Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. US firm unveils world’s largest 350MW stellarator fusion power design basishttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-stellarator-fusion-power-design-basis?group=test_b

2. Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems hits key reactor construction milestone

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/bill-gates-backed-commonwealth-fusion-systems-hits-key-reactor-construction-milestone/

3.Marvel Fusion secures €113 million in Series B funding

https://technews180.com/funding-news/marvel-fusion-secures-e113-million-in-series-b-funding/

4. Germany plans 1 gigawatt nuclear fusion facility at famous Biblis reactor sitehttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/germany-1gw-nuclear-fusion-power-plant?group=test_b

5.Thea Energy Hits Milestone in Quest to Simplify Fusion

https://heatmap.news/climate-tech/thea-energy-fusion-stellarator-magnets

Bonus:

https://www.sustainability-times.com/low-carbon-energy/three-times-the-size-of-the-pentagon-this-giant-fusion-research-center-rising-in-china-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-energy/

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fusion-industry-association-ceo-andrew-holland-highlights-key-reports-at-iaea-fusion-webinar/

Kyra Jorgensen, working at FIA member Helion, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1.UKAEA and Eni Unite to Construct the World's Largest Fusion Fuel Facility

https://www.sustainabletimes.co.uk/post/ukaea-and-eni-unite-to-construct-the-world-s-largest-fusion-fuel-facility

2. US to test crucial nuclear ‘fusion blanket’ to produce sun-like power on Earth

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-inl-nuclear-fusion-blanket 

3. General Fusion’s Made-in-Canada Technology Achieves First Plasma in Cutting Edge Fusion Demonstration Machine

https://generalfusion.com/post/general-fusions-made-in-canada-technology-achieves-first-plasma-in-cutting-edge-fusion-demonstration-machine/

4. Virginia governor say US must develop fusion or fall behind China on energy

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-virginia-governor-say-us-must-develop-fusion-or-fall-behind-china-2025-03-12/ 

Bonus: 

https://youtu.be/kf4NyRbvkmM?si=jE8zjjdirF5xnUTI

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-sends-letter-to-congress-on-expanding-45x-tax-credit-eligibility/ 

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. German Startup Publishes Open-Source Plans for Fusion Power Planthttps://www.wsj.com/articles/german-startup-publishes-open-source-plans-for-nuclear-fusion-power-plant-7b2b62412. Fusion: WEST Machine beats the world record for plasma durationhttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-nuclear-fusion-west-machine-world.html3. The quest for better fusion reactors is putting a new generation of superconductors to the test https://physicsworld.com/a/the-quest-for-better-fusion-reactors-is-putting-a-new-generation-of-superconductors-to-the-test/#:~:text=Feature-,The%20quest%20for%20better%20fusion%20reactors%20is%20putting%20a,of%20superconductors%20to%20the%20test&text=Fusion%20%E2%80%93%20the%20process%20that%20powers,unlimited%20amounts%20of%20clean%20energy.4. Doctoral training to develop the next generation of fusion energy expertshttps://ccfe.ukaea.uk/doctoral-training-to-develop-the-next-generation-of-fusion-energy-experts/Bonus: https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-holds-fourth-annual-policy-conference/https://x.com/TokamakEnergy/status/1892851016938508349 https://youtu.be/RhABLT7N1bs?si=a_tFFYy52CpqHyiK

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. A retired coal plant to become a 350MW stellarator fusion power facilityhttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tva-signs-up-for-type-one-energy-fusion-plant

2. Neutron isotropy measurements validate shared-flow-stabilized z pinches for stable thermal fusionhttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-neutron-isotropy-validate-stabilized-stable.html

3. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expands clean energy siting invitation to include fusion, hydrogen, and battery storagehttps://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/02/05/clean-energy/canadian-nuclear-laboratories-expands-clean-energy-siting-invitation-to-include-fusion-hydrogen-and-battery-storage

Bonus:

Modi and Macron visit ITER site in southern France

https://apnews.com/video/modi-and-macron-visit-iter-site-in-southern-france-3246594f36774e55b38d2708d4b49d6a

European Parliament Hosts First-of-a-Kind Fusion Public Hearing

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/european-parliament-hosts-first-of-a-kind-fusion-public-hearing/

Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives today's Fusion News update - summarizing the major recent headlines in fusion energy. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/helion-raises-425m-to-help-build-a-fusion-reactor-for-microsoft/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACCHSANyin08I0FOcqSOfIR23FAoJh1rpHCxk-5f309sZIVfh3VYtpCEzicMBZFkEJ8J585dolFgu5sJrDyMefIClG23AXCb88_FqwreC_ta2lJwHsMycK-xW94q9B6uwnodJL_m8hUysYvtPtZK7Tot8T_3LVCUQSO1DscFQljr 

2. Deploying Advanced Energy Tech Faster

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/deploying-advanced-energy-tech-faster/ 

3. UKAEA to invest £200m to advance fusion fuel development

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/ukaea-to-invest-200m-to-advance-fusion-fuel-development/ 

4. SMART: One step closer to nuclear fusion with its first plasma

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-smart-closer-nuclear-fusion-plasma.html 

Bonus:

Exclusive: Images show China building huge fusion research facility, analysts say

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/images-show-china-building-huge-fusion-research-facility-analysts-say-2025-01-28/

Private companies aim to demonstrate working fusion reactors in 2025

https://www.science.org/content/article/private-companies-aim-demonstrate-working-fusion-reactors-2025 

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. Fusion Start-Up Plans to Build Its First Power Plant in Virginia 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/climate/commonwealth-fusion-power-plant.html 

2. Ministers pledge record €410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/ministers-pledge-record-410m-to-support-uk-nuclear-fusion-energy

3. Is the world ready for the transformational power of fusion? 

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/fusion-energy-future/ 

4. Fusion-grade steel produced at scale in UK-first

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fusion-grade-steel-produced-at-scale-in-uk-first 

Bonus: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities-action-plan-government-response/ai-opportunities-action-plan-government-response 

In this special edition of Fusion News, Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland summarizes fusion's progress in 2024 and introduces some of the major headlines from the year. Links to news stories are included below. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy 2025!

1. Nuclear Startup Pacific Fusion Nabs $900 Million in Funding

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-25/nuclear-startup-pacific-fusion-raises-900-million-in-funding

2. Thales and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics set a world record in the field of nuclear fusion

https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/group/press_release/thales-and-max-planck-institute-plasma-physics-set-world-record-field

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/nuclear-fusion-companies-funding

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-electron-temperatures-small-scale-stabilized.html

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.155101

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/g7-puts-fusion-forward-at-the-climate-energy-and-environment-ministers-meeting/

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/helion-secures-licence-to-advance-polaris-fusion-facility/

December 11, 2024

Mechanical engineer Jasmine Mund gives today's Fusion News episode, summarizing the major fusion news headlines from the past two weeks. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

November 27, 2024

Fusion News

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

You can watch this episode on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/rFiUiqClflM