Australian laser fusion energy company HB11 Energy has signed a bilateral agreement with Spain’s University of Salamanca and the Spanish Pulsed Lasers.
SYDNEY, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Australia's first laser fusion energy companyHB11 Energyhas signed a bilateral agreement with theUniversity of Salamanca(USAL) and theSpanish Pulsed Lasers Centre(CLPU), to accelerate laser fusion energy development in Australia and Spain. Dr. Warren McKenzie, HB11 Energy Founder & MD The agreement will give HB11 Energy access to Spain's most powerful petawatt-class laser, operated by CLPU, which uses similar technology to the Livermore National Ignition Facility (NIF) where net energy gain wasrecently achieved. Australia's Ambassador to SpainSophia McIntyreattended the signing of the agreement, due to the huge national potential for the bilateral partnership to put both countries at the forefront of the global race to clean, safe, reliable, and unlimited energy production using laser fusion. The Australian Government, through the Australian Research Council (ARC), has also awarded a $560,000ARC Linkage granttowards a $1.76M project