Carli Smith, fusion researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. Fusion industry funding hits an annual record

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/global-fusion-energy-annual-investments-hit-record-nearly-45-billion-2026-07-13/

2. General fusion makes history in the stock market

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/investors-send-general-fusion-soaring-in-debut-as-first-publicly-traded-fusion-company/

3.Quantum computers make headway in solving fusion’s fuel problem

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-fusion-fuel-material-configurations.html

4. Inertia opens world’s first fusion factory to commercialize inertial confinement fusion

https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/07/13/inertia-fusion-facility-livermore

Bonus stories:

General Atomics Secures California Tax Credit for San Diego Fusion Blanket Test Facility

https://newatlas.com/energy/general-atomics-test-key-fusion-reactor-component/

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 fusion startup makes history by converting plasma energy directly into electricity

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-fusion-makes-history

2. UKAEA and Eni launch RH3OVA to advance fusion industry

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukaea-and-eni-launch-rh3ova-to-advance-fusion-industry

3. General Fusion targets Italy

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/general-fusion-targets-italy/

Bonus stories:

2026 Fusion Industry Association supply chain report

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-launches-2026-fusion-industry-supply-chain-report/

Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. UK and Japan deepen fusion cooperation with new agreement

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-japan-fusion-partnership-strengthened-by-ukaea-and-qst

2. Helion clears key regulatory milestone for Orion power plant

https://www.helionenergy.com/newsroom/helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-on-the-path-to-building-and-operating-the-worlds-first-fusion-power-plant

3. First Light Fusion recreates orbital impact velocities in Texas tests

https://firstlightfusion.com/media/first-light-fusion-successfully-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities-at-texas-am-engineering-experiment-station/

4. Energy Department Releases Finalized Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Power

https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-releases-finalized-fusion-science-and-technology-roadmap-accelerate

Bonus:

How fusion is powering UK prosperity – Episode 5: First Light Fusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNTcdlQoAo

Interview with SHINE: A Revenue-Backed Roadmap on the Path to Fusion (FusionX:Americas)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGISpdJDwTM

Jasmine Mund, mechanical design engineer with a key interest in the fusion industry, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. As always, links to the stories mentioned are included below.

1. Record funding for European fusion

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/record-funding-for-european-fusion/

2. The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/the-worlds-largest-privately-owned-laser-just-turned-on/

3. Thea Energy Raises $100 Million in New Funding to Advance Fusion Technology

https://www.powermag.com/thea-energy-raises-100-million-in-new-funding-to-advance-fusion-technology/

4. Commonwealth Fusion Systems says papers validate its quest to generate power

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/commonwealth-fusion-says-papers-validate-its-quest-generate-power-2026-06-04/

5. Helion hits $15.5B valuation with $465M in new cash as it aims to commercialize fusion this decade

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/helion-hits-15-5b-valuation-with-465m-in-new-cash-to-commercialize-fusion-this-decade/#:~:text=Helion%20Energy%2C%20a%20startup%20racing,now%20valued%20at%20%2415.5%20billion.

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTH0kJ6dSaE

https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/pacific-fusions-latest-prototype-packs-440-gigawatts-into-an-80-nanosecond-burst/

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-durability-breakthrough-scan

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/iter-magnet-test-facility-begins-operation

https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/world-first-floating-fusion-reactor-powered-vessel

Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. CFS announces an agreement with Singapore's A*STAR to develop technologies for commercial fusion devices

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/worlds-largest-nuclear-fusion-firm-partners-astar-to-develop-commercial-power-plant-tech

2. Thea Energy Announces Successful Operation of Full-Scale Planar Shaping Coils

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/13/3293984/0/en/Thea-Energy-Announces-Successful-Operation-of-Full-Scale-Planar-Shaping-Coils.html

3. NIF researchers project over 10x increase in fusion yields after planned laser energy upgrade

https://www.aip.org/scilights/a-look-back-at-over-a-decade-of-inertial-confinement-fusion-experiments

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/33/5/050503/3391665/Key-metrics-of-progress-in-the-NIF-ignition

4. Xcimer Energy Builds Leadership Team for Industrial Fusion and National Security Applications

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260512727044/en/Xcimer-Energy-Builds-Leadership-Team-for-Industrial-Fusion-and-National-Security-Applications

Bonus stories:

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/22/fusion-energy-simpler-federal-review?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-submits-response-to-nrcs-proposed-rulemaking-and-draft-guidance-for-us-fusion-regulations/

https://www.avalanchefusion.com/machines/lando

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/05/20/nuclear-fusion-without-massive-land-use-huge-fuel-costs.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSmSVYm0eT4

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-joins-eu-s-nuclear-fusion-push-europe-looks-energy-security

Carli Smith, fusion researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/british-us-consortium-aims-to-build-uk-fusion-plant

2. Grid connection requested for US fusion power plant

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/grid-connection-requested-for-us-fusion-power-plant 

3. European Fusion and Industrial CEOs Call for a EU Fusion Strategy That Ensures Energy Security

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/european-fusion-and-industrial-ceos-call-for-a-eu-fusion-strategy-that-ensures-energy-security/

4. ITER Magnet Milestone Tests Fusion’s Construction Supply Chain

https://www.enr.com/articles/62975-iter-magnet-milestone-tests-fusions-construction-supply-chain 

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsOF-D5Lyvw

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. The ‘dumb machine’ promising a clean energy breakthrough https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvm11xrn6o

2. UKAEA backs First Light Fusion in £25m funding round https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/first-light-fusion-raises-25m-for-commercial-fusion-push

3. US firm to scale laser-based fusion ‘breakthrough’ with new partnership https://interestingengineering.com/energy/laser-nuclear-fusion-moves-to-private-sector

4. $95M Tokamak Energy deal moves UK closer to building a fusion power plant https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uk-fusion-tokamak-energy-magnet-contract

Bonus:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69e87bd8d36883a64473b7ec/ukaea-strategy-2026-2030.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3AK_yi-Hww

Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below.

1. ARPA-E Announces Record $135M Investment in Fusion Energy

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/arpa-e-announces-record-135m-investment-in-fusion-energy/

2. The Genesis Mission: How AI Supercomputing Is About to Reshape American Science and Energy

https://www.powermag.com/the-genesis-mission-how-ai-supercomputing-is-about-to-reshape-american-science-and-energy/

3. Realta Fusion secures HTS magnet supply

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-04-06/article-7910/realta-fusion-secures-hts-magnet-supply/

4. How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/how-nuclear-batteries-could-speed-the-race-to-fusion-power/

5. World’s First Fully HTS Tokamak Sets Fusion Duration Record in Shanghai

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/worlds-first-fully-hts-tokamak-in-shanghai-holds-steady-operations-for-1337-seconds

6. The materials that make fusion possible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgHB0NLfj4c

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below.

1. UK fusion strategy revealed

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uk-fusion-strategy-revealed/ 

2. OpenAI in Talks with Helion to Secure Fusion Energy

https://www.powermag.com/openai-in-talks-with-helion-to-secure-fusion-energy/ 

3. EU to invest €330 million to accelerate fusion energy and support nuclear technologies and skills

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_651

4. Novatron advances Nordic fusion plans

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/novatron-advances-nordic-fusion-plans/#:~:text=Novatron%20Fusion%20Group%20has%20partnered,commercial%20fusion%20deployment%20around%202040. 

Bonus:

https://www.the-independent.com/tech/nuclear-fusion-rocket-plasma-pulsar-b2945974.html 

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-hosts-2026-annual-policy-conference/

Adrian Carrillo, master’s student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below:

1. Advancing fusion energy: Innovative breeding blanket designs at KIT

https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/advancing-fusion-energy-innovative-breeding-blanket-designs-at-kit/67336/

2. First Light validates tritium breeding

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/first-light-validates-tritium-breeding/

3. US takes step to solidify rules on fusion energy

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-takes-step-solidify-rules-nuclear-fusion-energy-2026-02-26/

4. The Hidden Technology That Could Finally Make Fusion Power Work

https://scitechdaily.com/the-hidden-technology-that-could-finally-make-fusion-power-work/

Bonus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhbrRVwS-M

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-annual-conference-2026/