On Thursday, March 9, the White House released their budget request for the 2024 fiscal year, set to begin in October. Within the budget is record funding of over $1 billion for fusion energy research in the Department of Energy Office of Fusion Energy Sciences. The FIA is pleased that the Biden Administration has recognized…
Putting carbon-free laser-driven fusion energy on the grid by the 2030s will require building out a supply chain ecosystem within the photonics industry.
The Fusion Industry Association signed a letter in December 2022 in support of funding the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
On Monday, January 23, Representative Lofgren and Senator Padilla wrote a letter to President Biden in support of funding fusion energy.
On Tuesday, January 17, the Department of Energy announced $2.3 million in funding for the second round of the 2022 INFUSE awards.
On December 13, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the achievement of net fusion power for the first time on Earth, making headlines.
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) today released a statement applauding the recent breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).
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…
The Department of Energy announced $50 million in new funding for fusion energy public private partnerships at an FIA event.
The “CHIPS and Science” Bill authorizes more than $100 billion in increased scientific research, including important new fusion programs.