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Fusion at COP27

Building a Global Fusion Energy Industry

Fusion energy was represented at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh.

November 15 was Energy Day at COP27. FIA member companies Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Helion Energy participated in a fusion energy panel alongside representatives from the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority, U.S. State Department, Energy for the Common Good, and Gabriela Hearst, Chloé creative director who made waves at Paris Fashion Week this year with her fusion-inspired collection. The panel, from 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm (GMT+2) in the UNFCCC Pavilion (livestreamed below), focused on the future of fusion and its impact in mitigating the climate crisis.

In addition to the panel, FIA member company General Fusion participated in the conference, having productive conversations with global clean energy leaders.

November 9th, 2022

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Common Fusion Approaches

Magnetic confinement: Plasma is heated to 100 million °C or more, then squeezed and held in place by strong magnetic fields, allowing many fusion reactions to occur. (Example: tokamaks, stellarators)

Inertial confinement: Tiny fuel pellets are struck by powerful lasers. The outer layer explodes outward, compressing the core to fusion conditions for a few nanoseconds, producing a brief but intense pulse of energy from each pellet. (Example: National Ignition Facility)

Hybrid systems: Combine compression (e.g., from lasers, plasma pistons, or mechanical impact) with moderate magnetic fields to reduce energy losses and improve confinement.

Electrostatic fusion: Uses high electric potentials to accelerate ions toward a central reaction zone, causing them to collide at high energies and fuse. The ions are guided and confined by electric fields rather than magnets, creating a compact environment for fusion reactions.

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