Francesco Sciortino

“We can take care of the complexity in the design and manufacturing, but our view is that there needs to be simplicity in the operation. We are aiming for net energy gain during the early 2030s.”

Francesco Sciortino · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07

Sciortino said Proxima aims for net energy gain during the early 2030s, emphasizing simplicity in plant operation.

“You can have complexity in the design, manufacturing and operation of the plant,”

Francesco Sciortino · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07

Sciortino said the key to profitability would be making Proxima's pilot plant as simple as possible to operate.

“They think this tape has the potential to be the next optical fibre,”

Francesco Sciortino · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07

Sciortino told CNBC that Fujikura, a leader in manufacturing high-temperature superconductors, sees potential in HTS tape as a transformative product.