Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt

Licube wants to be the fuel provider to the fusion power industry — see how at TechCrunch Disrupt

Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.

Licube Develops Lithium-6 Purification Technology to Supply Fusion Power Plants

Licube, a startup licensing technology from Japan’s Hirosaki University, is developing a method to separate lithium-6 from naturally occurring lithium for use in nuclear fusion reactors. The company aims to address a potential shortage of lithium-6, a material needed to produce tritium fuel, which many planned fusion power plants will require to operate. Licube co-founder […]