Department of Energy Announces $4.6 Million for Research on Public-Private Partnership Awards to Advance Fusion Energy

Summary

This document lists the selection of public-private partnership awards totaling $4.6 million under the INFUSE 2023 RFA to advance fusion energy research. It provides details on project titles, principal investigators, participating private industry institutions, and their partnering national laboratories and universities.

INFUSE 2023 RFA Award Selections

Department of Energy Announces $4.6 Million for Research on Public-Private Partnership Awards to Advance Fusion Energy

Announcement Number: INFUSE 2023 RFA (posted by ORNL) List Posted: 7/25/2023

Selection for award negotiations is not a commitment to issue an award or provide funding.

Award Details:

1. Principal Investigator: Sorensen, Caroline Title: Electrochemical Evaluation of Hydrogen Concentration and Diffusivity in FLiBe Institution: Commonwealth Fusion Systems City: Cambridge State: MA 9-digit zip code: 02139-4239 Partner: UC Berkeley

2. Principal Investigator: Hannasch, Andrea Title: Design of proton diagnostics operating at high repetition rate to advance proton fast ignition Institution: Focused Energy Inc. City: Austin State: TX 9-digit zip code: 78758-3352 Partner: PPPL

3. Principal Investigator: Freeman, Christopher Title: DEvelopment of Tritium Sensors for Enabling Low-Carbon Technologies for FUSION (DETECT – FUSION) Institution: Baker Hughes City: Houston State: TX 9-digit zip code: 77073-5101 Partner: Penn State Univ.

4. Principal Investigator: Huang, Yibing Title: A low AC loss, fast ramp HTS solenoid prototype for compact Spherical Tokamak Institution: Bruker OST City: Carteret State: NJ 9-digit zip code: 07008-1115 Partner: PPPL

5. Principal Investigator: Koepke, Mark Title: Post Irradiation Examination of Nickel Doped Fusion Steels Irradiated in the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) Institution: Tokamak Energy Inc City: Bruceton Mills State: WV 9-digit zip code: 26525-5526 Partner: ORNL

6. Principal Investigator: Dorn, Chris Title: A Multiphysics Simulation of Magnetohydrodynamic Li-Pb Flow in a Blanket Module with SiCf/SiC as Structural Material Institution: Kyoto Fusioneering America Ltd. City: Seattle State: WA 9-digit zip code: 98101-1217 Partner: PPPL

7. Principal Investigator: Kuang, Adam Title: Deuterium retention in boron dust Institution: Commonwealth Fusion Systems City: Cambridge State: MA 9-digit zip code: 02139-4239 Partner: PPPL

8. Principal Investigator: Necas, Ales Title: Integrated kinetic modeling of a biased expander using Aleph code Institution: TAE Technologies City: Foothill Ranch State: CA 9-digit zip code: 92610-2603 Partner: SNL

9. Principal Investigator: Masur, Lawrence Title: Opportunities for Fusion Coil System in a Compact Spherical Tokamak using Low Cost, High Field Superconductors Made in USA Institution: Gauss Fusion Inc. City: Billerica State: MA 9-digit zip code: 01821-3915 Partner: PPPL

10. Principal Investigator: Dorn, Chris Title: Evaluating Lithium-Lead Mixtures for Increased Tritium Breeding in Fusion Energy Blanket Systems: Exploring the Impact of Composition and Temperature Institution: Kyoto Fusioneering America Ltd. City: Seattle State: WA 9-digit zip code: 98101-1217 Partner: ORNL

11. Principal Investigator: Drobny, Jon Title: In-situ measurements of hydrogen-titanium plasma-material interactions for model validation Institution: TAE Technologies City: Foothill Ranch State: CA 9-digit zip code: 92610-2603 Partner: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

12. Principal Investigator: Zarnstorff, Michael Title: Efficient Tritium Extraction from Liquid Lithium Institution: Stellarex, Inc. City: Wilmington State: DE 9-digit zip code: 19808-1674 Partner: SRNL

13. Principal Investigator: Kumar, Santhosh Title: Developing a renewable first wall with boron pebbles. Institution: Princeton Stellarators Inc. City: Branchburg State: NJ 9-digit zip code: 08853-4140 Partner: UC San Diego

14. Principal Investigator: Mehlhorn, Thomas Title: Design and simulation of innovative p-11B targets for IFE Institution: HB11 Energy USA LLC City: Houston State: TX 9-digit zip code: 77092-4010 Partner: Univ. of Rochester Lab for Laser Energetics

15. Principal Investigator: Furlong, Kieran Title: ORNL Portable Diagnostic Package for Evaluating Mirror Performance Institution: Realta Fusion City: Madison State: WI 9-digit zip code: 53726-4014 Partner: ORNL

16. Principal Investigator: Garrison, Lauren Title: Informing ARC divertor design and plasma facing material selection through integrated modeling Institution: Commonwealth Fusion Systems City: Cambridge State: MA 9-digit zip code: 02139-4239 Partner: UCLA

17. Principal Investigator: Dorn, Chris Title: Evaluating Lithium Compatibility for Electrode Materials Used in an Electrolysis-Based Tritium Extraction Process Institution: Kyoto Fusioneering America Ltd. City: Seattle State: WA 9-digit zip code: 98101-1217 Partner: SRNL

18. Principal Investigator: Pancotti, Anthony Title: Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of non-equilibrium and merging FRCs Institution: Helion Energy City: Everett State: WA 9-digit zip code: 98203-6257 Partner: PPPL