Focused Energy is a laser-driven fusion company developing commercial-scale clean fusion power. Its approach combines precision-engineered fuel capsules with a laser fusion architecture built on science from the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The company works across laser-driven fusion, inertial fusion energy, laser systems engineering, fusion fuel engineering and fusion ignition physics, and is developing an integrated engineering prototype to validate the commercial viability of laser-based inertial fusion energy.
Two products anchor the technology. Pearl™ fuel capsules are precision-engineered fusion fuel capsules designed to increase the energy output of laser fusion; the company reports a 30x increase in energy output compared with current NIF approaches. LightHouse™ is a fusion architecture and laser system design intended for commercial-scale laser inertial fusion energy.
Team members were involved in achieving fusion ignition in 2021 and net energy gain in 2022 at NIF. Focused Energy has received significant funding from German innovation agencies and participates in the US Department of Energy's Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program, working in close collaboration with government programmes and public research institutions.
The company operates from the San Francisco Bay Area, USA, and Darmstadt, Germany, and describes itself as a global business assembled from scientific and engineering talent, pursuing safe, climate-neutral and virtually inexhaustible energy.
