Fusion in the News

Nuclear fusion promises unlimited clean, safe energy — even if making it involves temperatures hotter than the sun. Here’s what’s going on inside the reactor.

Investments in the unproven technology are a vote of confidence it can become a viable source of clean energy.

The latest survey from the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) – “The global fusion industry in 2022”, provides a snapshot of the state of the growing fusion industry in 2022. 

Investment in commercial fusion projects has accelerated significantly over the last year, leading the sector’s main players to predict fusion power will be on the grid by the 2030s in a new industry report.

Technology receives more investment in the past 12 months than in previous 10 years.

The U.S. government wants to send a tiny nuclear fusion reactor into space, and it has partnered with a private company to get a prototype operational by 2027.

The U.S. government wants to send a tiny nuclear fusion reactor into space, and it has partnered with a private company to get a prototype operational by 2027.

The phrase “nuclear energy” conjures images of large steaming towers or Tony Stark’s arc reactor from the iconic “Iron Man” movies. But two Seattle-based startups are designing nuclear technologies small enough to pick up and carry that, thanks in part to buy-in from the Defense Department, they hope will fuel a new generation of spaceships.

Envision a new clean-energy technology that is abundant, safe and produces affordable, non-carbon-based electricity.

Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.