Trump Media & Technology Group, a company linked to US President Donald Trump, announced on Thursday (18) an agreement to merge its businesses with TAE Technologies, a company specializing in fusion energy technology. The operation is valued at US$ 6 billion.
Founded in 1998, TAE is a pioneering company in the development of fusion energy. The company has the support of major investors such as Google and Chevron Technology Ventures. The combination of businesses should result in one of the first publicly traded fusion energy companies in the world.
The partnership is already planning to build the first utility-scale fusion power plant, with 50 MW, by 2026. In addition, they plan to create additional fusion power plants expected to reach between 350 and 500 MW.
These constructions promise to provide abundant electricity to help the United States "win the AI (Artificial Intelligence) evolution and maintain its global economic dominance," Trump Media highlights in an official statement.
What is fusion energy?
Fusion energy (or nuclear fusion) is a process that seeks to reproduce, in a controlled manner, the same reaction that occurs inside the Sun. Unlike nuclear fission – used in conventional nuclear power plants and based on the splitting of heavy atoms – fusion combines the nuclei of light atoms, such as hydrogen, to generate energy.
The result is a potentially abundant source, with very low greenhouse gas emissions and less radioactive waste generation. Despite its enormous potential, the technology still faces technical and economic challenges to achieve large-scale commercial viability.
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