Fusion News
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A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by young fusion researchers. Keep up to date with all the recent news in the industry in this one easy, fortnightly package. And look out for the bonus "Extra" deep-dives.
Fusion News is also available as a video version for those who like pictures:
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Proxima’s stellarator fusion machine; UKAEA invests in First Light Fusion; $95M magnet deal with Tokamak Energy moves UK closer to fusion power plant
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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ARPA-E Announces Record Fusion Investment; Realta Fusion Secures HTS Magnet Supply
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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UK fusion strategy revealed; OpenAI in talks with Helion; EU invests €330 million in fusion; Novatron advances Nordic fusion plans
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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First Light validates tritium breeding; US takes step to solidify rules on fusion energy
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Major advance at fusion startup OpenStar in New Zealand; China passes fusion barrier; Japan-based Helical Fusion completes ‘one-of-a-kind’ coil manufacturing machine
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Fusion Startup Inertia Raises $450 Million; Pacific Fusion finds cheaper path forward; Helion reaches 150 million degrees Celsius
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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General Fusion goes public; EU lawmakers back fusion declaration; ‘High-power’ microwaves for fusion
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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EAST breaks limit, Fusion magnet installation, AI speeds tokamak design, Pilot plant certified by DOE, TAE merges with TMTG
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Fusion News - Top Stories of 2025
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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TAE & UKAEA partner up; Kyoto Fusioneering completes conceptual design for “FAST”; ITER adds third sector module into tokamak pit
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Zap Energy fusion device generates huge pressure; Tokamak Energy magnet breakthrough; fusion dialogues from COP30
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Germany announces major fusion investments; U.S. think tank calls for one-time $10 billion injection into fusion; AI betting big on fusion
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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U.S. Department of Energy releases fusion roadmap; CFS-Google DeepMind partnership; Nordic study of siting a fusion power plant
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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'It's a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online'; Eni inks power purchase agreement with CFS
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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General Atomics completes ITER magnet; DOE announces funding to advance fusion leadership; study shows Super-X design results for handling hot exhaust
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 million; New fusion company is launched; Fusion funding and power purchase agreements ramp up
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold with fusion reactions; AI enabling fusion systems improvement
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Helion Energy starts fusion power plant construction; Germany advances fusion plans in High-Tech Agenda; Avalanche Energy hits milestone for fusion machine development
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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EU Fusion Funding; FIA EU Position Paper; Google buys Fusion Power; $180m for Fusion; Funding for steady-state fusion
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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UK invests £2.5bn, Proxima raises $148m, and plasma code cracked
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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TAE Technologies raises $150m, Fusion Supply Chain spending almost doubles in 2024, Wendelstein 7-X sets new performance records
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Laser-powered fusion, World's most powerful laser, Realta Fusion raises $36M
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May 28, 2025 |
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ITER completes super magnet; University of Texas solves fusion challenge; Fusion collaboration in Germany; Is China pulling ahead in fusion?
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May 14, 2025 |
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US firm unveils 350MW stellarator design; CFS hits key machine construction milestone; Marvel Fusion secures €113 million; Germany plans 1 GW fusion facility; Thea Energy simplifies fusion
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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UKAEA and Eni unite for worlds largest fusion fuel facility; US to test 'fusion blanket'; General Fusion's first plasma in cutting edge fusion machine; Virginia governor urges US fusion development
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Proxima Fusion publishes plans for fusion power plant, WEST machine beats world record, Fusion doctoral trainings to begin this fall in the UK
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Retired coal plant to become fusion facility, shared-flow-stabilized z pinches for stable thermal fusion, CNL expands clean energy siting to include fusion
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Helion raises $425m for fusion machine, UKAEA invests £200m in fusion development, SMART tokamak advancement
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems plans to build its first power plant in Virginia; UK funds fusion; production of fusion-grade steel at scale
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Happy new year! 2024 recap
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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General Fusion achievement; China ships ITER modules; Researchers reveal mechanism of runaway electron generation; Tokamak Energy partners with UK and US governments
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Fusion startup lands $900M in funding; Japan launches FAST fusion project; NYT covers why fusion is moving fast; Tokamak Energy raises $125M; OpenStar achieves first plasma
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Tokamak Energy reveals pilot plant design details, Thales and Max Planck set a world record, DOE announces $30M for commercial fusion
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Zap Energy's new fusion power prototype, big science spin-offs, Japan's tokamak sets world record
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Marvel Fusion lands $70M, fusion fuel mix, researchers build AI model database to find new alloys for fusion facilities
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Stellarator begins experiment, Chinese startup raise, D-T plasmas, TE Magnetics
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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China races to lead, STEP, INFUSE awards, UK startup and US collaboration
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Bill Gates-backed startup gets new funding, South Korea investment, density limit, license obtained, UK prototype
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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CFS magnets to UW-Madison, China fusion development, China outspends US, industry growth
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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NSIRC and Lancaster University research, ITER toroidal field coils completed, ITER delay
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Hybrid design, industry advances, plasma model, CNL initiative
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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White House deal, UKAEA framework, Xcimer, AI, DIII-D
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Physicists overcome plasma hurdles, WEST record, UK search, G7
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May 15, 2024 |
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Record Z-pinch temperatures, MIT magnets, US bill, new plasma control, ITER equipment
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May 01, 2024 |
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Korea fusion record, US-Japan fusion partnership, funding, misinformation
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Fusion plasma, magnets, industry breakthroughs and partnerships
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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China fusion update, tokamaks, JET, US progress
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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US to announce international fusion strategy at COP, EU includes fusion in net zero act, fusion company spotlight
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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First plasma at Japan's largest tokamak, public-private partnerships, UK & US partner for fusion
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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IAEA fusion initiative, Japan awards fusion firms funding, regulatory framework recommendations
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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NIF ignition (again!), potential discovery, JET experiments
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Helion signs steelmaking agreement with Nucor, Zap Energy's fusion approach, German hearing on advancing fusion
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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New UK fusion program, Germany fusion funding announcement, machine-learning, and cryogenics
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Chinese power firm, public-private collaboration, ITER wall testing underway
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Fusion power breakthrough, DOE research funding, medical isotopes
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Fusion regulation news, weather forecasting for understanding plasma, ceramic matrix composites, Japan adopots a nation fusion strategy and desktop fusion funded
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May 09, 2023 |
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The good tech awards, every fusion device, damage detection in superconductors, ITER delays
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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A BIG fusion announcement and our end of year wrap-up!
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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UK fusion start-up plans reactor, TAE win CalCompetes Grant, BEIS commit £120million, CNL and First Light partner up and tripling the fusion energy product
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Russia send giant magnet, solving winter heating woes, magnets in fusion and fusion fantasy to reality
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Tokamak Energy's next step, neutron-material interaction, gigantic fusion gun and General Atomics fusion power plant concept
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Fed commit to fusion, West Burton A gets the go ahead, Z pinch gets closer, high-flux neutrons and Princeton scientists overcome more challenges
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Thailand joins in, supercomputers enable more, tungsten-boron and £20billion job
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Fusion News Summer Recap!
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Fusion investment's new high, laser facility back to the drawing board, UKAEA-CFS agreement, Google and Chevron invest
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Clean energy hope, chipping away at corrosion, UK leading the new era, MIT joining forces
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Closer than ever, more power, Idaho's fusion project and robotic snakes
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Tokamak energy calls for investment, STEP requiring cryogenic innovation, MIT expands research collaboration with CFS and an energy lifeline
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May 20, 2022 |
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HB11 to develop new laser, White House setting sights, harnessing machine learning and physics puzzle unravelled…
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May 06, 2022 |
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Laser fusion milestone, blue origin solution, diversity and inclusion and stellerators acting wild
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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White House fusion event, 100 million degrees, and a "Big Gun"
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Perfomance of a fusion power plant, self-sustained divertor operation, innovative magnets and Energy Singularity
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Major fusion breakthrough, AI in charge, stellerators renaissance, Frazer-Nash supports UKAEA
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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US project milestone, European giant joins fusion, Japanese start-up darling and fusion and net zero
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Fusion News Extra: in conversation with... Andrew Holland
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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South Korean spark, prototype compression success, general atomics returns and JET milestone
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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A breakthrough year for fusion, China breaks record, fusion energy excitement, private capital and the new age of nuclear fusion
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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A new era, awards for advancement, more join UKAEA, magnet breakthrough and more!
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Almost $2bn in new fusion investment, edge shaping improves performance and more...
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: in conversation with... Annie Kritcher
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Congress hear about fusion, China's new discovery, the chase for fusion energy and time to bet big!
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Record fundraising, argon fluoride lasers, trans-pacific collaboration, fusion power in the 2030s
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: in conversation with... Fanny Fouin
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Fusion towards the mainstream, commercial laser fusion, fusion in Scotland
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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UK’s fusion strategy, stellarator performance, good Finnish business and a fusion exhibition
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Baseball backing, revolutionary magnet protection, new testing environment, moon mining and compact tokamak concepts!
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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CFS/MIT demonstration HTS magnet success, First Light Fusion, new Materials roadmap and more.
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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NIF near ignition, investors getting serious, fusion and climate, and supercomputer simulations
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: in conversation with... Derek Sutherland and Kyle Morgan
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Helion prototype, gaming techniques for fusion, W7X stellarator efficiency, runaway electrons and fusion hotting up in Australia
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Fusion News Summer Special!
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with... Jay Brister
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Tokamak energy grows, EFS aneutronic fusion, €300million for fusion research, Altrad and Doosan Babcock support UKAEA, More students learn about fusion and more!
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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SHINE closes funding cycle, DOE INFUSE awards, Helion sets new private fusion record, and more
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with... Emre & Ella
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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General Fusion set for the UK, world’s heaviest magnet, “Big Gun” fusion shot and the STEP longlist
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Plasma exhaust breakthrough, China’s new record, UK regulatory support for fusion innovation
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with...the Tokamak Energy HTS Magnet Team
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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New fusion gas gun, Zap Energy's latest funding, more magnets completed for ITER and how to be carbon free with fusion energy!
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May 28, 2021 |
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Mind-boggling magnets, covid delays, MIT’s fusion culture, Ghana and nuclear, FIA news
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May 14, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with... Artem Smirnov
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May 07, 2021 |
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30th April 2021
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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16th April 2021
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with... Warren McKenzie
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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2nd April 2021
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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19th March 2021
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with... Lorne Horton
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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5th March 2021
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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19th February 2021
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Fusion News Extra: In conversation with... Dr. Alex Creely
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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5th February 2021
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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January 22nd 2021
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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January 8th 2021
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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December 18th 2020
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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December 4th 2020
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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November 18th 2020
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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November 4th 2020
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Dec 03, 2020 |