Alpha Ring's game-changing proprietary Fusion Technology hearlds a new clean energy era

Who We Are

We founded Alpha Ring International (ARI) in 2015 to pursue our vision to power Humanity with clean, safe and abundant energy generated by fusion power.
We are researching and developing our proprietary technology Electron Catalyzed Fusion ECFTM to achieve fusion consistently, in a novel, non-thermal approach (in contrast to traditional thermal technologies such as Tokamaks). Our growing world-class team of researchers, scientists and engineers are working to commercialize our proprietary technology ECF TM with the goal of enabling our patented tabletop reactors to operate at relatively lower temperatures obviating the need for any powerful magnets to confine the fusion generation process.

Our philosophy and mindset: Fusion is available Now.

FusioNow™

Our World Class Team

ARI has been able to recruit a world-class team of esteemed scientists, industry advisors and business leaders – all of whom have come together to tackle the biggest challenges in the energy industry today.

Alpha Ring International (ARI) Team

Carl Bass

Chairman

  • Special advisor to Google Founder Larry Page
  • Former CEO of Autodesk
  • Board Director of leading technology corporations such as Autodesk, HP, and Zendesk
  • 30+ years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive in the tech industry

Peter Liu

CEO & Vice Chairman

  • Founder and Chairman of WI Harper Group
  • Foundation Member of the World Economic Forum

Dr. Аlfrеd Y. Wоng

Founder

  • Former Professor of Physics and Director of the Plasma Physics Laboratory at UCLA
  • 60 years of experience in cutting edge physics research
  • Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Princeton University

Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee

Co-Founder

  • Former Minister of Taiwan’s National Science Council
  • S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
  • Academician of Academia Sinica
  • Elected Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
  • Foreign member, US National Academy of Engineering

Advisory Board (ARI)

Dr. Roger W. Falcone

Chairman of Science and Technology Committee

  • Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley
  • Former President of the American Physical Society Chairman of the ISAC for ELI
  • APS Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

Dr. Richard D. Petrasso

Advisor

  • Senior Scientist at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
  • Former Head and Co-Originator of MIT High-Energy-Density Physics Division
  • Co-founder and Chair of the Omega Laser Users Group
  • John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research
  • Edward Tellar Medal Recipient

Dr. Daniel M. Kammen

Advisor

  • Professor of Energy at UC Berkeley and Co-Director of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment
  • Lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
  • 1st appointed Fellow, Environment and Climate Partnership for the Americas
  • Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
  • Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University

Enrico Cucchiani

Advisor

  • Former Group CEO and Chairman of Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group
  • Former President of Allianz S.p.A. and member of the Board of management of Allianz SE
  • 30+ years of experience in finance and insurance
  • MBA, Stanford University

Egbert von Cramm

Advisor

  • Managing Director of Sales and Finance at Entrenco GmbH
  • Managing Partner of TR-Squared Capital
  • Several decades of experience in management consulting and venture investment, especially in the European market

Paul Lin

Advisor

  • Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • Experience in cross border corporate transactions and corporate finance, commercial disputes and intellectual property

Alpha Ring Asia (ARA) Team

Ching-yen Tsay

Chairman

  • Former Chairman of the Industrial Technology
  • Research Institute
  • National Policy Advisor of the Presidential
  • Minister of State and Science and Technology Advisors

Peter Liu

CEO & Vice Chairman

  • Founder and Chairman of WI Harper Group
  • Foundation Member of the World Economic Forum

Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee

Co-Founder & Director

  • Former Minister of Taiwan’s National Science Council
  • S. Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
  • Academician of Academia Sinica
  • Elected Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS)
  • Foreign member, US National Academy of Engineering

Jyuo-min Shyu

Director

  • Former Minister of Science and Technology
  • Former President of Industrial Technology Research Institute

YK Chu

Director

  • Senior Partner, WI Harper Group
  • Independent Director of Wistron Group
  • Former President at Sasson International of MTI Group

Dr. David Chu

Chief Operator Officer

  • Chief Operation Office and Acting Director of Engineering dept.
  • Visiting Specialist, Academia Sinica
  • Chief Engineer, National Space Organization, Taiwan
  • Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, USA

Global Intellectual Property

Our IP portfolio (including trade secrets and over 70+ issued patents and patent applications) continues to expand globally.

12/850,633
Rotating High Density Fusion for Aneutronic And Neutronic Fusion
13/952,826
Rotating High Density Fusion Reactor for Aneutronic And Neutronic Fusion
14/205,339
The Rotating High-Density Fusion Reactor for Aneutronic And Neutronic Fusion
PCT/US14/23809
The Rotating High-Density Fusion Reactor for Aneutronic And Neutronic Fusion
14/318,246
Methods, Devices And System for Fusion Reactions
PCT/US14/44681
Methods, Devices and Systems for Fusion Reactions
14/742,546
Submicron Fusion Devices, Methods and Systems
2905332
The Rotating High-Density Fusion Reactor for Aneutronic and Neutronic Fusion
KR20160032130A
Methods, Devices And System for Fusion Reactions
2016-524258
Methods, Devices And System for Fusion Reactions
2014302152
Methods, Devices And System for Fusion Reactions
15/006,669
The Rotating High-Density Fusion Reactor for Aneutronic and Neutronic Fusion
14817517.7
Methods, Devices And System for Fusion Reactions
201480013424.X
The Rotating High-Density Fusion Reactor for Aneutronic And Neutronic Fusion

15/589,886
Reactor Using Electrical and Magnetic Fields
15/589,902
Reactor Using Electrical And Magnetic Fields
15/589,905
Reactor Using Azimuthally Varying Electrical Fields
15/589,913
Reactor Using Electrical And Magnetic Fields
15/590,962
Water Heater
15/594,491
Table-Top Reactor
15/679,091
Reactor Using Azimuthally Varying Electrical Fields
15/679,094
Reactor Using Electrical and Magnetic Fields
15/721,922
Method of Achieving Controlled Nuclear Fusion In A Chamber
15/721,927
Methods, Devices And Systems For Nuclear Fusion Using Localized Electric Fields
15/721,930
Systems For Nuclear Fusion Having Fixed Mounting Assembly For A Second Reactant
15/721,931
Methods, Devices And Systems For Fusion Reactions Using Lasers
15/721,933
Direct Energy Conversion Assembly For Nuclear Fusion System
201710994320
Retrofit for Fission Reactor
201710995686
A device for fusion reaction
2017213679611
A device for fusion reaction
15/796,573
Methods, Devices And System For Fusion Reactions

PCT/US18/31244
Reducing the Coulombic Barrier to Interacting Reactants
15/973,306
Reducing the Coulombic Barrier to Interacting Reactants
15/973,421
Direct Energy Conversion-Applied Electric Field
15/973,439
Helium Generator
15/974,592
Electron Emitter for Reactor
15/974,617
HYBRID REACTOR USING ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
107115576
Reactor Using Azimuthally Varying Electrical Fields
107115633
Direct Energy Conversion-Applied Electric Field
107115634
Tabletop Reactor
107115635
Reducing the Coulombic Barrier to Interacting Reactants
PCT/US18/31666
Hybrid Reactor Using Electrical and Magnetic Fields
PCT/US18/31683
Reactor Using Azimuthally Varying Electrical Fields
PCT/US18/31699
Table-top Reactor
PCT/US18/31703
Electron Emitter for Reactor

Appl. No. / Title / Jurisdiction / Filing Date
18798890.2
REDUCING THE COULOMBIC BARRIER TO INTERACTING REACTANTS CN 2020-01-20
2018232904
METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR FUSION REACTIONS CN 2020-01-20
18798890.2
REDUCING THE COULOMBIC BARRIER TO INTERACTING REACTANTS EU 2020-10-08
63109774
INFLUENCE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS ON NEUCLEAR PROCESSES US 2020-10-22
63104106
PONDEROMOTIVE SCREENING OF NUCLAER FUSION REACTIONS BASED ON LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON US 2020-11-09
17054139
ELECTRON AND ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE ENABLED FUSION REACTORS US 2021-02-19
3114715
ROTATING HIGH-DENSITY FUSION REACTOR FOR ANEUTRONIC AND NEUTRONIC FUSION CA 2021-04-06
23284-49438
ROTATING HIGH-DENSITY FUSION REACTOR FOR ANEUTRONIC AND NEUTRONIC FUSION CA 2021-04-16
17355150
SUBMICRON FUSION DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS US 2021-06-22

Milestones

2009

Files first provisional patent on direct electricity production from alpha particles.

2010-2013

Early observation of tracks in CR-39 detectors and track grooves on chamber wall suggest fusion in large superconducting magnet chamber.

2014

First tabletop experiments to investigate fusion and generating net energy gain.

2015

First two US patents granted on use of high-density electrons and neutrals. 
First investment from WI Harper. 

2016

Filed the first US provisional patent on high density plasma generation.

2018

Established relationship with the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA providing access to equipment for advanced metrology and surface analytics.

2019

Filed the first US provisional patent on high density plasma generation.

2017-2020

Improvements to our experimental reactor devices.

Optimization of experimental reactor conditions focused on reproducible measurements of excess power output.

2021

Detection of helium-4 in reaction chamber by National Taiwan University.

2017 - 2022

We have developed, tested, and validated our proprietary tabletop reactor system for reproducible measurements of excess power output. 

In December 2021, a third party research & innovation institute ITRI validated our devices and calculation methods for gain related measurements of thermal power output.

Incorporation of Alpha Ring Asia.