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...
This $199,995.00 project grant was awarded on July 10, 2023 by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the development of a 15 T superconducting magnet for 350 GHz, 1 MW class gyrotrons for commercial fusion reactors. The prime recipient, Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc., is a for-profit manufacturer of terahertz and microwave technology for applications in magnetic resonance, including gyrotrons...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $199,883 to Radiabeam Technologies, LLC to develop a "Reflection-Free Microwave Plasma Current Driver Based on Virtual Critical Coupling". The project aims to advance particle accelerator technologies through research and development in areas such as microwave engineering and beam physics. Radiabeam Technologies, a small business specializing in...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. on February 12, 2024 through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the development of high efficiency gyrotron technology. Calabazas Creek Research, a manufacturer of advanced radio frequency (RF) technologies, will perform research and development on high power RF generation and transmission devices, with a focus on improvements to high...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,332 Project Grant to Eagle Harbor Technologies, Inc., a small for-profit company based in Seattle, Washington. The grant, provided under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), will fund the development of a "Gallium Nitride-Based Matchless Radio-Frequency Generator" over the period from February 18, 2025 to November 17, 2025. This grant supports Eagle Harbor Technologies' ongoing research and...
The federal Project Grant award DESC0025399 from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $1,262,150.02 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop "An Open Source Nuclear Modeling Ecosystem to Support Fusion Pilot Plant Design". The project aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in fusion energy sciences. The award period runs from...
The federal Project Grant award, with ID DESC0025533, was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) in the amount of $348,938.00. The grant supports research at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to develop "HIGH ENERGY PULSED LASER AMPLIFICATION USING OPTICAL ENHANCEMENT CAVITIES" with a project period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. This research aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security...
This $199,991 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports the development of geometry and meshing technologies to enhance simulation modeling for fusion energy systems. The awardee, Simmetrix, Inc., is a for-profit small business that specializes in computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and automated meshing software. The grant, awarded on February 12, 2024, will fund Simmetrix's...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the project "EXPLORATION OF RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR SEEDING MECHANISMS IN LASER- AND PULSED-POWER-DRIVEN INERTIAL FUSION PLATFORMS" from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and tools that advance energy technologies...