TAE Technologies
also known as TAE, Tri Alpha Energy
TAE Technologies is leveraging proprietary science and engineering to address the world’s biggest challenges. We are on the path to safe, clean, commercial fusion energy, and delivering sustainable solutions in power management, electric mobility, life sciences, and more.
163 in this dataset
2 developers pursuing it
103 organisations in US
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.
- Field-reversed configuration › › Field-reversed configuration
- A self-organised plasma ring that generates its own confining field, with no central coil. Compact and high-beta, but stability over long timescales is the open question.
- Proton–boron-11
- Aneutronic, and requires roughly an order of magnitude more triple product than D-T. A p-¹¹B roadmap that skips D-T is a listed red flag.
- Deuterium–tritium
- Lowest ignition threshold; 80% of energy in 14.1 MeV neutrons. The reference fuel for every near-term net-gain claim.
Funding
across 1 round
| Date | Instrument | Amount | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07 | Equity roundGrowth | $250M | — |
In TAE Technologies’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.
Clean, affordable, reliable energy is essential for every facet of life, from our food and water supply, to our air quality, to our health and education. It’s the key that can unlock a better standard of living.
In order to ensure the future of our planet and a thriving ecosystem, we must adopt a safe, cost-effective, non-polluting, scalable, commercial power solution. Our vision is to deliver that solution with TAE’s hydrogen-boron fusion energy , and we are confident that this transformative power source is within our grasp.
We remain singularly committed to advancing the frontiers of science and innovation to benefit humanity. With a steadfast resolve to redefine the energy landscape, TAE Technologies is at the forefront of the fusion revolution, poised to usher in a new era of sustainable and limitless power generation for a better tomorrow.
With an unwavering commitment, we will realize our vision by harnessing our collective resources to develop economically competitive hydrogen-boron fusion power plants, meeting the energy needs of our world. Guided by our exceptional team of scientists and innovators, we strive to create a sustainable energy landscape for a brighter tomorrow.
Available virtually everywhere around the world with approximately 100,000 years of natural supply, hydrogen-boron fuel is non-radioactive, a.k.a. aneutronic. In its primary reaction, it produces only three helium atoms as a byproduct – a hallmark that inspired TAE’s original company name, Tri Alpha Energy.
TAE employs a “money by milestone” model, which enforces a results-based approach to development. We raise only the amount of capital required to support the next phase of scientific advancement.
Together, this family of TAE companies is leveraging proprietary science and engineering to create a bright future for us all.
The joint venture from TAE Technologies and the UK Atomic Energy Authority, focused on commercializing particle accelerator technology for fusion and non-fusion applications, is now fully funded and formally established in the UK.
TAE Technologies has raised more than $150 million in its latest funding round, exceeding the company’s initial target for the round. Chevron, Google and NEA participated, among other new and existing investors.
Where TAE Technologies 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.
TAE Technologies is one of 2 organisations in this dataset pursuing frc.
It is one of 103 we hold in US.
It operates 1 device in this dataset, none of which carries recorded performance figures.
Disclosed equity funding totals $250m across 1 round, which ranks 6 of 14 among organisations here with a disclosed figure.
Related organisations
Others pursuing the same approach, then others in the same country.
People
Names and roles as TAE Technologies’s own team page states them. Not verified against any other source, and rosters go out of date.
Devices operated 1
Pursuing the same technology
Others in this dataset working on Field-reversed configuration.
Sources
A source marked operator is the subject’s own publication. That is legitimate, and it is not independent confirmation. Methodology.