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Laser Fusion will unlock our next great chapter of growth

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Laser Fusion is the only proven pathway to scientific energy gain.

Laser Fusion achieved fusion ignition in 2021, net energy gain in 2022 and continues to make repeated strides forward.

We believe that Laser Fusion and its proven results are the best path forward to a commercial fusion power plant.

Our Team Achieved Ignition
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Pearl is a fusion fuel designed for clean energy production, derived from sea water & lithium.

Our precision-engineered, mass-produced Pearl™ fuel capsules increase energy output by 30x compared to the current NIF approach.

We've built one of the only fusion fuel labs in the world to design and optimize Pearls™ for energy production.

Our Technology

We need to decouple energy production from resource consumption

Fusion enables energy abundance without resource limitation.

We're working to unleash the next chapter of economic growth and scientific innovation through the widespread adoption of clean, abundant fusion power.

Focused Fusion Reactor

Our Technology

The science of Laser Fusion is proven. Our focus is on the engineering challenges of optimizing the fuel and laser systems, and on developing an integrated engineering prototype to validate the engineering required for commercial energy production.

How it Works

→ Laser Fusion Architecture

→ Ignition Achieved

→ Scientific Gain Proven

→ Deuterium-Tritium Fueled

Pearl Fusion Fuel

The minds behind the breakthroughs & the blueprint forward.

An assembly of renowned fusion heavyweights — who successfully achieved fusion ignition and developed the core concepts required for Laser Fusion — are unlocking the path for clean, limitless power.

Pravesh Patel

Dr. Pravesh Patel

CTO

With 23 years at LLNL, held key leadership roles including Inertial Confinement Fusion Associate Program Leader and Fast Ignition Program Leader.

Markus Roth

Dr. Prof Markus Roth

Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer

Professor at TU Darmstadt and an APS Fellow with 25+ years experience in fusion research.

Debbie Callahan

Dr. Debbie Callahan

Target Design Lead

With 35 years at LLNL, served as Co-Leader of the NIF Ignition Campaign and leader of the ICF Design Physics Division, playing a pivotal role in advancing fusion research and design.

Wolfgang Theobald

Dr. Wolfgang Theobald

Experimental Lead

With 19 years at LLE, served as Experiments Group Leader and Fast Ignition and Shock Ignition Program Leader. Recipient of the prestigious Landau & Spitzer Award.

Stefano Atzeni

Dr. Stefano Atzeni

IFE Theory Lead

A world-renowned theoretical expert on Inertial Confinement Fusion, and author of the leading book on the subject. A former professor at the University of Rome.

Jose Manuel Perlado

Dr. Jose Manuel Perlado

Reactor Design Lead

A professor and Director of the Instituto de Fusión Nuclear at Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, former reactor chamber design lead for the HiPER project, and a world expert in fusion materials and chamber design.

Dr. Jim Gaffney

Simulations Lead

Uncertainty Quantification and Optimization Group Leader at LLNL, led developed of ICF simulation machine learning methods during the Ignition Campaign and continues to lead efforts in digital twin modeling.

News Releases

News Release

Focused Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Sign Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

Agreement supports DOE INFUSE project to develop simulation model of wetted foam fusion targets during implosion

February 5, 2025
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Focused Energy and Amplitude Enter $40 Million Agreement to Advance High-Energy Lasers Beyond the State-of-the-Art for Inertial Fusion Energy

Laser systems will be installed at Focused Energy's Laser Development Facility in the Bay Area enabling key technology risk reduction on path to commercialization

December 17, 2024
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Focused Energy Completes its First Milestones through DOE’s Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program

Company developed its initial high-gain target design based on direct-drive laser inertial fusion

November 14, 2024
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