Oxford Sigma tackles energy security and climate change by accelerating the development of fusion and advanced nuclear energy.
Oxford Sigma specialises in the following sectors:
Materials for Extreme Environments
Oxford Sigma’s team are experts in materials for extreme environments, which include high temperatures, extreme radiation damage, and highly corrosive environments (such as liquid metals, molten salts and gases). We design our own materials technologies that withstand these conditions. The image shows an electron backscatter diffraction pole map of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steel by Oxford Sigma.
Fusion Energy
Advanced Nuclear Energy
Space
Big Science
Due Diligence
Private fission and fusion energy companies have received over £4.5 billion investment since 2008. Oxford Sigma’s deep knowledge of these sectors is used to guide investment and large energy firms in understanding the technological, supply chain, and commercial challenges to achieve commercialisation over the coming decades.
Latest Updates:
Training the next generation of fusion engineers
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has teamed up with Oxford Sigma, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, and TÜV UK to train the next generation of fusion engineers in tackling the engineering challenges of commercial fusion energy.
Oxford Sigma part of Consortium appointed as the Engineering Delivery Partner to UKAEA STEP Programme
Oxford Sigma is providing specialist fusion technology and materials expertise as part of a consortium of engineers, led by Atkins and Assystem, appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) as Engineering Delivery Partner to its pioneering Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme as it seeks to demonstrate the commercial viability of fusion energy.
Oxford Sigma presents at IAEA 2nd Workshop on Fusion Enterprises
Oxford Sigma presented its latest material research at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 2nd Workshop on Fusion Enterprises on “Rapid Design of Radiation Tolerant Plasma Facing Components” and “Fusion Codes & Standards: ASME BPVC Section III Division 4”.
Training the next generation of fusion engineers
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has teamed up with Oxford Sigma, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, and TÜV UK to train the next generation of fusion engineers in tackling the engineering challenges of commercial fusion energy.
Oxford Sigma part of Consortium appointed as the Engineering Delivery Partner to UKAEA STEP Programme
Oxford Sigma is providing specialist fusion technology and materials expertise as part of a consortium of engineers, led by Atkins and Assystem, appointed by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) as Engineering Delivery Partner to its pioneering Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme as it seeks to demonstrate the commercial viability of fusion energy.
Selected organisations that we have collaborated with:
