Renaissance Fusion
Renaissance Fusion is a Stellarator fusion reactor company based in Grenoble, France.
Is fusion less radioactive than fission?
“Fusion is the process of combining two light atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy in the process. The most well-known fusion reaction occurs in the sun, where hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium.”
View in the company profileWhat is your position on renewables?
“Energy scholars are clear: we need a diversified mix of (1) renewables, (2) energy storage and (3) carbon-free baseloads or, even better, load-following energy sources. That means energy sources whose supply can rapidly adjust, within minutes, to fluctuations in energy demand.”
View in the company profileDo you agree that fusion has a history of over-promising but "is always 30 years away"?
“For 40 years fusion actually over-delivered: from the 50’s to the 90’s, a key performance metric called “triple product” grew by 6 orders of magnitude. It is now within 1 order of magnitude from net fusion power.”
View in the company profileIf successful, will we have abundant clean energy or is there a limitation in scaling the stellarators of Renaissance Fusion?
“Fusion is the most fuel-efficient and resource-efficient energy source, and one of the most land-efficient. Therefore, there is practically no limit on the maximum number of fusion power-plants that can be built, from a natural resource perspective.”
View in the company profileAre you competing with ITER and other public labs?
“Not at all! On the contrary, we are dwarfs on giants’ shoulders, thankful to public laboratories for decades of fusion research.”
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