Author: Caroline

Osaka University will operate a laser facility with one of the world’s largest average output powers by 2024. It will be used for research into “laser fusion,” which involves irradiating fuel with a powerful laser to cause a fusion reaction and extract energy. We will establish a joint research department with Osaka University startup EX-Fusion (Suita City, Osaka Prefecture) and others, aiming to become a global base for nuclear fusion research.

Helion Energy and Nucor are teaming up to build a power plant at one of Nucor’s U.S. steel mills.

The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation’s transition to clean energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday.

Congress should step up and invest in fusion. Don’t let this incredibly promising technology, with its potential economic and national security benefits, slip away to our competitors.

Japan will begin supporting startups related to nuclear fusion power generation, which is expected to be a carbon-free power source. This is the first time that funding has been provided exclusively to start-up companies. The contribution will come from a 100 billion yen fund set up for companies with innovative technology.

Britain said on Thursday it would rejoin the European Union’s flagship Horizon science research programme, ending a two-year post-Brexit standoff with the EU over science funding.

Goal of abundant, zero-carbon electricity from fusing atoms brings together private and public sector.

Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger believes that the question is no longer whether the merger will happen, but rather whether Germany will be there.