Realta Fusion is the first commercial fusion energy company to demonstrate direct energy conversion (DEC) of plasma kinetic energy into electricity, the company announced today.

“People have been talking a big game about DEC for years, so we just went out and did it,” Realta Fusion CEO Kieran Furlong said in a statement. “We’re the first private fusion company to achieve DEC of plasma kinetic energy into electricity on a real fusion machine.”

According to a release, Realta was able to draw multiple amps of current at around 100 volts and provide enough electrical power to illuminate several light bulbs.

Realta demonstrated its direct energy converter on the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror at the University of Wisconsin on June 19.