Editorial overview
Why it matters
What they do
Quasi-isodynamic stellarators engineered for commercial fusion power.
Why it could matter
A power-plant-oriented stellarator could offer a steadier route to fusion energy than approaches that depend on pulsed plasma operation.
Why now
High-temperature superconducting magnets and modern computational optimisation make designs descended from W7-X newly practical to engineer.
Recent update
Proxima reports a team of more than 150 scientists, engineers, and operators working toward its Alpha demonstration stellarator and a commercial power plant in the 2030s.
Leadership
Meet the founders
Francesco Sciortino
Co-Founder & CEO
MIT-trained plasma physicist and former Max Planck Institute researcher building a commercial path for stellarator fusion.