{"id":5131,"date":"2023-05-17T18:50:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T22:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2023-05-25T11:42:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:42:25","slug":"fusion-industry-association-releases-supply-chain-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusionindustryassociation.org\/fusion-industry-association-releases-supply-chain-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion Industry Association Releases Supply Chain Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Report Finds Billions in Opportunities in the Fusion Supply Chain, Calls for More Investment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) today released a report – The Fusion Industry Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges<\/a> \u2013 analyzing the current fusion supply chain and projecting a huge growth in demand for fusion suppliers over the coming years. The report also found limited concern about geopolitical supply risk and a reluctance amongst suppliers to make the investments needed without firm commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The survey of 26 private fusion companies and 34 supplier companies (all FIA affiliate members) calculated that the supply chain was worth over $500 million in 2022. That figure is set to increase to over $7 billion by the time companies build their \u201cFirst of a Kind\u201d power plants and when the fusion industry reaches maturity, the supply chain is predicted to be worth trillions of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, fusion companies are getting signals from suppliers that they are reluctant to make the necessary investment right now. Seventy percent of fusion companies said their suppliers see building the capacity to meet future demand as too risky without committed orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe projected growth of the fusion industry creates a huge business opportunity for current and new suppliers,\u201d says Andrew Holland, CEO of the FIA. \u201cIt is clear more long-term certainty is needed \u2013 through a mix of finance, regulation, risk-sharing mechanisms, and more communication \u2013 so suppliers are prepared to scale ahead of industry need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe fusion supply chain has a unique advantage as it is not reliant on rare materials only found in unstable countries, but on high quality manufacturing and specialist components that come from open economies. With appropriate private and public investment, fusion energy will one day provide a sustainable, reliable, and abundant form of clean energy to communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The report makes several recommendations to address supplier reluctance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The full report can be downloaded here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n About the research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The FIA asked its member companies to share their current supply chain spend, structure and predicted future needs, as well as their views on the challenges. The results are derived from responses from 26 private fusion companies, as well as responses from 34 FIA affiliate member companies who are currently contributing to the fusion industry supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the Fusion Industry Association (FIA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The FIA is the unified voice of the new fusion industry and a central point for coordination across the fusion community to support accelerated growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For further information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caroline Anderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n Manager for Outreach<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fusion Industry Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n caroline@fusionindustryassociation.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) today released a report – The Fusion Industry Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges \u2013 analyzing the current fusion supply chain and projecting a huge growth in demand for fusion suppliers over the coming years. The report also found limited concern about geopolitical supply risk and a reluctance amongst suppliers to make the investments needed without firm commitments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[50,60],"tags":[4,5,46],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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