After the successful upgrade of  the switches, we've decided that the time has come to move forward to experimenting with pB11(hydrogen-boron).  On Tuesday, LPPFusion Chief Scientist Eric Lerner announced at the Dense Z-Pinch Conference in Ann Arbor Michigan that we plan to start the tests with pB11 fuel in September. This will be the first time anyone has tested the Focus Fusion approach, which uses pB11 fuel in a dense plasma focus device. The experiments will be the first in a months-long series of tests aiming at net energy before the end of 2025. If successful, such experiments will pave the way for cheap, clean, safe and unlimited energy for the entire world.

At the DZP 2023 conference (above); LPPFusion's Lerner chats with DPF researcher Eric Lavin

Until now, the LPPFusion team has been using deuterium as the  fusion fuel in their tests. But with the successful upgrade of the switching system and the achievement of higher currents, the FF-2B device is now ready for the transition to pB11, the target fuel for Focus Fusion. Fusion energy from pB11 fuel produces no radioactive waste and allows direct conversion of energy to electricity, paving a path toward universally cheap energy.

The Dense Z-Pinch Conference (DZP 2023) brings together over 100 researchers who are using either the same dense plasma focus device as LPPFusion or a closely-related device called the Z-pinch. Lerner is participating to report on the latest results with LPPFusion’s FF-2B device, to hear reports from other researchers and to discuss common problems and possible collaborations. We’ll have more updates about the DZP 2023 in the next few days.