Type One Energy announced today it is relocating to Clinton, Tenn., to build Infinity One, the company’s stellarator fusion prototype machine.

According to a release, the project will be called Project Infinity, part of a collaboration among Type One Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). 

“Successful deployment of Infinity One in East Tennessee, with our partners TVA and ORNL, is a critical milestone in our FusionDirect commercialization program,” Type One Energy CEO Christofer Mowry said in a statement. “It is also a watershed moment toward the commercialization of fusion, linking for the first time leaders in the technology, utility and national laboratory sectors on an actual deployment project.”

Type One Energy will explore subsequent opportunities to further advance the commercial deployment of fusion energy in the East Tennessee region. This project also will verify important design features of its high field stellarator fusion pilot plant, particularly those related to operating efficiency, reliability, maintainability and affordability.

The construction of Infinity One could begin in 2025, pending necessary reviews, permits and operating licenses.