Alacrity Cleantech Talks

Sustainable energy in the not-so-distant future with Progressive Fusion Solutions

Episode Summary

Sam Samida-Pugh, CEO of Progressive Fusion Solutions, tells us about his experience as a young entrepreneur in the fusion energy sector.

Episode Notes

-how "ageism" has played a part in his entrepreneurial journey

-how Progressive Fusion Solutions started and what the company aims to achieve

-what the Polywell reactor is and how it works

-using an alternative method, inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC), to produce energy

-why IEC is less known or employed in the traditional fusion sector

-securing funding for a cleantech startup company

-how Sam and the team plan to develop PFS over the next decade