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Zap Energy
Company typePrivate
IndustryEnergy, nuclear
Founded2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
US
Websitewww.zapenergyinc.com

Zap Energy is an American company that is aiming to generate fusion energy through use of a sheared-flow stabilized Z-pinch. The company is based in Seattle, Washington with offices in Everett and Mukilteo, Washington.[1] It was co-founded by President Benj Conway, Chief Technology Officer Brian Nelson and Chief Science Officer Uri Shumlak.[2]

History

Zap Energy was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the FuZE (Fusion Z-pinch Experiment) research team at the University of Washington and collaborations with researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[3] The Zap reactor is a pulsed power system with no external magnets.[4]

Zap created their first fusion reaction in 2018.[5] The company aims to scale their reactor to maintain plasma stability at increasingly higher energy levels, with the goal of achieving scientific breakeven and eventual commercial profitability.[6][7]


From 2015 to 2020, a series of U.S. Department of Energy grants enabled the team to test their sheared-flow stabilized Z-pinch reactor at progressively higher energy levels.[8][9][10]

In May 2021 they received $27.5 million in Series B funding from Addition, Energy Impact Partners, Chevron Technology Ventures, GA Capital, Fourth Realm, and LowerCarbon Capital.[11] [12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Clynes, Tom (2021-12-27). "Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ "Zap Energy Raises $27.5 Million to Advance Reactor Technology" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Zap Energy. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ Bouchegnies, Debra (2021-04-22). "University of Washington spinoff, Zap Energy, on track to power the planet" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. ^ Clynes, Tom (2021-12-27). "Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  5. ^ Clynes, Tom (2021-12-27). "Magnetic-Confinement Fusion Without the Magnets". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  6. ^ Scoles, Sarah (2022-05-16). "ARPA–E program brings diagnostics to fusion companies". Physics Today. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ Mitrani, James M.; Brown, Joshua A.; Goldblum, Bethany L.; Laplace, Thibault A.; Claveau, Elliot L.; Draper, Zack T.; Forbes, Eleanor G.; Golingo, Ray P.; Mclean, Harry S.; Nelson, Brian A.; Shumlak, Uri; Stepanov, Anton; Weber, Tobin R.; Zhang, Yue; Higginson, Drew P. (2021-11-23). "Thermonuclear neutron emission from a sheared-flow stabilized Z-pinch". Physics of Plasmas. 28 (112509). doi:10.1063/5.0066257. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  8. ^ "Flow Z-Pinch for Fusion". ARPA-E. ARPA-E. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  9. ^ "Electrode Technology Development for the Sheared-Flow Z-Pinch Fusion Reactor". ARPA-E. ARPA-E. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ^ "Sheared Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch Performance Improvement". ARPA-E. ARPA-E. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  11. ^ "EIP Launches New Fund to Scale the Boldest Ideas in Climate Tech" (Press release). Businesswire. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  12. ^ "Oil major Chevron invests in nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy". Reuters. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  13. ^ "Zap Energy Raises $27.5 Million to Advance Reactor Technology" (Press release). Seattle, Washington: Zap Energy. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

Category:Energy companies of the United States Category:Nuclear technology companies of the United States Category:Companies based in Seattle, Washington Category:Nuclear fusion

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