Technical videos
Recordings of conference presentations & seminars
Intended audience: scientists, engineers and students, although not necessarily of fusion, superconductors or liquid metals
Nathaniel BAKER-WOLFF, Thick and Flowing Free-Surface Liquid Metal Walls for Fusion
Fusion Energy Webinars organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
2024/10/24 - 1 hour 4 minutes, including Q&A
Francesco VOLPE, HTS Stellarators with Liquid Metal Walls
Convegno “La Fusione Nucleare: Scienza e Tecnologia” organizzato dall’Accademia dei Lincei
2024/10/18, Rome - 25 minutes, including Q&A
Francesco VOLPE & Simon Belka, Réacteurs innovants | Session 2 : RENAISSANCE FUSION
Replay of our presentation at the “Réacteurs innovants” program by Sfen, where Francesco Volpe and Simon Belka showcase Renaissance Fusion’s vision for clean, sustainable fusion energy.
2022/09/28 - 1h, including Q&A
Francesco VOLPE, High-field Stellarators with Liquid Metal Walls
Seminar at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
2022/07/08, Trieste - 1 hour 17 minutes, including Q&A
Jump to specific chapters:
3:00 Fusion
10:20 Plasma confinement
17:00 Motivation at Renaissance Fusion
25:12 Simpler HTS manufacturing
35:25 Liquid Metal walls
43:45 Synergies among the 3 technologies
44:53 Progress as of July 2022
1:00:50 Roadmap to fusion energy
Chris SMIET & Francesco VOLPE, Renaissance Fusion's Technology & Plans
On-line presentation at the Simons Hour Talks organized by the Simons Collaboration on Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy
2022/04/28 - 1 hour 16 minutes, including Q&A
Jump to specific chapters:
10:27 Cable making
21:29 Axisymmetric envelope surfaces and conformal cylindrical envelopes
47:59 Do you foresee cost challenges associated with access, once the device is assembled?
Animations
Manufacturing High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Coils for Stellarators & Tokamaks
Jump to specific chapters:
00:00 Overall process
00:19 HTS tape manufacturing by Physical (PVD) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
01:54 Cable manufacturing
02:10 Coil manufacturing
02:28 Coil positioning in stellarators
02:40 Same process for tokamaks
Note: this is the traditional way of making HTS coils for fusion. At Renaissance Fusion we are reinventing the process and going for something dramatically faster and simpler, but it is important (and fun) to understand and master the standard process first.
Introducing our stellarator
From a simplified, sleek design to organic-patterned HTS and liquid walls – our flagship technology is transforming the world of fusion.
Business and popular presentations
For investors, other stakeholders and the broader public
Pitches
Victor PROST, The only approach to low-cost fusion electricity, 24/7
DNFE³ – Decarbonization Nuclear Fusion Economy & Energy Entrepreneurship Congress 2024
2024/12/17, Terrassa, Barcelona - 13 minutes
Francesco VOLPE, Europe's Deeptech Meetup - Renaissance Fusion
Speedy responses to the questions: (i) Introduce yourself and your company; (ii) How do you address current challenges in your industry? Spoiler alert: the challenges of HTS stellarators are complexity, scarcity (of HTS) and extreme conditions. Organized by BPI France.
2024/05/23, Paris - 3 minutes
Francesco VOLPE, Toward Stellarator Modules via HTS and Liquid Walls
Rehearsal -published on Renaissance Fusion’s YouTube page- of a pitch for Sifted’s Deeptech Pitch Day
2024/03/26 - 6 minutes
Francesco VOLPE, The benefits of nuclear fusion compared to fission - ZERO
Short - ZERO is climate tech event organised by HCVC bringing together founders, investors, and academics. Their first event discussed Nuclear energy with presenters from Focused Energy, Renaissance Fusion; and Transmutex.
2022/10/05, London - 0:57
Interviews, external
Francesco Volpe, Interview for Forbes Italia
2025/07/11, Roma - 2 minutes
Francesco Volpe, L'energia da fusione nucleare. Intervista di ultimabozza
A Piacenza, in occasione dell’Assemblea Nazionale di UGIS - Unione Giornalisti Italiani Scientifici, il prof. Francesco Volpe, Fisico e Fondatore Renaissance Fusion, ha parlato ai microfoni di “ultimabozza” di ricerca sulla fusione nucleare e della prospettiva di abbandono delle energie che alterano il clima.
2024/12/16, Piacenza - 2 minutes
Interviews, internal
Renaissance Fusion - Interview with CEO Francesco A. VOLPE
Founder and CEO Francesco A. Volpe comments on most significant achievements of Renaissance Fusion's journey so far.
2023/09/23 - 2m30
Renaissance Fusion - Interview with Liquid Metal Experimentalist Nathaniel BAKER
Experimental liquid metal group leader Nathaniel Baker shares his thoughts on the working culture of Renaissance Fusion.
2023/09/13 - 1 minute
Renaissance Fusion - Interview with Nuclear Systems Engineer Victor PROST
Interview with Renaissance Fusion's Nuclear Systems Engineer Victor Prost
2023/09/08 - 2 minutes
Renaissance Fusion - Interview with Co-founder Martin KUPP
What sets Renaissance Fusion apart from others in industry? Co-founder and strategic advisor Martin Kupp answers.
2023/09/08 - 2 minutes
Panel discussions & “fireside chats”
F4E Roundtable - Roundtable D: Promoting Private Sector Engagement In Fusion
The F4E Roundtable gathered over 200 stakeholders in Barcelona to discuss the main opportunities and challenges for Europe to lead the fusion energy race.
2025/06/18, Barcelona - 2h01
Economist Impact Events - Panel discussion. Pulling in profits: magnets and other fusion spin-offs
Advanced fusion magnet technologies hold commercial potential beyond energy. What are the secondary markets for these magnets? How can investors capitalize on these spin-off technologies?
Supported by ASG Superconductors, Tokamak Energy, Renaissance Fusion
2025/04/14, London - 33 minutes
Nuclear Fusion with Francesco VOLPE, Renaissance Fusion | Hello Tomorrow Global Summit 2023
Fireside chat moderated by Greg DE TEMMERMAN (Managing Director, Zenon Research)
2023/03/09, Paris - 31 minutes
Jump to specific questions:
1:10 What is fusion?
2:10 How can we realize fusion on earth?
3:57 What are the advantages compared to other energy sources?
5:30 Historically, fusion was publicly funded. Why is it now switching to private capital and startups?
7:09 What technical breakthroughs enabled this transition?
9:35 Why are most fusion start-ups in the USA, despite the majority of fusion research taking place in Europe?
11:55 Is Europe catching up?
12:49 Why did you choose France for Renaissance Fusion?
13:50 What challenges does fusion present to investors?
15:45 Are there spin-offs to de-risk fusion investments?
17:38 What technical challenges remain on the way to a commercial reactor?
20:18 Do fusion start-ups compete or collaborate with each other?
22:20 Why invest in long-term fusion, instead of established energy sources?
24:19 When can we expect commercial fusion?
26:40 Is a fusion reactor as capital-intensive as conventional fission, or more modular, like an SMR?
28:50 If you had unlimited funding, how would you accelerate fusion development?
29:38 Is the appetite of investors still strong in fusion?
