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SUMMARY:CFS and the new public-private fusion energy landscape\, Physi
 cs Department Colloquium\, Robert Mumgaard\, CFS Energy
DESCRIPTION:With the successful demonstration of its 20T\, full-scale 
 toroidal field model coil in September 2021\, Commonwealth Fusion Syst
 ems (CFS) is now entering the SPARC Era. Over the next four years\, CF
 S and its partners will build\, commission and operate the SPARC net-e
 nergy tokamak. In parallel\, CFS will demonstrate the fusion technolog
 y advances required for the first generation of the ARC commercial fus
 ion power plant\, which is due to be commissioned in the early 2030’
 s.This is motivated by the market requirements of the global clean ene
 rgy transition\, and in particular the requirements for fusion to take
  its place as an industrial energy concern capable of combating climat
 e change. CFS as a company and fusion as a technology are well positio
 ned to reach these goals. CFS has raised over $2b in private funding t
 o date and built a global network of over 40 partner institutions. CFS
 ' roadmap is highly aligned with the strategic goals identified by the
  US fusion community and National Academy of Sciences\, and is involve
 d in multiple public-private partnerships\, including many supported i
 n part by competitive DOE awards. Supported by an ARPA-E award\, CFS i
 s building 20T all-HTS end coils for the University of Wisconsin's axi
 symmetric mirror (or WHAM) experiment\, demonstrating the speed and fl
 exibility that private companies can bring to the academic ecosystem. 
 In this talk\, CFS’ CEO\, Bob Mumgaard\, will present an overview of
  the new public-private fusion landscape\, CFS’ current status and p
 osition in that landscape\, and the open problems and challenges on th
 e path to commercial fusion energy.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=6566
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