Department of Energy Announces $6.1 Million to Fund Public Private Partnerships for Fusion Research Announcement Number: 0 | List Posted: MM/DD/2025 Selection for award negotiations is not a commitment by DOE to issue an award or provide funding. Table of Selected Projects: - Principal Investigator: Garrison, Lauren Title: Mechanical Characterization of Neutron Irradiated Tungsten Company: Commonwealth Fusion Systems City: Devens, State: MA, ZIP Code: 01434 - Principal Investigator: Vaisseau, Xavier Title: Design of charged-particle diagnostics operating at moderate repetition rates to advance direct-drive laser fusion energy Company: Focused Energy Inc City: Austin, State: TX, ZIP Code: 78758-3352 - Principal Investigator: Meadows, Alexander Title: Nonlinear Effects in High-Intensity Laser Focusing in a Simulated Fusion Reactor Environment Company: Marvel Fusion Inc. City: Fort Collins, State: CO, ZIP Code: 80525-4193 - Principal Investigator: Flom, Erik Title: ML/AI for fast robust EP loss estimates Company: Thea City: Kearny, State: NJ, ZIP Code: 07032 - Principal Investigator: Swanson, Charles Title: Analysis of energetic-particle-driven Alfven activity in the Eos stellarator towards a quasi-axisymmetric fusion pilot plant Company: Thea City: Kearny, State: NJ, ZIP Code: 07032 - Principal Investigator: Monange, Max Title: Evaluating the impact of lead-lithium purity on tritium transport Company: Ex-Fusion America City: San Francisco, State: CA, ZIP Code: 94111 - Principal Investigator: Flippo, Kirk Title: Simulating thermal and momentum impact of inertial fusion neutrons on chamber jet dynamics Company: Xcimer City: Redwood City, State: CA, ZIP Code: 94065-1422 - Principal Investigator: Washington, Aaron Title: ELITE-HEO (Electrolysis of LIthium for Tritium Extraction using High Entropy Oxides) Company: Tokamak Energy, Inc. City: Wilmington, State: DE, ZIP Code: 19801-1120 - Principal Investigator: Endrizzi, Douglass Title: Leveraging ORNL Advanced Spectroscopy for Fast-Ion Confinement Studies on WHAM Company: Realta City: Madison, State: WI, ZIP Code: 53726-4014 - Principal Investigator: Falorio, Iole Title: High magnetic field transport testing and microstructure characterization for development of high performance REBCO wires for fusion Company: Superpower, Inc. City: Glenville, State: NY, ZIP Code: 12302 - Principal Investigator: Nash, Daniel Title: Development of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Magnet Performance Prediction Workflows from a Novel Reel-to-Reel, In-field HTS Conductor Inspection Technique Company: Thea City: Kearny, State: NJ, ZIP Code: 07032 - Principal Investigator: Clark, Stephen Title: Study of field reversed configuration stability during super-Alfvénic acceleration and translation via hybrid kinetic simulations Company: Helion City: Everett, State: WA, ZIP Code: 98203 - Principal Investigator: Pattison, Morgan Title: Interference coatings for Blue Laser Fusion high enhancement cavity Company: Blue Laser City: Goleta, State: CA, ZIP Code: 93117-2896 - Principal Investigator: Parsi, Arash Title: Experimental assessment of cold spray technology for corrosion protection of components facing liquid Pb-Li and FLiBe breeding blankets Company: Westinghouse City: Pittsburgh, State: PA, ZIP Code: 15235 - Principal Investigator: You, Setthivoine Title: Measuring Electron Temperature in the ECLAIR Experiment Company: Helicity Space City: Pasadena, State: CA, ZIP Code: 91107 - Principal Investigator: Sinha, Priyanjana Title: Integrated Visible Divertor and Edge Spectroscopy Solution for Infinity One Company: Type One City: Knoxville, State: TN, ZIP Code: 37931 - Principal Investigator: Groenewald, Roelof Title: Darwin EM PIC model for kinetic edge plasma with electrode-biased divertor in WarpX Company: TAE City: Foothill Ranch, State: CA, ZIP Code: 92610-2607 - Principal Investigator: Langendorf, Samuel Title: Coded Apertures for Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Neutron Imaging Company: Pacific Fusion City: Fremont, State: CA, ZIP Code: 94538 - Principal Investigator: Elling, John Title: Development of Fusion-Grade Lithium Material Specifications Company: Molten Salt Solutions* City: Santa Fe, State: NM, ZIP Code: 87507 - Principal Investigator: Smith, Carli Title: Characterization and Tritium Breeding Ratio Measurement of Li-6-enriched Lithium Samples After Thermal Neutron Irradiation Company: KFA City: Seattle, State: WA, ZIP Code: 98101