In the News: The Global Fusion Industry in 2025
The FIA’s Global Fusion Industry in 2025 report launched on July 22 and reported over $2.5 billion in new investment in the last 12 months in fusion companies worldwide. This is the second largest yearly growth, and is testament to the growing global support that the fusion industry is experiencing.
Below is an extensive list of pieces discussing the report and its data. One of the FIA’s principal missions is to keep the public informed about developments across the global fusion industry, and its prospect to address the energy challenges of our time.
- Reuters
- Reuters reports that global investment in fusion energy rises the most since 2022, and highlights how investors in fusion are becoming increasingly diversified, including oil and technology companies.
- Bloomberg
- The Bloomberg Editorial Board has cited the FIA’s Global Fusion Industry in 2025 report, claiming that “A long-hyped technology is starting to look more feasible. Congress should take notice”.
- Financial Times
- The FT quotes the FIA Global Fusion Industry in 2025 report on how “in the 12 months to July fusion companies raised $2.6bn”.
- Power Engineering International (PEI)
- PEI highlights how increased investment trends show confidence in fusion is rising says FIA
- The News International
- The News International states how “fusion energy draws record global investment since 2022”, but that the rise in investment is still not enough to commercialize the industry.
- Business Green
- Business Green focuses on “maturing investor confidence” in the fusion industry, as funding more than doubles and is just shy of $10bn.
- Economic Times of India
- The Economic Times of India reports that “global fusion investment grew by $2.64… but companies said they need much more money to take the industry commercial.”
- Oilprice.com
- Oilprice.com reports “Investor Confidence Fuels Nuclear Fusion Frenzy” and highlights how public funding has surged by 84%.
- AInvest
- AInvest reports how “Fusion Energy Investment Surges to $2.6bn, Reaches $9.77bn Total” as “venture capital firms, industrial giants, and sovereign wealth funds have shown strong interest in fusion technology”.
- Envirotec
- Global Banking & Finance Review
- Global Banking & Finance Review covers that “global investment in fusion energy rises the most since 2022”.
- BOE Report
- BOE Report covers the report, noting the “significant rise in global investment in fusion energy”.
- Power Technology
- Power Technology focuses on how investment into fusion energy “surges to $2.64bn”.
- Scenari economici
- Italian Scenari economici investigates why there has been “record investment into the promise of a clean energy future”.
- Oil & Gas 360
- Oil & Gas 360 focuses on how increased “investor confidence fuels nuclear fusion frenzy”.
- Energy Central
- Energy Central cites how “Fusion startups just had their best year since 2022, pulling in $2.64bn in new funding”. The news also featured as the main story on the Energy Central Daily Newsletter.
- NucNet
- ITER
- ITER covers the key takeaways from the FIA Global Fusion Industry in 2025 Report.
- Nuclear Engineering International
- Nuclear Engineering International focuses on how “Fusion funding hits record high”, but also highlights the challenges that fusion companies face moving forward with development.
- Power Engineering International
- Power Engineering International reports that “Fusion Energy expected in early 2030s” as indicated by the FIA 2025 survey.
- Startup News
- Startup News covers the FIA report and how “Global Investment in fusion energy rises the most since 2022”.
- Ignition News
- Ignition News reports that “The Fusion Industry Pulls Near-Record Numbers”, citing a 178% increase from 2024.
- Axios
- Axios Generate, a daily newsletter covering business and energy, focuses on $2.64 billion – the total funding the fusion industry raised from July 2024 to July 2025.
- World Nuclear News
- World Nuclear News’ coverage focuses on how “Access to funding remains a major issue for fusion”, even as funding for fusion continues to increase.
- EnergyNow
- EnergyNow focuses on how “Global investment in Fusion Energy Rises the Most Since 2022”.
- Yahoo! Finance
- Yahoo! Finance covers “Global fusion energy investment surges to $2.64bn”, and highlights recent deals, such as between Google and Commonwealth Fusion Systems, that are helping drive investment into fusion energy.
