Its new strategy creates a “capital-light, high-margin business that will generate revenue from this year.”
According to the company, its amplifiers have more than double pressure levels. They also increase speed by 75 percent when compared with existing gas guns.
First, Light Fusion’s new strategy will partner with other inertial fusion firms. The company will provide its amplifier technology that can “form a critical and complementary part of a commercial fusion power plant, regardless of driver approach,” it explained in its statement. “This replaces previous plans to build its power plant based on a projectile fusion approach.”
The startup will also partner with universities and research institutions for non-fusion applications. This includes a newly announced partnership with NASA and the Open University to explore the potential for using First Light’s amplifier technology for high-velocity impact testing.