# The New Wave in Energy Generation

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-10-22
- Length: 46m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-10-22-the-new-wave-in-energy-generation
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb-ep158/

## Summary

C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann and Bill Schmitz of Northwest Power (a Vicor subsidiary) discuss commercializing wave energy systems, highlighting the technical challenge of converting low-frequency, high-range voltage pulses into constant current for storage using Vicor’s power electronics. First Light Fusion COO Gianluca Pisanello explains their inertial confinement fusion approach, which uses high-velocity projectiles to trigger fusion reactions, aiming for clean base-load energy by 2040. NXP CTO Lars Reger details V2X technology deployments for smart cities, including smart traffic management and autonomous valet parking, leveraging robust mesh networks for vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-10-22-the-new-wave-in-energy-generation#t=0) Introduction: Wave Energy and Fusion Overview
- [6:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-10-22-the-new-wave-in-energy-generation#t=409) C-Power and Northwest Power: Wave Energy Harvesting
- [14:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-10-22-the-new-wave-in-energy-generation#t=850) Marinization and Subsea Applications
- [25:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-10-22-the-new-wave-in-energy-generation#t=1521) First Light Fusion: Inertial Conception and Big Gun
- [36:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-10-22-the-new-wave-in-energy-generation#t=2214) NXP and Lars Reger: V2X and Smart Cities

## Topics

- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Columbia Power Technologies (company)
- Vicor (company)
- Northwest Power (company)
- First Light Fusion (company)
- NXP (company)
- Big Gun (product)
- Project Natic (product)
- V2X (other)

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