Foothill Ranch-based Tri Alpha Energy named Chief Technology Officer Michl Binderbauer as President of the Company.

Binderbauer is a globally-respected scientist who co-founded the company’s Plasma Electric Generator vision and has led its development and implementation since the company’s inception in 1998. He holds more than 40 issued and pending U.S. patents and numerous international technology patents..

In his new role, Binderbauer will continue to report to CEO Steve Specker. As Tri Alpha Energy pursues the development of its fusion technology, Binderbauer will focus on the strategic direction and execution of the company’s efforts.

"Having dedicated my professional career to help building this company, and seeing how close we are to realizing the dream I shared with Norman 25 years ago, assuming the role of President allows me to further catalyze our efforts and expands my commitment to our team as we hone in on our final technical milestones and realize our shared vision of providing limitless, clean and affordable energy technology to the world," said Binderbauer.

Tri Alpha Energy is leveraging breakthrough science and engineering to solve the quintessential problem of our time: harnessing an unlimited and powerful source of clean, renewable energy. For more information, please visit www.trialphaenergy.com.