About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dr. Michl Binderbauer, CEO of TAE Technologies, discussing the company's efforts in fusion energy commercialization.

This week we had the exciting opportunity to travel to Lake Forest, California, to tour TAE Technologies’ facilities and spend time with the company’s CEO, Dr. Michl Binderbauer. Founded in 1998, TAE has spent nearly three decades pursuing one of the energy industry’s most ambitious goals: commercializing a safe, sustainable, and economically viable source of fusion energy. With renewed momentum in the fusion industry, we thought it was the perfect time to visit TAE and better understand why ...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Michl Binderbauer

Topics covered

• fusion energy
• sustainable energy
• commercialization
• TAE Technologies
• energy industry
• innovation

Keywords

• fusion energy
• TAE Technologies
• sustainable energy
• commercialization
• energy industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TAE Technologies

Places: Lake Forest, California

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