Name
Focused Energy
Description
Focused Energy – founded in 2021 and based in Darmstadt, Germany, and Redwood City, California – is a spin-out from the Technical University of Darmstadt, developing a laser-driven inertial fusion approach centred on fast ignition. The company is advancing high-energy, high-repetition-rate laser systems and integrated target designs intended to enable efficient fast-ignition conditions with lower driver-energy requirements.
Focused Energy maintains collaborations with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), leveraging expertise from short-pulse laser development and fast-ignition research associated with the National Ignition Facility. The company also works with RWE to explore future grid integration, power-plant planning, and commercial deployment pathways.
Focused Energy aims to demonstrate a fast-ignition fusion pilot plant capable of delivering commercially relevant energy output by the mid-2030s (often cited as around 2037 in their public materials).
Focused Energy maintains collaborations with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), leveraging expertise from short-pulse laser development and fast-ignition research associated with the National Ignition Facility. The company also works with RWE to explore future grid integration, power-plant planning, and commercial deployment pathways.
Focused Energy aims to demonstrate a fast-ignition fusion pilot plant capable of delivering commercially relevant energy output by the mid-2030s (often cited as around 2037 in their public materials).
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