SYDNEY, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded a grant to HB11 Energy as part of its 'Innovation Network for Fusion Energy' (INFUSE) program with the objective, "to accelerate basic research to develop cost-effective, innovative fusion energy technologies in the private sector." The HB11 Energy team at Edward Teller Education Center, University of California - from left: Ellen Gorissen (GM Commercial), Dr. E. Michael Campbell (Scientific Advisory Board), Prof. Thomas A. Mehlhorn (Lead Target Design, Scientific Advisory Board), Dr. Warren McKenzie (Managing Director). The program will provide access to world-leading expertise from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) at the University of Rochester, an institutional partner of the National Ignition Facility, which recently demonstrated net energy gain from laser fusion. Led by HB11 Energy's Prof Thomas Mehlhorn and Prof. Adam Sefkow from LLE, the research will be focused on
SYDNEY, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Australia's first laser fusion energy companyHB11 Energyhas signed a bilateral agreement with theUniversity of Salamanca(USAL) and theSpanish Pulsed Lasers Centre(CLPU), to accelerate laser fusion energy development in Australia and Spain. Dr. Warren McKenzie, HB11 Energy Founder & MD The agreement will give HB11 Energy access to Spain's most powerful petawatt-class laser, operated by CLPU, which uses similar technology to the Livermore National Ignition Facility (NIF) where net energy gain wasrecently achieved. Australia's Ambassador to SpainSophia McIntyreattended the signing of the agreement, due to the huge national potential for the bilateral partnership to put both countries at the forefront of the global race to clean, safe, reliable, and unlimited energy production using laser fusion. The Australian Government, through the Australian Research Council (ARC), has also awarded a $560,000ARC Linkage granttowards a $1.76M project
SYDNEY, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Australia's first laser fusion energy company HB11 Energyhas created a coalition of global laser technology heavyweights to kickstart a new Australian laser industry, including by developing an ultra high intensity petawatt-class laser facility on Australian soil. HB11 Energy founder & MD Dr Warren McKenzie This consortium will see Australia pioneer many new areas of technology, including clean fusion energy generation, sovereign advanced manufacturing capability, and Ultrashort & Short Pulse Laser (USPL) education and talent. It will include, among others, engineering multinationalThales Group, Japan's first-ever laser fusion companyEX-Fusion, the University of Adelaide, long-time global leaders in high-energy laser science theInstitute of Laser Engineering Osaka University, engineering firm BECA, and laser component manufacturerSouthern Photonics. The goals of the coalition are to: Achieve Australian petawatt laser capability, as an
SYDNEY, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Australia's first laser fusion energy company HB11 Energy has appointed the former CEO of Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Dr. Adi Patersonas a Non-Executive Director (NED). Dr. Paterson is widely regarded as one of Australia's leading figures in nuclear science and technology, and joins as NED following several months already spent alongside the world's luminary laser and fusion energy experts on HB11 Energy's scientific advisory board. His appointment will include championing the important findings of HB11 collaborators in a key new scientificpaper. This work emphasises the importance of building petawatt laser research infrastructure in Australia to achieve sovereign capabilities in inertial nuclear fusion, and leverage science and innovation in many established and emerging fields of technology. Dr Warren McKenzie, Founder & MD of HB11, said:"There are currently no petawatt laser facilities