RSE and BLF Signed to Joint Research on The World’s First Commercial-Scale IFE Power Plant
ROMA, ITALY – An agreement was signed in Rome on 4 November between RSE and the American company Blue Laser Fusion (BLF) to initiate joint research and development activities on the world’s first commercial-scale inertial fusion energy (IFE) power plant. Image credit : RSE
The agreement was quoted as proof of Italy’s commitment to this technology in the Prime Minister’s Giorgia Meloni speech which was presented this morning by the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council, Alfredo Mantovano at the inaugural ministerial event of the World Fusion Energy Group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The activities will be carried out in three phases: a first analytical one, a second to build a prototype of a small-scale commercial inertial fusion energy (IFE) reactor (“Small-scale Fusion Pilot Reactor”) and a the third, concluding one, to launch a prototype of a larger-scale commercial IFE reactor (“Full-scale Fusion Pilot Power Plant”).
“We are honored to have the opportunity to cooperate with a technological leader on an ambitious innovation project that aims at accelerating the energy transition”, said Franco Cotana, CEO of RSE. “Our researchers will contribute with the expertise developed in Italy through the Energy System Research activities and through the many international cooperation opportunities, such as those linked to Mission Innovation. Working with BLF will allow us to increase our experience and knowledge of a challenging sector with important decarbonization targets”, added Cotana. “Although it cannot yet be considered as an alternative to fission small modular reactors, this innovation marks a decisive step towards fusion, which does not use magnetic confinement but a simpler technology that has already been verified by the US Department of Energy’s Livermore experiment in December 2022”.
The agreement with Blue Laser Fusion, founded in 2022 by Shuji Nakamura, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 and member of the RSE Scientific Committee, will help facing the environmental challenges that will make Italy a sector leader. Professor Nakamura is world-renowned for inventing the high-power blue LED that enabled the production of LED lamps, one of the greatest revolutions in energy efficiency, lighting technology and colorimetry. In recent years, the Nobel Prize winner has devoted himself to the development of high-power lasers, which now make it possible to trigger inertial confinement fusion. As a matter of fact, BLF is working to produce the first generation of clean energy, with zero carbon emissions.
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About Blue Laser Fusion, Inc.
Blue Laser Fusion Inc. (BLF) is a leading fusion energy company based in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Silicon Valley and Tokyo, Japan. The company is commercializing a proprietary and novel laser fusion technology to achieve the world’s first carbon-free, on demand, renewable, clean energy generation and to accelerate a transition to an electrified world. BLF aims to commercialize a GW scale reactor to provide power to the grid to meet the acute and increasing demand for clean energy for data centers and to support the AI revolution, for semiconductor chip fabrication facilities and chemical and steel production plants, as well as for electric vehicles and homes. To learn more, please visit:
