The start of a Polaris vacuum vessel being removed from its spinning mold.
These large tubes are made from fused silica (quartz) and will soon be machined into final vacuum vessels. Each end of Polaris will have a large tube, and our team is making several to select the best
What’s on the menu in the kitchen? Capacitors!
12µF capacitors for Polaris, to be specific. Our in-house manufactured capacitors will power some sections of Polaris this year.
We have several patent applications that just went public! An ultra-dense cable interconnector to maximize electrical current density, a pump for ultra-low pressures in high-temperature vacuum chambers, and a method for extracting electricity directly from axially-expanding
Polaris formation section delivered to Ursa: ✔️
By building sections of Polaris in our Antares facility, and “shipping” them down to Ursa, our team is gaining valuable insight on what assembly and installation will look like in our commercial systems.
Build with urgency | Take ownership | Execute rigorously | Deliver hard truths
⬆ if you can do these things, you’re a great fit for Helion
More on our values from our VP, People & Workplace Ops:
If FRCs are unstable, how can they be used for commercial power generation?
The answer: Engineering solutions to leverage high-beta plasmas.
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Thank you to our community leaders for joining us this week at our headquarters in the Everett, WA. Our team continues to be thankful for your support as we work toward putting electricity on the grid.
Thank you,
@GovInslee
, for your continued support of fusion and Helion!
HB1924 secures fusion as a clean energy resource, alongside wind and solar, setting forward a clear path for economic development of the industry in Washington state.
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