US-based fusion start-up Alpha Ring has demonstrated its tabletop and remotely operated Fusion AI Data Centre at the Monaco Clean Fusion Forum where the company also signed agreements with eight leading academic institutions from around the world.
Alpha Ring is headquartered in California, with labs in Los Angeles, Monterey and Taipei. In Monaco. Alpha Ring’s Alpha-E fusion devices, in two labs in California and Taiwan, were remotely operated in real-time from the Monaco Forum. The demonstration showed how researchers and students worldwide will be able to conduct live fusion experiments via a secure, cloud-based infrastructure.
Alpha Ring says Alpha-E, previously called the ION Beam System, “will revolutionise how the next generation will learn about nuclear fusion”. Alpha-E is not designed for energy production but is a means to study the science of nuclear fusion and “is capable of producing all relevant fusion reactions, such as Deuterium-Deuterium, Deuterium-Tritium, and proton-Boron”.
Alpha Ring’s patented Micro Fusion Reactor design focuses on a he proton-Boron reaction, which is aneutronic, meaning that it produces no ionising radiation unlike other approaches to nuclear. According to Alpha Ring, the only by-product is Helium.
Alpha Ring’s Alpha-E tabletop fusion systems are already deployed at institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia. The Data Centre unites experimental, simulated, and theoretical data from universities, national labs, startups, and industrial partners into a unified, AI-powered platform.
This reflects the belief that data from fusion experiments should not remain isolated within individual labs. The Fusion AI Data Centre provides a shared digital infrastructure where researchers can access high-fidelity datasets, analysis tools, and remote experimentation capabilities. It empowers students, researchers, and industry professionals worldwide to collaborate, learn, and innovate, without the logistical and regulatory constraints of traditional fusion research facilities.
The platform includes a growing suite of AI-based analysis tools tailored specifically for fusion applications. These include automated evaluation of charged particle tracks, real-time diagnostics, pulse waveform interpretation, and signal classification in gamma spectroscopy and neutron detection. Alpha Ring is also developing AI-powered research synthesis tools that automatically scan leading academic journals to extract key findings and accelerate literature review.
By aligning data standards, reducing barriers to collaboration, and providing a foundation for intelligent experiment design and predictive modelling, the Fusion AI Data Centre will help accelerate the transition from isolated experiments to scalable, repeatable fusion systems
The Centre also enables remote access to live fusion experiments. This aims to exponentially increases access to experimentation, empowering thousands of previously limited researchers and students to maximise their scientific potential and accelerate the path from fusion technology to real-world benefit.
Giovanni Landi, Alpha Ring’s Managing Director for the EMEA region, said in a statement: “To unlock commercial fusion, the global community must move beyond individual initiatives and work together to turn data into knowledge, and knowledge into action.”
The Forum, which took place at the Yacht Club de Monaco, was organised by Alpha Ring in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco was attracted more than 200 business and academic representatives.
In his welcome speech, Prince Albert II said: “It is essential to do everything in our power to accelerate its development, to expand the scientific capabilities, mobilise minds – not only those of engineers but also of industry leaders and public authorities.
Alpha Ring CEO Peter Liu said: “Through global collaboration, investment in talent, and commercially investable technology, we can chart a path to limitless clean energy. Alpha Ring is proud to lead the way in delivering accessible, scalable fusion technologies that can drive real-world impact right now. Today’s demonstration is the starting point in empowering the great minds around the world — both now and in the future — to deliver fusion.”
The agreements signed provide Alpha-E devices to University of Oxford (UK), UC Berkeley (USA), Purdue University (USA), National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), the Institute for Energy & Nuclear Research (IPEN – Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares) in Brazil, Italy’s Research on Energy Systems (RSE -Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico), Macau University of Science & Technology, and the University of Montenegro.
Each device will be connected to the Fusion AI Data Centre, creating a distributed, collaborative network for experimental fusion research. It will provide students with a hands-on platform to undertake and witness real life fusion.
The Forum offered a programme of speeches and conferences throughout the day. A panel on Education in Fusion brought together Ryan Ramsey of the Fusion Skills Council, FuseNet CEO Dario Cruz and Jenny Su of Taiwan’s NCKU Research and Development Foundation.
Texas Instruments CTO Ahmad Bahai presented the synergies between artificial intelligence and energy and International Atomic Energy Agency Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov discussed the communication challenges surrounding fusion: Bringing Fusion to Public: Driving Public Awareness & Industry Adoption. The Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Kimberly S Budil described the prospects opened up by fusion ignition: Fusion Ignition: What Comes Next? Arthur Huang, founder of Taiwan-based Miniwiz, discussed Zero Waste and Beyond.
