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Description
Focused Energy is developing laser-driven Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) technology aimed at enabling commercially viable fusion power generation. Our approach combines high-efficiency lasers, advanced target design, and scalable reactor engineering to address the key challenges on the path toward continuous, high-repetition-rate fusion energy production. This presentation will outline the Focused Energy roadmap toward a future power plant and highlight the central role of targetry in achieving reactor-relevant performance.
A major focus will be the requirements and specifications for IFE targets in a deuterium-tritium-based fusion demon-stration reactor to be built in Germany. These include target gain, dimensional tolerances, fuel-layer quality, cryogen-ic stability, survivability during handling and transport, compatibility with high-repetition-rate operation, and eco-nomically scalable production. In addition, target design must account for reactor integration, safety requirements, tritium handling, regulatory constraints, and the need for reliable operation in an industrial power-plant environment.
We will also present an update on the commissioning of the Focused Energy Laboratory Darmstadt (FELD), a dedi-cated facility for target production development and target deployment technologies for High Energy Density (HED) physics experiments and Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE). FELD supports the development of automated target fabrica-tion, cryogenic handling, target insertion, and high-speed injection systems. Emphasis will be placed on progress toward precise and stable target delivery at repetition rates up to 10 Hz. These developments are essential building blocks for demonstrating reactor-compatible target supply and for enabling practical laser-driven fusion energy.