contact » Tokamak Energy". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Tokamak Energy on track to be the first private company to achieve 100 million degree plasma temperature, paving the way to commercial fusion energy". www.itnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ a b "Tokamak Energy hits 15 million degree fusion milestone". The Engineer. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Fusion power is attracting private-sector interest". The Economist. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Woollacott, Emma (16 November 2018). "How 'miniature suns' could provide cheap, clean energy". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "ST40 achieves 15-million-degree target - World Nuclear News". world-nuclear-news.org. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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