DOE Awards FIA Members Fusion Public-Private Partnership INFUSE Grants for 2021
FIA Members and Others Receive DOE Funding from Fusion Public-Private Partnership Awards of 2021 INFUSE Grants Totaling at $2.1 Million.
FIA Members and Others Receive DOE Funding from Fusion Public-Private Partnership Awards of 2021 INFUSE Grants Totaling at $2.1 Million.
The Fusion Industry Association is recommending a $40 million fusion propulsion funding program, styled similarly to ARPA-E and DARPA, in order to put the United States in the optimal position to win the “Deep Space Race.” While the United States is the current leader in space exploration, the gap is closing, and countries like China…
On May 28, 2021, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Ranking Member Frank Lucas, along with the Science Subcommittee on Energy Chairman and Ranking Members, Jamaal Bowman and Randy Weber introduced the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act. This bill provides authorization of new funding and policy in…
On May 24, members of the bipartisan Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus wrote to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm seeking updates on the Department of Energy’s progress in implementing directives from Congress to support the development of key fusion energy programs. The letter, led by Fusion Energy Caucus chair Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), was signed by…
The 28th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC2020) which was originally planned to take place in Nice, France, will now be held as a virtual event from 10 to 15 May 2021. The conference aims to provide a forum for the discussion of key physics and technology issues as well as innovative concepts directly relevant to…
The Fusion Industry Association welcomes the announcement of the American Jobs Plan by President Biden. Fusion investment can lead the way.
Washington, D.C., February 18, 2021 – The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) is excited to welcome the newly formed Congressional Fusion Caucus in the 117th Congress. The Fusion Caucus, chaired by Virginia Congressman Don Beyer, was joined by Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnston, Peter Welch, Chuck Fleischmann, Susan Wild, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Katie Porter, Elaine Luria, Bill…
On February 17, 2021, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, or NASEM, released a new report, Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. This report was motivated by a combination of increased scientific progress in fusion and the changing electrical landscape in the United States, and builds off of previous work done by NASEM…
Now FIA calls on Congress and the new Administration to support and fund the ambition, including new public-private partnerships The U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee has released a new report that amounts to an ambitious new mandate to prioritize fusion energy development, leading to a fusion power plant. The members of the Fusion Industry…
The Biden-Harris Administration has initiated their innovation effort to tackle the climate crisis, and has announced the launch of a new research working group, an outline of their innovation agenda, and a new $100 million funding opportunity through ARPA-E. At the FIA, we think that fusion needs to be a key aspect of this new…