Focused Energy is a company working on developing fusion power technology. They aim to bring together knowledge and technologies from research and prototype phases to create a functioning fusion power plant.

Focused Energy

Focused Energy Inc. enables secure energy harvesting from direct laser-driven fusion energy and a completely novel range of non-destructive testing for industry based on the same technology.
Our vision is affordable clean energy for mankind within the next 20 years.

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Focused Energy Inc.

Meet Doug Hammond, our VP of Laser Engineering and one of 25 early-career engineers on the 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 2024 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 who have made their marks in industry and society—and are poised to accomplish more. 🚀

#Innovation 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. It's the bold thinkers, relentless problem solvers, and daring dreamers who lead the way in tackling today's challenges. With this in mind, ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers)’s Mechanical Engineering Magazine identified 25 standout early career engineers who are paving the way in their respective fields.

These innovators shared how their life experiences—from early beginnings to career milestones and challenges—have shaped their contributions to the industry.

▶️ Check out Doug's profile and explore the other inspiring stories here: https://lnkd.in/eKA_Tr3H  

#LaserFusion #Engineering

🔜 Mark Your Calendars: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬?

Join us on September 6 at 4:15 PM (CEST) for a thought-provoking talk at #HIK2024 with our co-founder and CSO Markus Roth, Dr. Patrick Villwock (ZEISS Group), Marc Dassler (Energy Robotics), and Berna Eğin-Heinisch (Egin Heinisch GmbH & Co. KG / Der Spindeldoctor).

𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

True prosperity isn’t just about wealth—it’s about integrating ecological and social aspects for a sustainable and livable future. Material wealth should never come at the expense of our environment or societal cohesion.

The 7𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 will explore what this shift in thinking means for businesses, innovation, and our collective future.

📆 September 6, 2024
📍Kap Europa, Frankfurt, Germany
Find registration details in the comments below. ⬇️

#FusionEnergy #Innovation #LaserFusion

Wirtschaftsministerium Hessen | Technologieland Hessen | Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH | Dolores Reisenauer

Fusion power may be 30 years away, but its benefits are already within reach. "𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚," says our co-founder and CSO Markus Roth. "𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣."

Focused Energy is pioneering in two key areas where fusion spin-off technology is already having an impact:
 
▶️ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠: We are developing a laser system that accelerates a neutron beam at 100 times the intensity of existing technologies. These neutrons, which can penetrate dense materials such as steel in concrete buildings and bridges, are being explored for civil engineering applications.
 
▶️ 𝐍𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: We are working with the German government to build the first laser-driven neutron source for the inspection and safe storage of nuclear waste containers.

📰  Read the full article by Stuart Clark in The Guardian / The Observer here: https://lnkd.in/eaKxQuaX
 
#LaserFusion #FusionEnergy

Today, our co-founder and CSO, Markus Roth, participated in the Energy Systems of the Future (#ESYS) results presentation and panel discussion. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝.

During the panel discussion, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡. "Different components [e.g. lasers, targets, diagnostic systems, and both conventional and unconventional power plant construction] can be developed individually and in parallel, for example, in collaboration with industry." 

Germany, with its market leadership in optics, is well-positioned to drive these advances forward. ⚡️

The panel, which included experts such as Peter Schroth (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Head of Department 714 "Fusion Research"), Milena Roveda (Gauss Fusion), Prof. Dr. Constantin Haefner (Fraunhofer ILT), and Sibylle Günter (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics), was moderated by Hans-Martin Henning (Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE) and explored Germany's competencies in the field of #FusionEnergy.

Thank you to the panel and the 170 participants for their valuable contributions and thought-provoking questions.

#LaserFusion #Innovation acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften, Leopoldina, Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰: Fusion Energy as a Building Block for a Climate Neutral Energy Supply? 🌍⚡

As we look ahead to 2050, with electricity generated primarily from wind and solar and vehicles powered by electricity or hydrogen, #fusionenergy could play a key role in ensuring a sustainable, secure, and affordable energy supply.

🎤 We're pleased to announce that our co-founder and CSO, Markus Roth, will speak at tomorrow's 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐄𝐒𝐘𝐒) 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. Since 2013, acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften, Leopoldina, and the Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften have adviced policymakers and society with this joint initiative.

Key topics of discussion will be:
▶️ Where does fusion energy research stand today?
▶️ What are the opportunities and challenges of fusion?
▶️ When can we realistically expect the first fusion power plants?
▶️ What role could fusion power play in our future energy system?

Don't miss this opportunity to explore how fusion energy can shape the future of energy. Register now and join us via Zoom! 🙌

#LaserFusion #ESYS (Energiesysteme der Zukunft) is a German initiative of the science academies for a sustainable, secure, and affordable energy supply.

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In June, our co-founder and CSO, Markus Roth, had the pleasure of discussing "(𝐔𝐍)𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐒 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠" at this year's FUSION24 event in London, UK. He was joined by industry leaders Warrick Matthews (Tokamak Energy), Greg Piefer (SHINE Technologies), and Elisabeth Siegel (TAE Technologies).

This insightful session explores how the enabling technologies developed on the path to fusion are already creating revenue-generating markets. The panel discusses strategies for maximizing these new business opportunities while focusing on revolutionizing future energy markets. 🔝

Special thanks to Valerie Jamieson (The Fusion Cluster) for the introduction and to Stuart Clark for the excellent moderation.

▶️ Watch the entire session here: https://lnkd.in/e8qvajnY

#FusionEnergy #LaserFusion

More Freedom for Research: Federal Minister Stark-Watzinger wants to change laws that hinder scientists. 

Interesting read in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung about Bettina Stark-Watzinger's bold move to change laws that have been holding back our scientists. As someone deeply invested in the future of energy, I find this incredibly exciting.

▶️ Minister Stark-Watzinger is advocating for a comprehensive set of legislative changes aimed at giving more freedom to research and driving technological innovation in Germany. She rightly points out the urgent need for new technologies and innovative business models to boost productivity growth in our country.

One standout proposal is the rapid initiation of preparations for a dedicated fusion law. This could open huge opportunities for a clean, safe, and efficient #energy supply. 🔝 Additionally, she suggests reforming the carbon dioxide storage and transport law to test methods for capturing harmful climate gases – a crucial step for our planet's future.

At Focused Energy Inc., we are thrilled to see fusion energy gaining more attention and support from politics and society in Germany. Our work in laser-based fusion is at the forefront of this technological revolution, and with the right regulatory framework, we can accelerate our progress toward a clean and sustainable energy future.

Fusion energy isn't just a scientific dream – it's a practical solution for tomorrow's energy needs. What are your thoughts after reading the article? Let's discuss!

🔗 https://lnkd.in/dVa-V8eK 

#FusionEnergy #Innovation #EnergyTransition

Harnessing Energy from Laser Fusion: Our senior scientists, Debra Callahan, and Stefano Atzeni, are featured in the latest issue of Physics Today, discussing the commercialization of laser fusion technology. ⚡️

The article highlights the groundbreaking achievements at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), where researchers demonstrated net energy gain for the first time in 2022, paving the way for future advances in inertial confinement fusion (ICF).

NIF's net gain milestone has ignited a push to generate commercial-scale fusion energy using the ICF approach. With the fundamental physics challenges overcome, public and private companies are now working on solving the technological challenges to harness inertial fusion for electricity production.

➡️ Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eZE_xJcS

#FusionEnergy #LaserFusion

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: For the next twelve months, Focused Energy Inc. has received 20.4 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 (𝐌 𝐜-𝐡) 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)). 🖥️⚡
 
Our winning proposal was one of 36 evaluated by a high-level review panel as part of the EuroHPC #RegularAccess call.
 
▶️ We intend to use the High Performance Computing (HPC) resources to research and optimize particularly complex physical aspects of our proton fast ignition approach. This will 𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 on the road to a fusion power plant more quickly and 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬.
 
#EuroHPC #LaserFusion #FusionEnergy

Exciting developments are underway at the former Biblis nuclear power plant of RWE: District Administrator Christian Engelhardt discussed the 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 with representatives from RWE Nuclear and Focused Energy. 

Together with the owners, RWE Nuclear, we recently signed a cooperation agreement to conduct a pilot project at the Biblis decommissioning facility. Over the next two years, RWE’s former emergency power supply building will be emptied and converted to house our laser-driven radiation sources (LDRS) research. ⚡️

#LDRS could revolutionize non-destructive material testing and nuclear decommissioning with its compact size, higher resolution, and greater penetration depth compared to existing imaging methods.

📸 Pictured: Corinna Simeth (Head of Policy and District Development, Bergstrasse District), Dr. Marc Zimmer (Head of Laser-driven Radiation Sources, Focused Energy), District Administrator Christian Engelhardt, Ralf Stüwe (Head of Decommissioning Facilities Biblis, RWE), and Matthias Zürker (Managing Director, Bergstrasse Economic Promotion Agency).

Wirtschaftsförderung Bergstraße #LaserFusion #FusionEnergy

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