ARPA-E is making up to $30 million in funding available (DE-FOA-0001184) for
Accelerating Low-cost Plasma Heating and Assembly (ALPHA)
ALPHA seeks to support innovative R&D on low-cost tools to aid in the future development of fusion power.
An ARPA-E program seeks to develop and demonstrate low-cost tools to aid in the development of fusion power, with a focus on approaches to produce thermonuclear plasmas in the final density range of 10^18-10^23 ions per cubic centimeter. The program goal is to create a toolset that will allow a significant reduction in facilities costs for fusion development and to enable rapid learning through a high shot rate at a low cost-per-shot.
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Accelerating Low-cost Plasma Heating and Assembly (ALPHA)
ALPHA seeks to support innovative R&D on low-cost tools to aid in the future development of fusion power.
An ARPA-E program seeks to develop and demonstrate low-cost tools to aid in the development of fusion power, with a focus on approaches to produce thermonuclear plasmas in the final density range of 10^18-10^23 ions per cubic centimeter. The program goal is to create a toolset that will allow a significant reduction in facilities costs for fusion development and to enable rapid learning through a high shot rate at a low cost-per-shot.
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