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Going Big on Clean Energy with Small Fusion Reactors with Robin Langtry, Co-Founder and CEO of Avalanche Energy

Hardware to Save a Planet · 15 Feb 2024 · 54m · Episode 46

What this episode covers

Robin Langtry, Co-Founder and CEO of Avalanche Energy, explains the company's strategy of building the world's first fusion microreactor, which is roughly the size of a microwave. He details how his background in aerospace engineering at Blue Origin and New Glenn informed their 'test, fail, fix' approach, allowing them to iterate on hardware every six weeks. Langtry discusses the specific engineering challenges of electrostatic fusion, including achieving high voltages in a vacuum and managing ion beam loading, while outlining a vision for distributed, mass-produced energy units to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Avalanche Energy, Blue Origin, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Products
New Glenn, New Shepard
Also
National Ignition Facility

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