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Helion Energy

also referred to as: helion

7 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 22, 2023 by David Kirtley · said 8 times in 3 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Friedberg (3), David Kirtley (2), Vinod Khosla (1), Jason Calacanis (1), Chamath Palihapitiya (1)

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Everything said about Helion Energy, oldest first

Sep 22, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Kirtley: Helion's Trenta exceeded 100M degrees, a private fusion first
“The light, latest one we call Trenta. That one exceeded a hundred million degrees. We're the first private company to do that.”
David Kirtley Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 18:51 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
Sep 22, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2028
Kirtley: Helion will bring 50MW fusion plant online for Microsoft in 2028
“We have a per, a power purchase agreement to build a power plant with them to come online in 20, 28. This is 50 megawatts.”
David Kirtley Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 21:15 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
Sep 22, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2028
Kirtley: Helion aims for fusion power cost at one cent per kWh
“Our goal with these, with our approach to fusion, where we directly recapture the energy, is to get to a cent a kilowatt hour or less”
David Kirtley Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 24:04 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
Sep 22, 2023
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg: Helion Energy raised $2.2B, including $500M round led by Sam Altman
“Helion's raised about 2.2 billion dollars since its founding with a recent massive five hundred million dollar funding round led by Sam Altman”
David Friedberg Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 1:37 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
Sep 22, 2023
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Sam Altman personally invested $375 million in Helion Energy
“Sam invested three hundred and seventy five million dollars personally in that round.”
David Friedberg Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 1:49 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
Sep 22, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kirtley: Helion's energy recovery systems operate at 95% efficiency
“We have these beautiful energy recovery systems operating at 95% efficiency that cut the capex in half or more”
David Kirtley Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 37:28 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
Sep 22, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Kirtley: Helion is first company to perform deuterium-helium-3 fusion
“We actually did D helium three fusion where we actually took rare helium three and fused it with deuterium. But again, we think we're the first company to ever do that.”
David Kirtley Sep 22, 2023 ▶ 19:00 All-In Summit: Nuclear fusion and the potential for energy abundance
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