STAC experts applaud
Renaissance Fusion’s breakthroughs and progress across key technologies

July 8, 2026 - “Take six months of work from nearly 120 people, then distill them in two days of lab visits and presentations to the team and to 11 external, world‑class experts of fusion, HTS and liquid metals. Solicit their feedback and advice for the next six months and beyond.”

This perspective from Francesco Volpe, CTO and co‑founder of Renaissance Fusion, perfectly captures the spirit of our two‑day deep technical review held last week in Grenoble with our Senior Technical Advisory Committee (STAC).

 The first day, STAC members engaged intensively with our teams through progress updates, technical presentations, strategic discussions, lab visits, and interactive Q&A sessions. The review covered Renaissance Fusion’s five core technology pillars: fusion science, magnet & cryogenics, stellarator design (SDIC), liquid metals, and HTS.
The second day focused on dedicated STAC discussions and a final wrap‑up session to consolidate recommendations, challenge assumptions, and help refine priorities for the next development phase.

The committee highlighted the significant progress achieved since the previous review and highlighted the ability of our teams to advance multiple technology streams in parallel.

Teresa Puig : “I think Renaissance Fusion has the right attitude to tackle the challenges ahead, with a very enthusiastic team. I want to highlight the openness of the discussions, team commitment, and collaborative spirit throughout the meeting.”

Rogerio Jorge : “I was pleasantly surprised with the advancement of the HTS coil production, as well as progress with obtaining optimized stellarator designs with coils on cylindrical surfaces. I congratulate the Renaissance Fusion team on the progress made in the last 6 months, and I look forward to seeing what else they come up with in the next six months.”

Francesco Volpe summarized this second STAC meeting as a clear success: “There is no other word than ‘success’ when technological development and challenges are discussed so openly and constructively. A big ‘thank you’ to the whole team, to the speakers and organizers and, of course, to our esteemed STAC. Their insight was as thorough and rigorous as if we were a public R&D institute. We are not, but we lay the foundations of our economic attractiveness in elegant yet scrupulous physics, engineering, and material science. Hence the paramount importance of and gratitude for such reviews.”