Field-Reversed Configuration
A compact, high-beta plasma topology being developed for magnetic confinement, pulsed operation and a pathway toward advanced fuels.
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TilghmanKraftwerk is advancing OMER‑III, a field-reversed configuration fusion concept integrating advanced plasma control, aneutronic fuel-cycle research and direct energy conversion.
Conceptual OMER‑III visualization
01 / Mission
Advanced energy for difficult environments
TilghmanKraftwerk is focused on the hardest parts of the energy system: compact generation, plasma stability, high-density power, direct conversion, industrial deployment and the extension of reliable power beyond Earth.
02 / OMER‑III
One platform. Three connected problems.
OMER‑III is organized as a staged experimental program. Each subsystem must be modeled, measured and validated before commercial performance claims can be established.
A compact, high-beta plasma topology being developed for magnetic confinement, pulsed operation and a pathway toward advanced fuels.
A staged research program centered on proton–boron-11 concepts, with intermediate experiments designed to retire the hardest physics risks first.
A long-term approach intended to convert charged-particle energy into electricity while reducing dependence on conventional thermal cycles.
03 / Experimental infrastructure
Built to turn hypotheses into measurements
The development environment is conceived around high-vacuum systems, pulsed power, magnet assemblies, plasma diagnostics, controls, materials testing and disciplined configuration management.
Conceptual laboratory visualization
04 / Development path
Evidence before escalation
The program advances only when the data closes the preceding question. This turns a very ambitious endpoint into a sequence of bounded engineering decisions.
Stage 01
Physics basis, digital twin, boundary conditions and failure-mode definition.
Stage 02
Component rigs for plasma formation, magnets, pulsed power, vacuum and diagnostics.
Stage 03
A controlled prototype campaign with traceable engineering requirements.
Stage 04
Commercial and space-system architecture informed by measured prototype data.
05 / TilghieSpace
Power beyond the grid
TilghieSpace extends the OMER‑III research architecture toward high-density space power, electric propulsion and long-duration infrastructure. These are future applications dependent on successful terrestrial validation.
Enter TilghieSpace06 / Proposed campus
Atlantic City, New Jersey
The proposed Atlantic City Advanced Energy & Space Manufacturing Campus is intended to unite prototype assembly, test operations, direct-conversion research and space-system integration in a single waterfront industrial environment.
Facility plans remain subject to acquisition, financing, permitting and program validation.
TilghmanKraftwerk brings together fusion research, energy systems, commercial real estate development and infrastructure strategy. The company's thesis is direct: the physical environment for innovation matters as much as the device being developed inside it.
08 / Contact
Scientific, institutional and strategic inquiries
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