Xcimer Energy Completes First Private-Sector Electron-Beam Excimer Laser
Denver-based inertial fusion company’s electron-beam excimer laser is also the first of its kind built by any organization in more than 20 years; in May, it achieved the longest pulse length of any KrF laser. Xcimer Energy announced today the completion and operation of the world’s first electron-beam-pumped excimer laser built in the private […]
Xcimer hires tech industry pioneer and forms science and technology advisory board as inertial fusion company accelerates growth
As Xcimer accelerates hiring, we’re proud to welcome Dr. Silvia De Dea—who helped build some of the most complex machines humans have ever created—as our new Head of Materials and Process Engineering. Alongside this key hire, we’re launching a world-class Science and Technology Advisory Board, bringing together top experts in fusion, engineering, and laser science to help advance Xcimer’s mission and explore adjacent markets.
First Major Hardware Completed for Prototype Laser System, Validating Groundbreaking Fusion Energy Design
Xcimer Energy Inc. announced that it has completed the first key component of its prototype laser system, Phoenix, currently under development at its Denver facility. The newly completed Long Pulse Kinetics (LPK) platform is an electron-beam pumped excimer laser created to validate Xcimer’s modeling and design of such systems. Xcimer’s fusion approach, which experts recognize […]
$4 Million in Federal Funding Awarded to Xcimer for Advancing Inertial Fusion Laser Efficiency
Funding Part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Program to Advance Technologies that Strengthen U.S. Energy Leadership Xcimer Energy Inc. announced that it has been selected to receive $4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of the Vision OPEN 2024 projects, which offer […]
The Industrial Pathway to Inertial Fusion Energy
Xcimer Outlines the Industrial Approach to Scalable Fusion Power As the world looks toward practical fusion energy solutions, Xcimer is leading the way with an economically viable path to commercialization. In our paper, published in APL Science, we outline how our excimer laser system provides the first cost-effective, high-energy approach to scaling inertial fusion for […]
Advancing Fusion Target Design with Hybrid Direct Drive
Xcimer Publishes New Research on Optimizing Fusion Target Performance Xcimer Energy is committed to advancing inertial fusion energy (IFE) through breakthrough laser and target designs. Our latest peer-reviewed paper, published in Physics of Plasmas, introduces a novel hybrid direct drive (HDD) approach featuring a two-sided ultraviolet laser drive—a significant innovation in fusion target design that […]
$100 Million Raised to Advance Inertial Fusion Energy Toward Commercialization
Series A round will enable Xcimer to expand its team and build a prototype system to demonstrate the viability of its low-cost, high-energy laser approach Xcimer Energy Inc. today announced that it has raised $100 million in Series A financing led by Hedosophia, with participation from investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Prelude Ventures, […]
