UC San Diego Fusion Expert Leads New Pulsed Power Fusion Collaboration

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Pulsed Liner Fusion is an approach to inertial fusion energy based on the compression of a cylindrical fusion fuel cell with high power electrical energy. The new Pulsed Liner Fusion collaborative network promotes and advocates for the pulsed power approach to inertial fusion energy. It is a collaborative network of internationally recognized academics, US national laboratories and private companies currently working towards fusion energy using variants of pulsed power and liner-type loads.

The Pulsed Liner Fusion collaborative network is coordinated by Simon Bott-Suzuki, a fusion leader and associate research scientist at UC San Diego, where he is affiliated with both the UC San Diego Fusion Engineering Institute (FEI) and Center for Energy Research (CER).

The network is founded on demonstrated modular, pre-ratable pulsed power drivers, proven liner-target systems like the Sandia-developed MagLIF design, and the need to address significant engineering challenges in both high yield and rep-rated operation.

The network brings together the expertise at Sandia National Laboratories, industrial partners in Pacific Fusion and First Light Fusion and academic researchers at UC San Diego, the University of Michigan, Cornell University, the University of New Mexico and Imperial College London. This group is building on decades of experience and federally supported research to realize the potential of fusion as a deployable power generation solution.

Information on the Pulsed Liner Fusion approach, news items, research updates and contact details for the primary investigators (PIs) can be found at the collaboration website: https://www.pulsedlinerfusion.com/