Want to Save the Earth? We Need a Lot More Elon Musks.
If I am brutally honest, there is only one motto I would give to the movement to stem climate change after the Glasgow summit: “Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.”
Congressional Hearing on Fusion Energy Research and Technology Development
On Wednesday, November 17 Congress will hold a hearing on fusion energy research and development. Read more here for details of witnesses.
Fusion’s role in fighting climate change
Excitement about fusion energy is growing. The international ITER project in France, which counts China, India, Europe, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States as its partners, is starting to assemble the world’s most powerful fusion experiment.
NASA RFI Seeking Fusion Concepts
NASA has announced a Request for Information (RFI) entitled ‘Industry-Developed Tipping Point Technologies and Climate and Clean Energy Technologies for Early Stage Investment.’ Their announcement is below. The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Industry-Developed Tipping Point Technologies and Climate and Clean Energy Technologies for Early Stage Investment – Request for Information is available via the…
The Royal Society Conference Announcement
The Royal Society has announced an upcoming meeting entitled ‘H-mode transition and pedestal studies in fusion plasmas.’ This meeting, which takes place on 17 – 19 January 2022, will provide a valuable opportunity for focused discussions on the cross-machine approach (experimentally and theoretically) to further our understanding of H-mode access and exit, providing a forum…
Nuclear Fusion Attracts Startups—and Skeptics
Recent technological breakthroughs and a surge in private funding have reignited interest in nuclear fusion, the atomic reaction that powers the sun and other stars.
Unveiling the steady progress toward fusion energy gain
The march towards fusion energy gain, required for commercial fusion energy, is not always visible. Progress occurs in fits and starts through experiments in national laboratories, universities, and more recently at private companies.
The buzz about fusion energy: Expert explains industry’s ‘reinvigoration’ as tech attracts VC dollars
For decades, the promise of harnessing the power of fusion on a commercial scale to create vast amounts of carbon-free energy has hovered just out of reach for scientists. At last that tantalizing dream appears closer to reality and the cash is starting to flow.
Thiel-backed fusion power startup raises $500 million
A Washington-based nuclear fusion startup has added another $500 million to its purse as it works toward demonstrating net electricity generation from fusion in 2024.
Nuclear fusion start-up Helion scores $375 million investment from Open AI CEO Sam Altman
Nuclear fusion is the ephemeral holy grail of climate technology. It would provide nearly limitless amounts of clean energy without the byproduct of long-lasting radioactive waste to be managed.