The FIA’s letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright provides an outline of fusion priorities for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request. In order for the U.S. to win the fusion race, it must adequately resource government programs and partnerships dedicated to commercially-relevant R&D and the deployment of fusion power.
American Conservation Coalition President Chris Barnard discusses commercialization breakthroughs in fusion energy.
A one-time $10 billion injection of U.S. public capital into efforts and partnerships with the private fusion industry would accelerate the path toward commercialization…but how exactly should this $10 billion be allocated? In a new one-pager, the FIA breaks down exactly how this allotment should be used.
DW considers Germany’s fusion energy future under the government’s recently-released High Tech Agenda.
Time Magazine discusses why leaders in the AI industry betting big on commercial fusion energy.
After a year of meetings, research, and analysis, the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)-led Commission on the Scaling of Fusion Energy released their culminating report, “Fusion Forward: Powering America’s Future.” The report underscores the imperative to accelerate fusion deployment to secure U.S. national security.
The German government has launched its “Fusion Action Plan,” a strategy to accelerate commercial fusion deployment. This move follows the “Hightech Agenda Deutschland” announced in July, which identified fusion as one of six critical future technologies for the nation. With this new plan, Germany is shifting from a focus on basic research to a more industry-driven approach to lead globally in building the world’s first fusion power plant.
With surging energy demand forecasts, private sector investment in U.S. fusion companies is on the rise.
On 3 September, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the next Euratom research programme (2028–2032), setting a budget of €6.7 billion – a significant increase compared to the current €1.98 billion. The proposal forms part of the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and will cover a five-year period starting in 2028.
On July 30, Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research unveiled the “Hightech Agenda Deutschland,” a national innovation strategy that identifies fusion as one of six technologies critical to the country’s future. By making fusion a strategic priority and integrating it into its broader industrial and energy policy, Germany is reinforcing its commitment to lead in fusion globally.
Magnetic confinement: Plasma is heated to 100 million °C or more, then squeezed and held in place by strong magnetic fields, allowing many fusion reactions to occur. (Example: tokamaks, stellarators)
Inertial confinement: Tiny fuel pellets are struck by powerful lasers. The outer layer explodes outward, compressing the core to fusion conditions for a few nanoseconds, producing a brief but intense pulse of energy from each pellet. (Example: National Ignition Facility)
Hybrid systems: Combine compression (e.g., from lasers, plasma pistons, or mechanical impact) with moderate magnetic fields to reduce energy losses and improve confinement.
Electrostatic fusion: Uses high electric potentials to accelerate ions toward a central reaction zone, causing them to collide at high energies and fuse. The ions are guided and confined by electric fields rather than magnets, creating a compact environment for fusion reactions.