Pacific Fusion tests a 440-gigawatt pulse on the road to a demo plant
The 440-gigawatt burst unlocked part of a $1B-plus Series A, but Pacific Fusion still has to scale the pulser before its demo plant.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: TechCrunch
Why it matters
Fusion startups are increasingly being judged on hardware milestones, not just physics promises. Pacific Fusion's pulse unlocked capital, but the real test is whether modular pulsed power can scale into a plant that produces net facility energy.
Pacific Fusion disclosed a shipping container-sized pulser module prototype Tuesday that delivered a 440-gigawatt pulse lasting 80 nanoseconds, TechCrunch reported, a milestone the fusion startup says keeps its planned demonstration plant on track.…