General Fusion
General Fusion is advancing practical fusion energy with Magnetized Target Fusion technology to help deliver clean, reliable power for the world.
163 in this dataset
2 developers pursuing it
14 organisations in CA
What these terms mean
Every classification on this page, defined. These are controlled-vocabulary terms, so the same word means the same thing on every profile.
- Fusion developer
- Develops a fusion device or power plant concept. Carries no implication that the device exists or works.
- Fusion
- Organizations pursuing energy from nuclear fusion, and their dedicated supply chain.
- Magnetized target › › Magnetized target
- A magnetised plasma target compressed mechanically or by an imploding liner. Sits between magnetic and inertial confinement in density and timescale.
- Deuterium–tritium
- Lowest ignition threshold; 80% of energy in 14.1 MeV neutrons. The reference fuel for every near-term net-gain claim.
In General Fusion’s own words
Quoted from the organisation’s own site as we archived it. Their description of themselves, not ours, and not a claim this site has checked.
In 2002, Canadian physicist Dr. Michel Laberge founded General Fusion to develop a practical path to fusion energy. From the beginning, the company has focused on building real systems designed to deliver clean, reliable fusion power at scale.
Over more than two decades, General Fusion has designed, built, and operated experimental systems, test beds, and large-scale machines, advancing fusion from scientific research toward engineered systems for real-world operation.
General Fusion aims to deliver economical, carbon-free fusion energy in the next decade through its uniquely practical Magnetized Target Fusion technology.
Our Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) approach is designed from the ground up to be a practical, cost-competitive power plant, combining plasma physics, mechanical compression, and liquid metal systems to produce usable energy.
General Fusion’s program is built on operating real systems, from early prototypes to large-scale machines designed to demonstrate and validate the performance of practical Magnetized Target Fusion.
General Fusion’s team includes scientists, engineers, and business leaders with experience developing complex energy and industrial systems.
Together, we’re advancing cutting edge innovation as we work to transform the world’s energy supply with our uniquely practical fusion technology.
Work on one of the most impactful challenges in energy. General Fusion is growing and looking for people who are focused on advancing the future of clean energy.
Our Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology is designed from the ground up to become a practical power plant. See how our approach works and why it is different.
Our large-scale demonstration machine is operating now and advancing toward key technical milestones. Explore our roadmap from LM26 to a first-of-a-kind fusion plant.
Lawson Machine 26, or LM26, is General Fusion’s large-scale demonstration machine for Magnetized Target Fusion. Operating at our Vancouver facility, LM26 is advancing toward key technical milestones, including 1 keV, 10 keV, and the Lawson criterion. These milestones are part of our roadmap to a first-of-a-kind fusion plant producing energy in the mid-2030s.
For more than 20 years, our engineers and scientists have developed, built, and operated real-world test beds and prototypes. This knowledge and experience have culminated in LM26.
Where General Fusion sits
Composed from records in this dataset, not from outside research. Every figure below is counted from what the site holds, so it moves when the data does.
General Fusion is one of 2 organisations in this dataset pursuing magnetized target.
It is one of 14 we hold in CA.
Related organisations
Others pursuing the same approach, then others in the same country.
Pursuing the same technology
Others in this dataset working on Magnetized target.
Sources
A source marked operator is the subject’s own publication. That is legitimate, and it is not independent confirmation. Methodology.