HB11 Energy features in Undecided with Matt Ferrell: What This Breakthrough Means for Nuclear Fusion
“NIF isn’t the only group experimenting with IC or laser technology… there’s HB11 out of Australia… This take on fusion has a number of advantages. First, hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, while boron-11 is also very common…neither isotope is radioactive… the laser-fired hydrogen also means you don’t need to heat things up to 10-times-the-core-of-the-sun temperatures… Because of the relatively small size of their reactor, HB11’s fusion reactor doesn’t require large plants or big footprint. But perhaps most exciting of all, HB11’s newest laser fusion method also generated 10… Read More
HB11 Energy invited to speak at International Boron Symposium 2022
With the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion in Catania now concluded, we look towards the International Boron Symposium (BORON2022), to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from October 5-7, 2022. HB11 Energy’s Financial Director, Jan Kirchhoff, has been invited to speak at the Symposium. Jointly hosted by Turkish Energy and the Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency Boron Research Institute, the main goal of BORON 2022 is to discuss the recent advances in industrial applications of boron and its related compounds, R&D and P&D activities and the strategic usage areas of boron. More… Read More
Dr. Warren McKenzie provides reality check on final day of 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion
On Day 4 – the final day of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion – HB11 Energy M.D., Dr. Warren McKenzie, delivered the closing address. In essence, Dr. McKenzie provided a reality check about what needs to be achieved by the scientific community before hydrogen-boron fusion can be used to produce clean energy. Despite the fact that engineering will be far simpler than DT-based fusion efforts once fusion gain can be achieved, there’s still much to be done. Dr. McKenzie used HB11 Energy’s Technoeconomic model to paint the picture. It shows… Read More
HB11 Energy’s collaborators from Deakin University features in Day 3 of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion
Day 3 of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion featured three of HB11 Energy’s collaborators from Deakin University – Prof. Ian Chen, Dr. Qiran Cai and Dr. Srikanth Mateti. The three scientists shared their experiences with two dimensional materials made from boron – nanosheets and also nanotubes – as well as thin films in applications ranging from hydrogen storage, battery technology and even spinning out a Unicorn company making boron-nitride nanotubes. They explained that HB11’s fusion fuel is micro-structured and target-designed, ready to be hit with a high power laser. They… Read More
Opening Day 2 of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion was Prof. Katarzyna Batani discussing ProbonoH2020
Opening Day 2 of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion was Prof. Katarzyna Batani discussing ProbonoH2020 – an EU Horizon 2020 COST* program designed to build a research community with the critical mass to make proton boron fusion a practical reality. HB11 Energy is a founding partner of ProbonoH2020, which connects partners from 25 countries including many of HB11’s existing collaborators. Also on Day 2, M.D. Dr. Warren McKenzie is flying the flag for HB11 Energy with a talk titled: ‘Building Public-Private Partnerships for Proton-Boron Fusion’. Dr. McKenzie explains that his… Read More
Prof. Tom Mehlhorn leads HB11 Energy talks on Day 1 of International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion
HB11 Energy’s Prof. Tom Mehlhorn, today led the way on Day 1 of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion in Catania Italy, giving a talk on The ‘Hybrid’ Approach to Proton-Boron Inertial Fusion. A member of the HB11 Scientific Advisory Board, Prof. Mehlhorn is trailblazing our simulation effort. His ‘Hybrid-burn’ concept is a new scheme to increase reaction rates. It builds on the non-thermal equilibrium burn concept pioneered by HB11 Founder, Prof. Heinrich Hora, with the reaction now enhanced by similar inertial confinement fusion approaches developed for the National Ignition Facility… Read More
HB11 Energy heads international workshop
HB11 Energy is an Official Partner of the 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion being held this month from September 5-8, 2022 in Catania Italy. The company has some 20 team members and collaborators attending and/or speaking at the event. Speakers include members of the HB11 Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Tom Mehlhorn and Prof. Dieter Hoffmann, Managing Director Dr. Warren McKenzie and collaborators from Deakin University including Dr. Srikanth Mateti, Prof. Ying Chen and Dr. Qiran Cai. Dr. Mehlhorn is HB11 Energy’s leading theoretican. Other respected members of the HB11 Team, including… Read More
Announcement of 2022 International Summer School on Plasma Physics
HB11 Energy’s Lead Scientist – Prof. Dimitri Batani (Université de Bordeaux) – is organising a summer school on the physics of laser produced plasmas. To be held from July 1-10, 2022 in historic town of Erice (Sicily) in southern Italy, this will be the 9th edition of the popular event. Usually held every 2-3 years, due to the global pandemic, this will be the first time the school has been held since 2017. Many of the most respected scientists and teachers in the field will speak at the event, including Professor Batani’s… Read More
Prof. Hora presents at the 42nd International Workshop on High Energy Density Physics with Intense Ion and Laser and Beams
Scientific Director of HB11 Energy, Prof. Heinrich Hora, has presented at the 42nd International Workshop on High Energy Density Physics with Intense Ion and Laser and Beams (PHEDM-Hirschegg Workshop 2022). Originally due to take place at Darmstaedter Haus in Hirschegg, Austria, this year’s Workshop was moved online and took place between January 31 – February 4. Prof. Hora’s presentation was titled: ‘Lower Than Thermal Pressures for Laser Driven Fusion Ignition’