Fusion in the News

When the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) sparked a fusion reaction that generated 1.35 megajoules (MJ) of energy, enough to power the typical American household for around 20 minutes, the fusion community rejoiced. For years, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory facility had been firing intensely powerful laser pulses at peppercorn-sized fuel pellets to claw…

On a quiet industrial estate in England, the silence is occasionally broken by the thump of a 72-foot-long gun. At the end of the barrel, a star is born.

Tokamak Energy has revealed plans for its latest prototype fusion reactor, claiming grid fusion is just over a decade away.

The Fusion22 conference in the UK was told that there is a huge potential fusion industry and businesses were urged to get involved in the supply chain now.

Canada’s General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) will collaborate on projects to “advance the commercialisation of magnetised target fusion energy”.

Nuclear fusion might be one of the most valuable tools humans will develop to battle climate change—but will we all be underwater by the time it gets here?

UK fusion company Tokamak Energy has signed a framework agreement with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to collaborate on developing spherical tokamaks.

Fusion energy businesses obtained $2.83 billion in new financing in the last year, an increase of 139% from 2021, according to the second annual survey from the Fusion Industry Association (FIA). This data shows the industry is becoming more optimistic that fusion power will be accessible to the grid by the 2030s, according to the FIA.

For decades, the answer to when fusion power would arrive was like the punchline to an oft-repeated joke — it was always 10 or 20 years away. Now, it might actually be on the cusp of commercialization.

Seattle-based Zap Energy is to investigate the feasibility of piloting a fusion reactor to transition a coal power station from fossil fuels.