Fusion Energy Action Plan Outlined in Special Competitive Studies Project Report

Fusion Energy Action Plan Outlined in Special Competitive Studies Project Report

The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) published an Interim Panel Report, Harnessing the New Geometry of Innovation, laying out actions for the U.S. to strategically position itself as a long-term leader of fusion energy acceleration and commercialization. The report is the fourth interim panel report using the work collected by the SCSP over the past…

NRC Considers Regulatory Approaches for Fusion Energy

NRC Considers Regulatory Approaches for Fusion Energy

In a meeting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) on Tuesday, November 8, the Department of Energy, representatives of Agreement States, and private industry agreed that the regulation of fusion energy should be separated from the regulation of nuclear fission. Members of the FIA and the NRC staff discussed how an approach to fusion energy…

FIA Submits Letters to the Treasury, Urging Fusion Tax Equality with Clean Energy

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…

FIA participates in 19th Annual Energy Tech Venture Forum

FIA participates in 19th Annual Energy Tech Venture Forum

Rice Alliance hosted a conference on September 15, focusing largely on the clean energy transition and the investment needed to achieve a carbon-zero future. The day-long conference at Rice University’s campus in Houston, TX included keynote speakers, panels, and a showcase on innovative emerging energy firms. Caroline spoke on a panel on fusion alongside Kieran…

Fusion in Special Competitive Studies Project Report

Fusion in Special Competitive Studies Project Report

The Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) published an Interim Panel Report, Harnessing the New Geometry of Innovation, laying out actions for the U.S. to strategically position itself as a long-term leader of fusion energy acceleration and commercialization. The report is the fourth interim panel report using the work collected by the SCSP over the past…

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Fusion Energy

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…