It was created by Gregory Emsellem, based on technology developed by French Atomic Energy Commission scientist Dr Richard Geller and Dr. Terenzio Consoli, for high speed plasma beam production.
The electrodeless plasma thruster was developed and adapted to various spacecraft propulsion needs by The Elwing Company between 2002 and 2015.
Further, as the ponderomotive force accelerates all plasma species in the same direction, this thruster technology does not need any neutralizer.
Propulsion systems based on electrodeless plasma thrusters seem ideally suited for orbit raising for large geostationary satellites, and would also be able to perform orbital stationkeeping, hence enabling important propellant mass savings.
The ability of this technology to provide large thrust density also allows faster missions to the outer planets.