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Five Enabling Technologies A Fusion Industry Will Need
Fusion energy needs more than a sustained fusion reaction before it can help the world produce sufficient carbon-neutral energy. The…
Amid renewed interest in nuclear fusion, Japan’s research reaches critical stage
NAKA, IBARAKI PREF. – Scientist Shunsuke Ide points to the large screen in the control room of the JT-60SA, a giant…
Tokamak Energy’s fusion prototype to be built at UKAEA’s campus
A new fusion energy advanced prototype with power plant-relevant magnet technology will be built by Tokamak Energy at UKAEA’s Culham…
Prepare for ignition: The future of fusion
The world needs fusion more than ever. For those in the hunt to harness nature’s most tantalizing and challenging energy…
Fusion energy breakthrough sparks calls for more government backing
Last year’s achievement of ‘scientific energy gain’ has galvanised a sector that has long been in development
How big are the implications of the nuclear fusion ignition breakthrough?
In December, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved nuclear fusion ignition,…
NT-Tao raises $22M to explore way to generate energy from nuclear fusion
NT-Tao has raised $22 million to explore a way to generate clean energy from nuclear fusion in an efficient way.
Renaissance Fusion raises $16.4 million to build nuclear fusion technology in Europe
Meet Renaissance Fusion, a Grenoble-based startup that has been working on nuclear fusion for the past couple of years. The company…
First Light Fusion to build demonstration facility at UKAEA’s Culham Campus
UKAEA and First Light Fusion to construct a new facility to house First Light’s new net energy gain demonstrator (“Machine…
Nuclear Fusion: Inside the breakthrough that could change our world | 60 Minutes
On December 5th, scientists at the National Ignition Facility reached a breakthrough in nuclear fusion by producing a reaction with…
I’m a video game developer but this technology to drop your energy bill $820 per year is no fantasy
A major breakthrough in fusion energy occurred in 2022 thanks to US scientists. We have a revolutionary opportunity on our…
Fusion power: how close are we? | FT Film
For the first time, US scientists have achieved a fusion reaction with net energy gain. But the dream of limitless…
EX-Fusionの松尾CEO「核融合発電に貢献」
「核融合発電の実現に貢献したい」。核融合発電向けのレーザー機器を開発するEX-Fusion（エクスフュージョン、大阪府吹田市）の松尾一輝最高経営責任者（CEO）は意気込む。2022年12月、オーストラリア政府が支援する国家プロジェクトにも参画した。
The 2022 Good Tech Awards
Nuclear fusion, generative A.I., bee tracking and more. There’s a lot to like.
Neue Expertengruppe soll Kernfusion in Deutschland voranbringen
Die Kernfusion gilt als Hoffnungsträger für die Energie der Zukunft. Ein Konsortium im Forschungsministerium soll sie voranbringen. Doch der Weg…
The Biggest Tech Innovations And Breakthroughs Of 2022
Each year, a handful of innovations, breakthroughs, and discoveries push the boundaries of what is possible using technology.
After ‘breakthrough,’ DOE eyes fusion power plant
The Department of Energy on Tuesday celebrated a major fusion energy milestone, outlining how scientists for the first time were…
Inside ‘holy grail’ fusion experiments to create a mini Sun after biggest-ever breakthrough in race for UNLIMITED energy
THE “Holy Grail” of virtually limitless clean energy from nuclear fusion reactors is within reach after a series of major…
Scientists Make Fusion Energy “Breakthrough”—What Does that Mean for Cars and the Future of Power?
The nuclear fusion energy that powers our sun inched closer to viability on Earth in February.
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of near-limitless clean energy.
What to know about DOE’s fusion milestone
Experiments at a U.S. government lab may have provided “proof that the physics work.”
Can Fusion Solve the Climate Crisis?
Scientists made a huge breakthrough on the road to emissions-free power. Here’s what that means, and doesn’t mean.
Major Fusion Energy Breakthrough to Be Announced by Scientists
Researchers working with lasers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are expected to say they made a major advance that could…
U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’
Scientists hit a key milestone in the quest to create abundant zero-carbon power through nuclear fusion. But they still have…
British nuclear fusion start-up plans $570m reactor
First Light Fusion hopes to create factory that will churn out tritium as part of efforts to generate cheap, clean…
Fusion Power Would Revolutionize Energy, if We Could Just Get It Working
Scientists and startups are edging closer to realizing a decades-old dream.
Fusion: The Power of a Star Brought to Earth
Can we harness the power the the sun, and can it bet the solution to our climate crisis?
Climate tech to save the planet: star power
Will nuclear fusion solve our climate change problem for good?
Nuclear fusion has been a pipe dream for decades, but it might actually be on the cusp of commercial viability
In the packed field of prospective net-zero solutions, nuclear fusion stands out in its scope and ambition.
Nuclear fusion power edges from fantasy to reality
Investors are crowding in on the promise of ‘unlimited clean energy’
Fast-tracking fusion energy: Fusion could create the clean energy the world needs, but scientists are divided on the best approach
When the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) sparked a fusion reaction that generated 1.35 megajoules (MJ) of energy, enough to power…
Gigantic, 70-Foot Nuclear Fusion Gun Could Change the World
On a quiet industrial estate in England, the silence is occasionally broken by the thump of a 72-foot-long gun. At…
Tokamak Energy ST80-HTS hailed as next step to grid fusion
Tokamak Energy has revealed plans for its latest prototype fusion reactor, claiming grid fusion is just over a decade away.
Fusion sector says now is time for firms to join supply chain
The Fusion22 conference in the UK was told that there is a huge potential fusion industry and businesses were urged to get…
General Fusion and UKAEA outline further fusion collaboration
Canada’s General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) will collaborate on projects to “advance the commercialisation of magnetised…
Nuclear Fusion and Climate Change: ‘We Need Every Technology We Can Get’
Nuclear fusion might be one of the most valuable tools humans will develop to battle climate change—but will we all…
Tokamak Energy and UKAEA team up to drive fusion innovation
UK fusion company Tokamak Energy has signed a framework agreement with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to collaborate on…
Fusion Energy Might Power the Grid by the 2030s
Fusion energy businesses obtained $2.83 billion in new financing in the last year, an increase of 139% from 2021, according…
The biological theory that explains why investors are bullish on fusion
For decades, the answer to when fusion power would arrive was like the punchline to an oft-repeated joke — it was…
Z-pinch fusion moves closer to breakeven
Seattle-based Zap Energy is to investigate the feasibility of piloting a fusion reactor to transition a coal power station from…
Feds commit $50 million to for-profit nuclear fusion companies, chasing the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
The United States government is putting a sizable amount of money behind private sector nuclear fusion companies for the first…
U.S. Government Offers $50 Million Reward for Private Nuclear Fusion Firms
The U.S government has announced it will provide up to $50 million as a reward to private nuclear fusion firms to develop…
Twisty device explores alternative path to fusion
Revamped German stellarator should run longer, hotter and compete with tokamaks
Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds
A sustained, stable experiment is the latest demonstration that nuclear fusion is moving from being a physics problem to an…
Fusion breakthroughs revealed
In this round-up we explore all the latest developments on the road to commercial power production from fusion reactors.
How cracking fusion could transform the global energy system
First Light Fusion’s CEO on the challenges of reaching commercial scale
Nuclear fusion power inches closer to reality
Scientists say, yet again, that nuclear fusion is a few years away. Are they right this time?
Nuclear Fusion Is Doing the Impossible—Uniting Politicians
Nuclear fusion could be within America’s grasp by the end of the next decade, with investment and interest in the…
The venture money chasing a fusion power windfall
The US Republicans’ assault on environmental, social and governance investing is starting to have significant consequence for international fund managers.
The frontrunners in the trillion-dollar race for limitless fusion power
Nuclear, believe it or not, is booming again. And with a serious pile of private and public funding behind them,…