Fusion energy: Wishing upon a star in a jar — Introducing 'Positive Charge' from GeekWire
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The episode introduces 'Positive Charge', a new podcast focusing on innovations in fusion energy and environmental technology.
This week on the show, we're sharing the debut of Positive Charge , a new GeekWire podcast from reporter Lisa Stiffler and producer Laura Scott about the innovations that could help save the planet. In this episode, they dig into the high-stakes race to harness the power of the sun and make fusion energy real, visiting two Seattle-area startups chasing this dream, and asking whether limitless clean power is finally within reach. Also out this week: their debut episode on the "forever chemicals" in our water and the companies figuring out how to destroy them. Follow Positive Charge wherever you get your podcasts, or at geekwire.com/positivecharge . Positive Charge is presented with support from Amazon Sustainability. Sources and references David Kirtley , Helion Energy, CEO and co-founder Manav Singh , Helion Energy, director of electrical engineering Matthew Thompson , Zap Energy, senior vice president of fission technology and former vice president of systems engineering and pulsed power Laura Berzak Hopkins , Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, associate laboratory director for Strategy and Partnerships, and deputy chief research officer GeekWire’s related…
People in this episode
Hosts: Lisa Stiffler, Laura Scott
Topics covered
- fusion energy
- clean power
- innovations
- Seattle startups
- environmental technology
Keywords
- fusion energy
- clean power
- Seattle startups
- forever chemicals
- sustainability
Sponsors
Amazon Sustainability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Helion Energy, Zap Energy, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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