NOVATRON—the most cost-effective energy solution.

Our economically viable fusion solution.

FUSION ENERGY has the potential to become one of the most cost-effective sources of energy once the technology is fully developed and scaled. Although the initial costs for fusion development are high, the long-term operational costs are expected to be low because of the abundance of fuel and minimal environmental management required.

The simplicity of the NOVATRON design enables lower construction, operational, and maintenance costs compared to other solutions. This competitive cost of energy production applies not only to constructing and validating the NOVATRON proof of concept but also to building and operating full-scale power plants.

“The NOVATRON solution has a competitive advantage with significantly lower cost for proof of concept.”

— TIM BESTWICK, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Strategy, UKAEA

Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE).

ACCORDING TO a cost analysis by Woodruff Scientific, the estimated LCOE for NOVATRON is 40–63 USD/MWh. Selling excess heat could lower the LCOE, making NOVATRON the most cost-effective option across all energy technologies.

The low LCOE results from lower operational costs (OPEX), capital expenditures (CAPEX), high electricity yield, and fuel cycle versatility.

- NOVATRON is designed to operate in a steady state at significantly higher pressure. This enhances efficiency compared to Tokamaks or Stellarators and facilitates alternative fuel processes.
- High-power efficiency mirror-based machines such as NOVATRON can directly convert energy.
- The simplicity of the design and the ability to run without complex superconducting magnetic coils drastically increases the uptime.
- The straightforward structure of the NOVATRON improves accessibility, which lowers the costs associated with service and maintenance.
- The construction costs are reduced due to the simplicity of the design—an axisymmetric design resulting in a mechanically superior structure characterized by pure tensile stress.
- When NOVATRON runs on a D-T fuel cycle, which most fusion projects do, it can operate without superconducting magnets or a cryostat. This reduces costs and allows for a more robust design.
- NOVATRON’s open structure facilitates great flexibility in the design, particularly in how heating components are mounted with Neutral Beam Injectors and Radio Frequency antennas, which have optimal access to the plasma.
- NOVATRON requires a substantially lower neutron load on the walls than Tokamaks and Stellarators. This is due to the higher wall area to plasma volume ratio in a NOVATRON, allowing for a wider selection of materials for the first wall, thereby reducing costs.
The NOVATRON fusion plasma confinement can convert escaping ions and electrons directly to electricity, resulting in a higher electricity yield compared to generation via a steam turbine.
By using High-Temperature Superconducting magnets, NOVATRON can achieve conditions suitable for a D-D fuel cycle, which is derived from regular water, thereby naturally decreasing costs further.