Carolyn, Author at Fusion Industry Association https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/author/carolyn/ The Future Is Fusion Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:57:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-FIA_favicon-32x32.jpg Carolyn, Author at Fusion Industry Association https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/author/carolyn/ 32 32 First nuclear fusion plants to need $7 billion supply chain, survey shows https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/first-nuclear-fusion-plants-need-7-bln-supply-chain-survey-2023-05-17/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-nuclear-fusion-plants-to-need-7-billion-supply-chain-survey-shows Wed, 17 May 2023 17:02:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=5078 Companies looking to harness the process that powers the sun and stars to generate electricity expect to spend about $7 billion by the time their first nuclear fusion plants come online, a survey published on Wednesday said.

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]]> Companies looking to harness the process that powers the sun and stars to generate electricity expect to spend about $7 billion by the time their first nuclear fusion plants come online, a survey published on Wednesday said.

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]]> Mitsubishi Corp., others make $73.6m bet on fusion power in Japan https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Mitsubishi-Corp.-others-make-73.6m-bet-on-fusion-power-in-Japan#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mitsubishi-corp-others-make-73-6m-bet-on-fusion-power-in-japan Tue, 16 May 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=5075 A consortium of public- and private-sector groups in Japan will invest in a startup working to commercialize fusion power, a next-generation energy source. Sixteen companies, including Mitsubishi Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co., and a government-affiliated fund will invest around 10 billion yen ($73.6 million) in the startup born at Kyoto University, Nikkei has learned.

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]]> A consortium of public- and private-sector groups in Japan will invest in a startup working to commercialize fusion power, a next-generation energy source. Sixteen companies, including Mitsubishi Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co., and a government-affiliated fund will invest around 10 billion yen ($73.6 million) in the startup born at Kyoto University, Nikkei has learned.

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]]> Fusion power by 2028? Microsoft is betting on it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/10/fusion-power-microsoft/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fusion-power-by-2028-microsoft-is-betting-on-it Wed, 10 May 2023 16:59:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=5072 A Washington state start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced Wednesday that it expects to have a fusion power plant built within five years, betting on a vastly faster timeline for harnessing the potentially game-changing energy source than most experts think is plausible.

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]]> A Washington state start-up backed by hundreds of millions of dollars of venture capital announced Wednesday that it expects to have a fusion power plant built within five years, betting on a vastly faster timeline for harnessing the potentially game-changing energy source than most experts think is plausible.

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]]> Microsoft to buy power from nuclear fusion company Helion https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-fusion-helion-microsoft-idAFL1N3763OR#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=microsoft-to-buy-power-from-nuclear-fusion-company-helion Wed, 10 May 2023 16:55:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=5067  Private U.S. nuclear fusion company Helion Energy will provide Microsoft with electricity in about five years, the companies said on Wednesday, in the first such deal for the power source that fuels the sun but has been elusive on Earth.

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]]>  Private U.S. nuclear fusion company Helion Energy will provide Microsoft with electricity in about five years, the companies said on Wednesday, in the first such deal for the power source that fuels the sun but has been elusive on Earth.

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]]> ‘Desktop fusion’ startup Avalanche Energy lands $40M and logs new tech achievement https://www.geekwire.com/2023/desktop-fusion-startup-avalanche-energy-lands-40m-and-logs-new-tech-achievement/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=desktop-fusion-startup-avalanche-energy-lands-40m-and-logs-new-tech-achievement Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:40:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=4048 The news: Micro-fusion startup Avalanche Energy announced a $40 million funding round on Monday. The Seattle-based company is developing a small-scale solution for fusion power, which is called clean energy’s “Holy Grail” because of its potential for generating unlimited amounts of power.

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]]> The news: Micro-fusion startup Avalanche Energy announced a $40 million funding round on Monday. The Seattle-based company is developing a small-scale solution for fusion power, which is called clean energy’s “Holy Grail” because of its potential for generating unlimited amounts of power.

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]]> Tech Billionaires Bet on Fusion as Holy Grail for Business https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-billionaires-bet-on-fusion-as-holy-grail-for-business-9a48a2ac#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tech-billionaires-bet-on-fusion-as-holy-grail-for-business Sun, 23 Apr 2023 17:13:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=4062 Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among titans chasing almost Iimitless energy source

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]]> Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among titans chasing almost Iimitless energy source

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]]> Nuclear fusion will not be regulated the same way as nuclear fission — a big win for the fusion industry https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/nuclear-fusion-will-not-be-regulated-the-same-way-nuclear-fission-is.html#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nuclear-fusion-will-not-be-regulated-the-same-way-as-nuclear-fission-a-big-win-for-the-fusion-industry Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:18:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=4067 The top regulatory agency for nuclear materials safety in the U.S. voted unanimously to regulate the burgeoning fusion industry differently than the nuclear fission industry, and fusion startups are celebrating that as a major win.

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]]> The top regulatory agency for nuclear materials safety in the U.S. voted unanimously to regulate the burgeoning fusion industry differently than the nuclear fission industry, and fusion startups are celebrating that as a major win.

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]]> Japan adopts national strategy on nuclear fusion as competition intensifies https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/14/national/japan-national-strategy-nuclear-fusion/#new_tab?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japan-adopts-national-strategy-on-nuclear-fusion-as-competition-intensifies Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:27:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=4069 Japan on Friday adopted its first-ever national strategy on nuclear fusion, highlighting the need to create a domestic industry in the field, as competition to develop and commercialize fusion power heats up around the world.

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]]> Japan on Friday adopted its first-ever national strategy on nuclear fusion, highlighting the need to create a domestic industry in the field, as competition to develop and commercialize fusion power heats up around the world.

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]]> Investors Hold The Key To Fusion And Our Clean Energy Future https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniewindridge/2023/04/13/investors-hold-the-key-to-fusion-and-our-clean-energy-future/?sh=54150f831703#new_tab&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=investors-hold-the-key-to-fusion-and-our-clean-energy-future Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:32:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=4072 Recently I’ve been having a lot of interesting conversations with investors about fusion energy.

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]]> Recently I’ve been having a lot of interesting conversations with investors about fusion energy.

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]]> UK Power Grid Could Have World’s First Commercial Fusion Reactor By 2030s https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2023/04/08/uk-power-grid-could-have-first-commercial-fusion-reactor-by-2030s/?sh=3aba9f65108e#new_tab&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-power-grid-could-have-worlds-first-commercial-fusion-reactor-by-2030s Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:38:00 +0000 https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/?p=4075 Science fiction writers have been touting fusion as the utopian future energy production technology for decades.

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]]> Science fiction writers have been touting fusion as the utopian future energy production technology for decades.

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