Congressional Letters Urge Support for Fusion in Upcoming 2024 Budget
On Monday, January 23, Representative Lofgren and Senator Padilla wrote a letter to President Biden in support of funding fusion energy.
8 out of 10 INFUSE Awards go to FIA members, advancing public-private partnerships
On Tuesday, January 17, the Department of Energy announced $2.3 million in funding for the second round of the 2022 INFUSE awards.
Congress Provides Record Funding for Fusion Energy
In the 2023 Appropriations bill, expected to pass Congress this week, the U.S. government would provide record funding for fusion energy. This funding comes on the heels of the breakthrough fusion results from the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, announced on December 13. The Fusion Energy Sciences program within the Department…
FIA Submits Letters to the Treasury, Urging Fusion Tax Equality with Clean Energy
The Fusion Industry Association wrote letters (embedded below) in response to the Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) requests for comment on implementing the “Energy Security Tax Credits for Manufacturing” (Notice 2022-47) and on “Certain Energy Generation Incentives” (Notice 2022-49) as enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In these letters, the FIA and…
Department of Energy Announces $50 million in Funding for New Public-Private Partnerships
The Department of Energy announced $50 million in new funding for fusion energy public private partnerships at an FIA event.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fusion Energy
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fusion Energy On Thursday, September 15 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, chaired by Senator Joe Manchin, holds a hearing on fusion energy. WATCH LIVE HERE. “The Federal Government’s Role in Supporting the Commercialization of Fusion Energy” The hearing will be held…
Senators Carper and Capito Letter to NRC Chairman Applauds Work to Craft Regulatory Path for Fusion
On August 18, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee sent a letter to the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission supporting the ongoing work of the NRC staff to craft a new framework for fusion energy. The letter notes fusion’s inherent safety, saying “Leading scientists from around…
FIA Support for Passage of the “CHIPS and Science” Bill
The “CHIPS and Science” Bill authorizes more than $100 billion in increased scientific research, including important new fusion programs.
16 of 18 2022 INFUSE public private partnership awards go to FIA members
On Wednesday, July 6th, the U.S Department of Energy announced the first round of 2022 INFUSE partnership awards for 18 projects with private industry that will enhance collaboration with DOE national laboratories and U.S. universities on fusion energy development. The awards were provided through the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program. 16 of these…
A Bold Decadal Vision for Fusion Energy: FIA Participates in White House Fusion Summit
On March 17, 2022, the White House held a summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy, cohosted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The event marked breakthroughs in joint efforts to accelerate fusion energy development on all fronts, and featured key…