Marvel Fusion's technology is designed to enable fusion reactions and energy generation to be triggered much more efficiently than the current standard. Startup on a special nanostructuring of its fuel targets to precisely control the conversion of laser energy into fusion-relevant particles. This way, less energy would be required than before to heat the fuel plasma to the temperatures required for the fusion process. To this end, the Munich-based company is also collaborating with technology partners such as Siemens Energy, Trumpf, and Thales.
“Fusion technology has the potential to transform energy production on a large scale and make a significant contribution to combating climate change, one of the greatest challenges facing humanity,”
says Moritz von der Linden, CEO of Marvel Fusion.
“Together with our new investors and partners, we are now able to significantly advance our experimental roadmap and validation strategy and further realize our vision of making emission-free energy accessible and affordable for everyone.”
Marvel Fusion “has the potential to fundamentally change global energy production”
Hendrik Brandis, Partner at Earlybird and future member of the Marvel Fusion Advisory Board, comments:
"We are currently experiencing a real sense of optimism worldwide in the field of fusion technologies. Much more importantly, however, there is a completely new and extremely promising approach to a disruptive, clean, and safe fusion technology 'Made in Europe': Marvel Fusion. The company has the potential to fundamentally change global energy production. This is demonstrated not least by the support of some of Europe's most renowned technology leaders. We are proud to accompany Moritz and his team on their further journey."
Fusion technology is considered a key to clean energy production. The fusion of the hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium releases neither CO2 nor radioactive waste. However, for this reaction to occur, extremely high temperatures of 100 to 150 million Kelvin must be reached. Extremely strong magnetic fields then insulate the resulting plasma. So far, it has not been possible to initiate a fusion reaction that releases more energy than is required to maintain it. The international research reactor is currently considered the most promising project. ITER, which is currently being built in Cadarache, southern France.
