Fusion Energy Base Newsletter #8

Fusion Power Plant Simulator

The article uses interactive graphics to help you develop an intuition for the tradeoffs made in fusion power plant designs and understand the knobs of the simulator.

We sat down with ARPA-E Director Conner Prochaska to discuss the recent announcement of ARPA-E's commitment of $135M to fusion over the next 18 months

PeakNano: Peak Nano is a U.S.-based advanced materials company specializing in dielectric films engineered for fusion-grade capacitor applications. Founded in 2016 through collaborative research with Case Western Reserve University, DARPA, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, the company develops NanoPlexTM, a proprietary nanolayered film platform backed by 20+ global patents. NanoPlex HDC targets laser and ICF systems, while NanoPlex LDF serves magnetic confinement, stellarator, and Z-pinch platforms, both designed to meet the energy density, thermal, and duty cycle demands that conventional films cannot. Through a Films as a Service model and partnerships with capacitor manufacturers, Peak Nano delivers custom fusion-grade films in 6–10 weeks.

For a deeper look at PeakNano, explore our sponsored Affiliate Interview Series, where we go into their work and vision in more detail.

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