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Zap Energy

@Energy_Zap

1 year

Last week we successfully ran hot liquid metal over a wall (under vacuum) and circulated it in a loop for 100 hours straight. This is a major engineering milestone and a significant step toward liquid metal walls in our future devices. #shiny

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Wait for it... here's the moment when the hot metal first spills over the weir wall, starting the clock on 100 steady hours of operation.

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@Energy_Zap

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One challenge of Zap's #fusion approach is that our electrodes are exposed to intense fluxes of damaging heat, plasma particles and fusion neutrons. 🔥💥⚛️ This new paper describes the issue of electrode durability in our future systems and possible mitigation strategies.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

NYTimes covers our latest milestones: first plasmas on our breakeven reactor and a $160 million Series C to fund technology that we’ll need on the other side of breakeven

A Big Step Toward Fusion Energy Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up (Published 2022)

Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.

www.nytimes.com

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

FuZE-Q, our breakeven device, has made its first plasmas. If breakeven is basecamp, and commercial #fusion is the summit, last week we had a quick breakfast of Masala tea and boiled eggs, packed up our kit and began to climb.🏔️ 🧵

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Roast some chestnuts on a hot plasma and read all about our plans!

Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets

Zap Energy’s new Z-pinch fusion reactor promises a simpler approach to an elusive goal

spectrum.ieee.org

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Who ordered neutrons? Because FuZE-Q just served up its first ones. No charge of course! #wehavefusion ⚛️

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

A new paper, part of a special collection from the private #fusionenergy industry, gives an overview of our approach, technology, progress and planned path to commercialization. The paper also includes preliminary observations from the first year of FuZE-Q operations.

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

"The future of carbon-free energy smells like teriyaki and sounds like a low-flying 737." Can confirm this is accurate.

Welcome to Fusion City, USA

In Everett, WA, nuclear fusion is no longer 10 years away—although profitability might be

spectrum.ieee.org

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

The key innovation that enables Zap to generate fusion energy without magnets and lasers is a method of maintaining a filament of plasma using sheared flow. 🧵

A ‘moving stream’: Zap Energy’s novel approach to stabilizing fusion

A key theoretical breakthrough led Zap’s co-founders to finally discover an effective way to hold Z pinches stable.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Lasers and magnets are getting a lot of attention this week when it comes to making #fusion . Here’s an approach that requires neither.

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Z-pinch physics lead to compact, cost-effective fusion devices. A new paper details the engineering paradigms that serve as the foundations for Zap Energy power plants.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

🔥 Hot off the presses: our liquid metals have begun flowing! 🔥 #fusionenergy

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Can you guess what’s behind doors 1-8? That's right, it's a brand new FuZE-Q power supply designed, built and deployed in record time!

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Appreciate @SenatorCantwell stopping by today to get a peek at what we're up to and meet some of the team (here with @dsutherland00 and FuZE-Q)

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Inside a Zap fusion device, a carefully orchestrated sequence of events sets the stage for fusion. Like a symphony, every step must be executed with precision, and in perfect time.

Here’s what happens inside a Zap fusion core

Part accelerator, part reaction chamber, Zap’s devices are unlike any others in fusion.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

We recently wound the first of what will be many transformers for Zap's pulse-forming networks, which will deliver high-magnitude electrical current to drive Z-pinch plasmas. The transformer is in service and "already a workhorse," says Zap HV Engineer Brad Maynard.

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

A new paper from our science team details the way we measure Q, or energy gain, in our Z-pinch fusion plasmas

Zap Energy charts roadmap for measuring fusion gain

A new paper lays out scientific methods for measuring and calculating Q in a sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinch.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Could #fusionenergy breathe new life into retired fossil fuel plants? Zap is taking a closer look to find out. 🧵

Retrofitting for fusion?

A new study by Zap Energy will assess the feasibility of siting a Zap fusion energy pilot plant at Washington's only remaining coal power station.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

If you just saw @BillGates 's tweet but aren't subscribers to the NYT, you can also read our press release or @geekwire 's story . Exciting days are indeed ahead.

More funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough

Zap Energy's co-founders, left to right: Chief Technology Officer Brian A Nelson, President Benj Conway, and Chief Science Officer Uri Shumlak. (Zap

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Sheared-flow-what? Our new How It Works page explains Zap’s approach to #fusion :

Zap Energy: How It Works

Zap Energy's approach to fusion doesn’t require magnets, cryogenics or high-powered lasers. That difference could enable the power plants of the future.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

One of several ways we study the performance of our plasmas is through a technique called extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy (shown here with a photo of the EUV spectrometer beamline at FuZE-Q). A new research paper from Zap and collaborators at @unevadareno shows that EUV

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Thank you @AkshatRathi for stopping by this morning to see how the plasma gets made and be the first to test whether a Z pinch makes for good podcast audio. You'll be able to hear the results on an upcoming fusion-focused episode of a new climate podcast from @BloombergGreen

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@Energy_Zap

11 months

A look at #fusionenergy beyond the hype from @geekwire . For the record - it is absolutely possible to both protect your IP and publish your results.

Fusion fever: A reality check on the multibillion-dollar race to reinvent energy and save the planet

General Fusion is building a demonstration device in British Columbia, called the Lawson Machine 26 (LM26). This is the fusion reactor's PI3 plasma

www.geekwire.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

We have ignition! Well, at least the BBQ version. Check out this impressive grill/smoker custom-built by TRICO as a replica of our #FuZE devices. #fusionfood #summervibes

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Zap Energy's new facility is fully operational - now producing high performance z-pinch plasmas and generating thermonuclear fusion!

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Well, livestream issues meant the announcement wasn't quite what we expected, but the news is now official. Zap Energy has been selected by the nation's top fusion experts to take part in @ENERGY 's Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Impressive fusion article by Bloomberg, but the narrative that fusion "has come down to" magnets vs. lasers is totally off.

Bloomberg Green

@climate

2 years

Recreating the extreme conditions of the stars in a power plant might sound like science fiction, yet the most-optimistic experts say we’re only about a decade away

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

#Fusionenergy is our inevitable future. Zap Energy is building it. Check out our epic website updates, featuring Zap's #anthemtofusion and new animations of our technology. ⚡️ ⚡️

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

It's been a tremendous year for #fusion , and certainly for our team at @energy_zap . Here's a recap of 10 of our top highlights this year:🧵

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@Energy_Zap

10 months

Every day this week, like most weeks, we'll fire up our systems and start making #fusion . People love stories of scientific breakthroughs, but it will take many small breakthroughs, not one large one, to ultimately make #fusionenergy work. Thanks @gbrumfiel for coming by to visit

Geoff Brumfiel

@gbrumfiel

10 months

I recently got to visit two of the top fusion-power companies in the country @Helion_Energy and @Energy_Zap . Both companies hope they're close to a breakthrough. It could mean clean, essentially limitless power, but only if they can make it work. ⭐️⚡️🧵

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Kudos to @wacleantech for pulling everyone together another fantastic #SeattleFusionWeek ! We were honored join a lineup w @SenatorMaria , @meetjoenguyen , and an array of leaders in public and private fusion efforts. See you next year!

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@Energy_Zap

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Zap Energy has acquired a substantial package of assets from ICAR, formerly a leading global manufacturer of capacitors. The move is the first phase in building out Zap’s manufacturing capability in repetitive pulsed power technologies.

Zap Energy secures power supply manufacturing capabilities with acquisition of liquidated ICAR...

The purchase of the liquidated assets of global capacitor manufacturer ICAR strengthens Zap’s engineering platform for advanced power supplies, a vital component in its repetitively-pulsed fusion...

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Took a short break from operations to show a team from @UKAEAofficial around our labs today and discuss Z-pinch #fusion . Thanks for making the trip to come see us!

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It's that time again: 3rd annual #SeattleFusionWeek starts tomorrow! Much appreciation to @wacleantech for organizing and to everyone who's signed up to participate. We'll see you there!

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10 months

A good visit from @ARPAE Director Evelyn Wang and Dep Director for Technology Daniel Cunningham this week to talk #fusion and future technology needs.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Great to have a few groups tour the Zap facility for #SeattleFusionWeek today. Hopefully it was net energy gain for everyone involved. ⚡️Huge kudos to the @wacleantech for throwing an excellent event, thanks to everyone who participated and let's keep the momentum going.

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How do we get from single bursts of fusion energy to viable commercial power? Rep rate will be crucial. Vidya Nalajala and her team are developing the high-voltage "spark plug" that will drive hundreds of thousands of fusion pulses a day. ⚡️⚛️⚡️⚛️⚡️⚛️(repeat)

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@Energy_Zap

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Building on that time @packyM put our logo on a runner's body working hard to make up ground, he and @juliadewahl invited @dsutherland00 and Ryan Umstattd to join an episode of their Age of Miracles podcast series focused on the race to commercial fusion.

Packy McCormick

@packyM

10 months

We just hit 100k downloads on the first season of Age of Miracles 🥳 and we're not done yet! This week's episode might be the coolest to date. We talked to a few of the many entrepreneurs working to bring fusion energy online within a decade (or sooner). We spoke with:

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Far more work ahead to scale fusion for practical use, but today @Livermore_Lab showed anyone who doubted it that fusion energy gain isn't out of reach.🍾

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@Energy_Zap

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@BillGates Thanks Bill! We appreciate everything you and the @Breakthrough team are doing to support energy solutions.

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@Energy_Zap

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He’s created alloys to withstand the heat of rocket engines and the extremes of space. Now, Clemente Parga is leading the design of molten metal walls and materials to harness fusion.

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Excited to be able to announce our successful Series B

Zap Energy Raises $27.5 Million to Advance Reactor Technology

Zap Energy, a pioneer in fusion energy technology, today announced that it has raised $27.5 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Addition

www.businesswire.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

We're nearing a year in our #fusion pilot plant feasibility study with the community of Centralia, WA, and yesterday we gave an update on our progress. Thank you to the community members and stakeholders who attended and to @CCBlazers for hosting us.⚡️

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Well said @RepWilliams .

Our fusion moment has arrived. We can’t afford to let it pass

The House Science Energy Subcommittee hearing on fusion that I chaired this week made it clear that the process that our sun and stars use to generate energy is finally within our grasp — progressi…

thehill.com

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Warm welcome to Ryan Umstattd our new Director of Product. After 20 years of tech development and tech transition in the @usairforce , Ryan was Deputy Director at @ARPAE where he helped guide novel energy technologies towards commercialization. Ryan holds a PhD in plasma physics.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Is the #PNW being the largest concentration of fusion companies in the world just our way of compensating for a lot of cold, rainy weather by making hottest plasmas we possibly can? Nice article by @GeekWire 's @lisa_stiffler covering our nascent hub:

Pacific Northwest is a hub for fusion companies chasing power’s ‘Holy Grail’

Senior research engineer Morgan Quinley works on Zap Energy's FuZE-Q device during its final assembly. (Zap Photo) The Sun is the ultimate fusion machine,

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

The @Fusion_Industry Association is laying important foundations for our industry. We’re delighted to join their board!

Home - Fusion Industry Association

THE FUTURE IS FUSION Fusion Industry Association is helping bring clean, safe, sustainable fusion power to the world in the next decade. Our climate and energy crises are the greatest threats of our...

www.fusionindustryassociation.org

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@Energy_Zap

10 months

2023 by the Numbers💯 As the year comes to a close, we’ve compiled a set of noteworthy figures that highlight accomplishments from the past 12 months

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Video: What is fusion's #tripleproduct ? Zap R&D VP Ben Levitt explains.

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Great to see Z-pinch in the news but keep in mind these results are from a few years ago — and we've been busy since then. Keep an eye out for a lot more exciting news to come! ⚡️

Nuclear Fusion Edges Closer As Another Way to Harness Sun's Energy Revealed

New devices may have the ability to generate the high-temperature conditions needed to create plasma and initiate fusion, offering a pathway to fusion power.

www.newsweek.com

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Looking forward to seeing everyone at #SeattleFusionWeek this week. New fusion technologies are developing quickly, and Seattle is the place to be if you want to help change the game in clean energy.

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@Energy_Zap

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In parallel, Zap engineering is building key auxiliary systems needed for getting fusion on the grid, including advanced power supplies and liquid metal walls.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Leaders from @SnoPUD took a tour through our Everett lab this week to learn more about what we’re building and talk about future plans as we ramp up. #fusion

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@Energy_Zap

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You'll need to flip through even more pages to get to Z this year — 44 fusion companies reporting in to the @Fusion_Industry 's 2023 annual report

Fusion Industry Investment Passes $6bn

The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) released its third annual fusion industry report ‘The Global Fusion Industry in 2023’ on July 12, unveiling worldwide findings from an electrifying year of...

www.fusionindustryassociation.org

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Can someone let @Reuters know not all the fusion companies use magnets or lasers?

US announces $46 million in funds to eight nuclear fusion companies

Eight U.S. companies developing nuclear fusion energy will receive $46 million in taxpayer funding to pursue pilot plants attempting to generate power from the process that fuels the sun and stars,...

www.reuters.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Happy 50th, #ICOPS2023 ! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our talks, posters and booth this week at the 50th Annual International Conference on Plasma Science.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

But how do we actually make fusion? Our fourth generation Z-pinch fusion device is driving towards breakeven plasma conditions.

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

These plasmas certainly aren't going to tame themselves, so if you've got the relevant skillsets, please come join the team! Zap Energy is currently #hiring for multiple #sciencejobs and #engineeringjobs . See all openings and apply: #fusionjobs

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@Energy_Zap

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Zap Energy has been selected as a @wef Technology Unicorn: one of the world’s leading mission-oriented startups that will positively shape our future

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@Energy_Zap

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Zap Energy research scientist Iman Datta pioneered a way to blend two computer #modeling methods to help create more accurate plasma simulations. The work of Datta and his colleagues is used to predict and optimize performance in Zap’s #fusion devices.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Working lunch

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

We can’t get to commercially viable fusion without right-sized regulation tailored to our devices. This is an important step.

NRC

@NRCgov

1 year

#NRCNews : Our staff will create a regulatory framework for #fusion energy systems, building on our existing process for licensing the use of byproduct materials.

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

We're #hiring ! Help us power the planet. Zap Energy is currently looking for: #DataScientists , #ElectricalEngineers , #HumanResources , #HighVoltageEngineers , #MechanicalEngineers , #PlasmaScientists and more! See all openings and apply: #fusionjobs

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Congrats to our friends at @CFS_energy on a monster raise!!

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Appreciated the visit today from @iowaengineering Dean @HarrietNembhard . Keep training smart, passionate #engineers hungry to tackle important problems, and please send the best ones our way! We still have plenty of openings:

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@Energy_Zap

11 months

We had a great time participating in this year’s #STEMLikeMe ! Program last week. More than 160 middle school students engaged in hands-on activities geared towards STEM careers in our local county. Thank you to the @SnohomishStem , @EconAllianceSC , and @careerconnectWA for

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

We're pleased to visit the other Washington to join our colleagues in tomorrow's @WHOSTP Summit on the U.S. vision for #Fusion . An exciting decade lies ahead. #fortunefavorsthebold

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@ENERGY

3 years

Get a peek at our updated #FusionEnergy strategy for America tomorrow at 10am ET. ☀️ Join our Summit with @WHOSTP to hear how the reaction that powers the sun (that's fusion!) can be a game-changing technology to help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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@Energy_Zap

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Building the power plant of the 21st century will take people of all skillsets and backgrounds. See if #fusion is for you:

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Magnetic compression, without the magnets – to debut Zap’s new blog, we’re beginning with a brief trip through the history of the Z pinch. 🧵

A history of the Z pinch: Magnetic compression without magnets

A lightning strike showcases the ‘pinch effect.’ The underlying physics are the foundation for how Zap Energy produces fusion.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Great to see familiar faces and some nice cameos in this new video about Zap from @VOANews #fusion

Seattle Startup in Race for Nuclear Fusion

Zap Energy hoping to commercialize nuclear fusion energy

www.voanews.com

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Three cheers to @MatthewCThomps1 , our VP of Systems Engineering, on being elected a 2022 American Physical Society Fellow! This highly distinctive honor is well-deserved for Matt, an accomplished veteran of the #fusion industry and STEM mentorship activities. 🎉🎉🎉

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

"We're defining an entirely new industry here." - Zap Energy Chief of Staff AJ Kantor. If you missed any of today's White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy, the recording is on YouTube: .⚡️☘️

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Exactly. Affordable fusion has to be the end goal, full stop. Nice to see economic analysis helping reinforce and put some numbers behind it.

Jesse D. Jenkins

@JesseJenkins

2 years

Unlimited clean energy is great. What's better? Unlimited AFFORDABLE clean energy! For #fusion power to be viable, it needs to both overcome physics & engineering challenges AND compete economically. New ZERO Lab paper quantifies cost targets for fusion in future power grids ⤵️

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Fusion is late to the #climate party, but we're at home working very hard on the guacamole to make sure it arrives before the party is over. As leaders gather for #COP27 , a nice summary of fusion energy development from @CNET @stshank .

Stephen Shankland

@stshank

2 years

It's fusion energy's time to shine. This radically different power source could provide abundant, clean electrical power, but only if startups overcome technical challenges and lower costs below solar and wind.

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@Energy_Zap

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A new feature from @UW_ECE spotlights our story and Zap Co-Founder/CTO/ @UW Research Professor Emeritus Brian Nelson. UW trains world-class engineers and we're lucky to have quite a few of them helping us crack the challenges of fusion energy. 🐺⚡️

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Today we field our own in-house Thomson scattering measurements, but the @Livermore_Lab / @UCSanDiego team played an important role in measuring and validating our progress over the last few years and we continue to benefit from their valuable expertise.

LLNL develops portable Thomson scattering diagnostic to support ARPA-E’s fusion energy ventures

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) collaborated with University of California San Diego (UCSD) to design, assemble, and field a portable optical Thomson scattering diagnostic...

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Proud to announce inaugural plasma shots at our new facility! Stay tuned for more big news after the summer and in the meantime, huge congrats to the team .... knock back those plasma shots! #plasmashots

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Heat-trapping hydrocarbons power today’s economy. Tomorrow’s will be powered by plasma. @energy_zap is building the quickest path to fusion. Come build it with us:

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

One of our new investors, @DCVC , posted a great blog by @mtrevithick and @RachelSlaybaugh that explains why they joined this latest funding round. We're glad to have them in our cheering section. #GoTeam 🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Why We Invested in Zap Energy

The knock on fusion is that it's the clean energy source of the future — 30 years away — and always will be. What’s changed is that several…

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Zap’s triple product lies between traditional magnetic devices and inertial ones – medium density and medium lifetime. Zap’s VP of R&D Ben Levitt explains more in this video:

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Eric Meier and Uri Shumlak have published a journal article that examines the nonlinear saturation of the SFS Z pinch, which shows the formation of quasi-steady states with only modest mass and energy losses

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Zap co-founder Uri Shumlak likens it to cars on a freeway. “If you have a lane that’s moving particularly slowly next to a lane that’s moving very quickly, it’s hard to change lanes,” he explains.

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@Energy_Zap

10 months

It's great to see the @WhiteHouse double down on their commitment to fusion energy this week – especially with an added emphasis on getting IP and technology protection right as well as the global nature of the market, talent and supply chain.

International Partnerships in a New Era of Fusion Energy Development | OSTP | The White House

President Biden has taken tremendous action to tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad. The United States is expanding domestic and global efforts to leverage market forces, inclusive technolo...

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Climate @ State

@ClimateAtState

10 months

At #COP28 , I was pleased to announce the U.S. International Engagement Plan for Fusion Energy. This strategy identifies five areas of work to help realize the promise of this technology and builds on @POTUS ' Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy.

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Working at Zap Energy means a competitive salary and benefits and, more importantly, a chance to change the world. We're still actively #hiring for multiple teams and positions in our offices near Seattle. Please spread the word to qualified candidates.

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@Energy_Zap

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The paper has been peer-reviewed and we look forward to further feedback from the fusion community, a necessary and important step before we can share Q performance results.

Fusion Gain and Triple Product for the Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z Pinch

Fusion gain Q and triple product nTτ are derived for the sheared-flow-stabilized (SFS) Z pinch by including the input power associated with driving the plasma flow and the additional advective loss...

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Zap Energy

@Energy_Zap

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Thanks for the interview, @drewmikkelsenk5 , as we study siting a fusion energy station at a retiring coal-fired power plant in Centralia. @KING5Seattle

Nuclear fusion company exploring Lewis County coal plant property

TransAlta must shut down coal burning in 2025.

www.king5.com

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Zap Energy

@Energy_Zap

2 years

We’re thrilled to have you joining the team!

joshfarley

@joshfarley

2 years

On Monday, I start as senior communications manager at @energy_zap , working to help make fusion energy a reality. I’m excited for this new adventure!

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

Why is there new interest in fusion? If you follow us you probably already know why, but we appreciate @Newsy and @elikint for helping answer the question for everyone else:

Why Is There New Interest In Fusion Energy? (The Why)

Zap Energy, just outside Seattle, is among the 35 private companies racing to create viable fusion energy.-------------------------------------Newsy is your ...

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Zap Energy

@Energy_Zap

1 year

Nice work by @uwengineering grad student Jeff Peachman hosting this week’s #FusionNews from @UWaeroastro 's Flow Z-Pinch Lab! That's ZaP-HD, predecessor to Zap's FuZE devices, that you see in the background.

Fusion Industry Association

@Fusion_Industry

1 year

New #FusionNews episode out today! Watch for a summary of recent fusion energy news stories.

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3 years

Guests from @DIU_x @NASA @wacleantech @Fusion_Industry @AerospaceCorp @IqtLabs @RepRickLarsen ’s office

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@Energy_Zap

3 years

Oh and we got the keys to our second facility today - which doubles our footprint - the team there will be developing the technology we will need on the other side of energy break even

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@Energy_Zap

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Anyone at #CERAWeek tomorrow can visit the @Chevron Agora House at 3pm to see Zap's Ryan Umstattd give a presentation on Bringing #FusionEnergy to the Grid (Room 360CF, in person only)

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

We're at @apsdpp #APSDPP22 this week, sharing our latest updates and recruiting for the team. Visit us at the Job Fair and check out around a dozen posters from Zap authors Thurs morning. Still lots of openings on our (recently upgraded) careers page:

Careers

Help us power the planet.

www.zapenergy.com

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@Energy_Zap

1 year

Pi-En Tsai once studied how radiotherapy could provide life-saving cancer treatment. Now, she’s helping measure fusion neutrons that could create a boundless source of clean energy.🧵

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@Energy_Zap

2 years

We appreciate being nominated for the #GeekWireAwards ’ Sustainable Innovation of the Year (because every day is a good day to develop groundbreaking tech to save the planet). Here’s where to vote:

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@Energy_Zap

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10. All of @energy_zap ’s 2022 accomplishments were team efforts and only scratch the surface. We look forward to sharing more exciting developments in 2023! Join our mailing list to follow along:

Zap Energy Mailing List Signup

Members of Zap's mailing list will be the first to know when we release company news or hit major milestones.

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@Energy_Zap

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Zap Energy’s technology uses the Z pinch to create the conditions for fusion, where energy is created when the forces separating the centers of atoms are overcome and two smaller nuclei fuse into a larger one.

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@Energy_Zap

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Great conversations on #fusion technology and regulation this week as Seattle welcomed the Organization of Agreement States and @NRCgov for their annual meeting. Following the NRC's decision this past April (see ) the members of this group will develop and

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