{"id":9050,"date":"2014-10-18T01:50:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T05:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9050"},"modified":"2014-10-18T01:50:35","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T05:50:35","slug":"sci-tech-lpp-focus-fusion-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9050","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: LPP focus fusion update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently listed updates on <a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9036\" target=\"_blank\">five fusion power projects<\/a>. There are an number of other such alternative projects underway that stand a good chance of beating the big tokamak and laser fusion programs that eat up all the government fusion funding. (Similar to the way NASA&#8217;s\u00a0SLS\/Orion boondoggles eat up funding from useful space projects that would get us into space far faster.)<\/p>\n<p>Here, for example, is an\u00a0update from <a href=\"http:\/\/lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lawrenceville Plasma Physics<\/a>\u00a0on the latest developments with their <a href=\"http:\/\/lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com\/fusion-power\/focus-fusion\/\" target=\"_blank\">focus fusion<\/a> project :\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/us8.campaign-archive2.com\/?u=87935f5eb37481cdcd48cf498&amp;id=74ad905fe3\" target=\"_d\">LPP Fusion Report October 17, 201<\/a>4 &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ARPA-E allows aneutronic fusion applications<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tungsten anode installed in FF-1; aluminum cathode model checked out<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Crowdfunding rewards shipped out<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Link via <a href=\"http:\/\/nextbigfuture.com\/2014\/10\/lpp-fusion-has-installed-their-tungsten.html\" target=\"_d\">nextbigfuture.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently listed updates on five fusion power projects. There are an number of other such alternative projects underway that stand a good chance of beating the big tokamak and laser fusion programs that eat up all the government fusion funding. (Similar to the way NASA&#8217;s\u00a0SLS\/Orion boondoggles eat up funding from useful space projects that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9050\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sci-Tech: LPP focus fusion update<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2lY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10656,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10656","url_meta":{"origin":9050,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Updates on four alternative fusion power projects","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Some items regarding projects involved in alternative approaches to fusion power: * Dr. Matthew Moynihan will be on The Space Show today to discuss the Polywell system\u00a0for producing fusion energy:\u00a0 7-8:30 pm\u00a0PDT (10-11:30 pm\u00a0EST, 9-10:30 pm\u00a0CDT). * Here's some news about\u00a0three fusion projects - General Fusion\u00a0in Canada,\u00a0 Helion Energy\u00a0in Seattle,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8109,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8109","url_meta":{"origin":9050,"position":1},"title":"Sci-Tech: More on Polywell fusion + Focus Fusion crowd-funding update","author":"TopSpacer","date":"June 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Alan Boyle gives some additional details about the Navy funded Polywell fusion power project (see post here) that recently published a paper on progress they have made :\u00a0Low-Cost Fusion Project Steps Out of the Shadows and Looks for Money - NBC News.com. The Navy funding is running out and they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8763,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8763","url_meta":{"origin":9050,"position":2},"title":"Sci-Tech: LPP Fusion update","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest update from\u00a0Lawrenceville Plasma Physics\u00a0(LPPFusion)\u00a0, which is developing an aneutronic focus fusion power system, is\u00a0now available on line: \u00a0LPP Fusion Report September 8th 2014\u00a0- LPP Focus Fusion Report September 8, 2014 Summary: * Fusion Policy: Nature calls for funding aneutronic fusion; ARPA-E puts $30 million for fusion alternatives; Science\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9072,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9072","url_meta":{"origin":9050,"position":3},"title":"Sci-Tech: More fusion power projects","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently listed some relatively low cost, near(er) term nuclear fusion power projects, \u00a0most of which originated at government labs or from government funded research at universities but are now being pursued by private ventures: Updates on five fusion power projects\u00a0- Dynomak, Helion Power, EMC2 Polywell,\u00a0Lockheed-Martin Compact Fusion, and Sandia's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10327,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10327","url_meta":{"origin":9050,"position":4},"title":"Sci-Tech: Focus fusion program update from LPP Fusion","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"LPP Fusion, which has been investigating the Focus Fusion approach to nuclear fusion power generation, has posted its latest update:\u00a0LPP Focus Fusion\u00a0Report April 7, 2015\u00a0- Tungsten Cathode Arrives, FF-1 Re-Assembly Moves Forward USCIS Threatens Revocation of Dr. Yousefi\u2019s Visa, Appeal Planned Beryllium Electrodes Ordered, Import Application Submitted \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8378,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8378","url_meta":{"origin":9050,"position":5},"title":"Sci-Tech: Focus fusion update from Lawrenceville Plasma Physics","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"An update on the\u00a0LPP Fusion\u00a0efforts in focus fusion development:\u00a0LPP Fusion Report July 18th 2014. 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