The United States government is putting a sizable amount of money behind private sector nuclear fusion companies for the first time in the latest sign of how momentum is building behind the “holy grail” of clean energy.
The U.S government has announced it will provide up to $50 million as a reward to private nuclear fusion firms to develop this near-limitless, clean form of energy.
The Department of Energy announced $50 million in new funding for fusion energy public private partnerships at an FIA event.
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…
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 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…
Revamped German stellarator should run longer, hotter and compete with tokamaks
A sustained, stable experiment is the latest demonstration that nuclear fusion is moving from being a physics problem to an engineering one
In this round-up we explore all the latest developments on the road to commercial power production from fusion reactors.
First Light Fusion’s CEO on the challenges of reaching commercial scale