Project Grant DESC0020094

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Hampton University to organize a conference focused on workforce development needs for future fusion energy technologies. This award was made under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The conference, planned for late May 2024, will bring together public and private stakeholders to identify opportunities for partnership in fusion research and education. The goal is to address the workforce needs of the emerging...

This $265,965 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports research and development by Nearstar Fusion Inc., a for-profit organization, on a new approach to fusion energy for grid-based electric power. The project aims to perform computational modeling, analytical calculations, and design work to de-risk and establish a point design for a "hypervelocity gradient field fusion" concept. This...

The National Science Foundation awarded Avalanche Energy Designs Inc. a $274,890 Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant to characterize the fusion gain factor Q for their Orbitron micro-fusion reactor technology. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to use particle-in-cell code, experiments, and plasma loss mechanism analysis to optimize fusion gain factor modeling and enable mitigating solutions for future small-scale fusion reactor...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) has awarded a $499,946 Cooperative Agreement to Exofusion, Inc. for the development of novel liquid metal plasma facing component (PFC) alloys. This project aims to create new materials that can optimize core confinement and divertor plasma performance, which is critical to improving the economic viability of fusion power plants. The two-year project, running from January 2025 to January 2027, will...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,985 Project Grant to Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of terahertz and microwave technology, to develop a 350 GHz, 1 MW class gyrotron for commercial fusion reactors. The grant was funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific research and technology development to advance energy, economic, and national security. Through past federal contract and grant awards, Bridge...

Hyper TECH Research Inc. received a $413,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research and development of high critical current density and low ac loss niobium-tin superconductors for 16-20 Tesla fusion magnets through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,484 Project Grant to Tech-X Corporation, doing business as TECH X Corp, to develop "NEW CONFIGURATIONS FOR HIGH-FIELD TOKAMAK ICRF ANTENNA COUPLERS". This grant is funded under the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports fundamental research and development projects across scientific computing, nuclear physics, fusion energy, and other DOE mission areas. The award period is from...

Tibbar Plasma Technologies Inc. was awarded a $995,712 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support development of a plasma heat engine for efficient production of fusion energy. The two-year award running from December 2021 through November 2023 will allow Tibbar Plasma to advance its technology for an innovative fusion energy generator with the potential to provide clean, sustainable power. As part of its mission to promote...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science to develop machine learning techniques for predicting the performance of tungsten alloy plasma facing components in fusion energy applications. The grant was awarded on September 1, 2022 under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), with work to be completed by August 31, 2023. MIT will utilize the funding to assist the Office of...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,926 Project Grant to Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc. in Natick, MA under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The award, with a period of performance from February 18, 2025 to November 17, 2025, is for the development of a 350 GHz, 0.25 MW robust gyrotron optimized for high-volume production to support net electric fusion reactors. Bridge 12 Technologies, a small business specializing in advanced terahertz...