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Sci-Tech: Interview with Nathan Gilliland, CEO of General Fusion

August 13, 2016 TopSpacer

Here is an interview with General Fusion CEO Nathan Gilliland about nuclear fusion power and General Fusion’s unique approach to  creating it:

I thought it was particularly interesting that GF often interacts with other commercial fusion projects such as Tri-Alpha Energy.

The TED talk in 2014 by GF’s founder Dr. Michel Laberge has certainly been quite popular: Physicist’s Fusion Energy TED Talk Attracts One Million Viewers – General Fusion.

Performing checks on the pistons that make up the compression system prototype, referred to as the “mini sphere” by the General Fusion crew. #fusioniscoming #fusionenergy #cleantech #innovation #Vancouver #engineering

A photo posted by General Fusion (@generalfusion) on Apr 20, 2016 at 10:30am PDT

Here are a couple of GF promotional videos giving an overview of how their concept would work:

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