Helion's approach to fusion: How it works

Helion's approach to fusion: How it works

Helion 13.7K subscribers 158,089 views Feb 17, 2022

An explanation of Helion’s pulsed, non-ignition approach to fusion power generation. Leveraging Faraday’s Law of Induction, Helion directly recovers electricity from fusion plasmas without the need for steam turbines.

By forming, accelerating, and merging two Field Reversed Configuration FRC plasmas in its sixth fusion device, Trenta, Helion successfully reached plasma temperatures exceeding 9 keV 104 million degrees Celsius . Now, Helion’s focus is on Polaris, its seventh fusion device, which will be the first fusion device to demonstrate net electricity from fusion.

Fusion is an electrical engineering challenge

Helion 13.7K subscribers 71,127 views Oct 9, 2025

Fusion is one of the toughest electrical engineering challenges in the world — and one of the most exciting.

At Helion, our engineers design and build the systems that make fusion possible: capacitor banks, communications networks, control systems, and diagnostics built for precision and reliability at extreme scales. This video takes you inside that work.

We’re looking for detail-driven, systems-minded electrical engineers to help us solve problems that matter. Explore open roles at helionenergy.com/careers

Helion is a fusion energy company focused on generating zero-carbon electricity from fusion. Its mission is to build fusion power plants to fully satisfy the world’s need for clean abundant energy. To keep up with the latest progress, follow Helion on LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads and X.

Engineering fusion systems at Helion

Helion 13.7K subscribers 4,511 views Sep 9, 2025

We design, build, and test fusion hardware across a broad range of disciplines. To achieve our mission, we need electrical, mechanical, nuclear, and test operation engineers who are ready to build something that's never been built before.

Each of our subsystems, including our pulsed power hardware, electromagnets, and plasma injection systems, are thoughtfully engineered in-house, moving us closer to fusion electricity on the grid.

Fusion 101: Fusion, at its core

Helion 13.7K subscribers 4,675 views Oct 22, 2024

Fusion powers the sun, sustaining life on Earth by providing sunlight and heat. You don’t need to be a scientist to see fusion's impact—it's all around us. For decades, the world has worked to replicate the sun’s fusion process to generate electricity here on Earth, and we're closer than ever to making it a reality.

But how does fusion actually work?

Hear from Dr. Michael Hua, Director of Radiation Safety & Nuclear Science, in Fusion 101: Fusion, at its core.

About Helion Helion is a fusion energy company building the world’s first fusion power plant. Its mission is to fully satisfy the world’s need for clean abundant energy, saving the planet from climate change and improving the well-being of humanity.

Using Trenta results to predict future machine performance

Helion 13.7K subscribers 4,784 views Jul 3, 2025

Helion’s Director of Radiation Safety and Nuclear Science Dr. Michael Hua shares experimental results confirming FRC field-reversed configuration scaling behavior in the Trenta, Helion’s 6th fusion prototype. Originally presented at the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics APS DPP Fall 2024 meeting in Atlanta, this work strengthens the foundation for scalable fusion energy.

Presentation title: Experimental verification of FRC scaling behavior in Trenta Presented by: Dr. Michael Hua

About Helion Helion is a fusion energy company focused on generating zero-carbon electricity from fusion. Its mission is to build fusion power plants to fully satisfy the world’s need for clean abundant energy.

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The Future of Electricity SAFIRE

Will The Electrician 320 subscribers 14,895 views Mar 29, 2020

Understanding the stars and the heavens in a radically different way. The latest scientific breakthroughs bring with them the promise of a cleaner and brighter future for humanity. This video is intended to be a brief introduction to the magnificent SAFIRE Project.

SAFIRE has currently moved into the next phase of their experiment which is to bring their discoveries to the market via prototype energy production units, you can learn more about this at

SAFIRE Project made their announcement SEPT 2, 2019

Special Feature: THE SAFIRE SUN

ThunderboltsProject 226K subscribers 98,051 views Mar 10, 2020

Based on the discoveries of the last six years, the SAFIRE team is currently developing a plasma reactor that will have the capacity to both generate electrical power and remediate radioactive waste.

THE SAFIRE SUN is an 11-minute film designed to give a quick overview of the project.

We can NOW REMEDIATE NUCLEAR WASTE AND CREATE CLEAN ENERGY

THE SAFIRE PROJECT