Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester studying materials of fusion energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion from the past two weeks. Links to the articles mentioned are included below.  

1. Feds Commit $50 Million to For-Profit Nuclear Fusion Companies, Chasing the ‘Holy Grail’ of Clean Energy https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/26/feds-... 

2. Nuclear fusion plant to be built at West Burton A power station https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-n... 

3. Z-pinch fusion moves closer to breakeven https://www.powerengineeringint.com/n... 

4. High-flux neutron facility launched at the University of Birmingham https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/202... 

5. Princeton scientist overcome key setback in achieving nuclear fusion https://interestingengineering.com/sc... 

Bonus: The Chloe SS23 Collection Focuses on Fusion Energy https://www.forbes.com/sites/allysonp...

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading.

Fusion news stories discussed:

1. https://www.springnews.co.th/keep-the-world/829255

2. https://www.hpcwire.com/2022/09/02/using-exascale-supercomputers-to-make-clean-fusion-energy-possible/

3. https://phys.org/news/2022-08-elemental-scientists-boron-tungsten-components.html

4. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/contractors-alerted-to-20bn-fusion-energy-job-24-08-2022/

Bonus1.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/nuclear-fusion-near-future-uk/

https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/interview/how-cracking-fusion-could-transform-the-global-energy-system-81165

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/26/nuclear-fusion-technology-climate-change/

Bonus 2.

https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-fusion-energy-politics-biden-trump-1736423

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Nuclear-Fusions-Inclusion-In-The-Inflation-Act-Is-A-Huge-Win-For-Emerging-Tech.html

Bonus 3.

https://www.indiatimes.com/explainers/news/explained-what-is-nuclear-fusion-india-journey-562282.html

The past year was huge for fusion breakthroughs on all levels. Science, industry, and partnerships all saw immense growth and developments. Cyd Cowley, PhD student at the University of York, introduces our summer special episode, in which the Fusion News Team selected their favourite news stories from the past year to highlight.

1. US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal https://www.bbc.com/news/science-envi... 

2. South Korea ignites a spark of nuclear fusion hope https://asiatimes.com/2022/01/south-k... 

3. Nuclear-Fusion Startup Lands $1.8 Billion as Investors Chase Star Power https://www.wsj.com/articles/nuclear-... Eni ready to spend more on nuclear fusion in green drive https://www.reuters.com/markets/europ... 

4. MIT- designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy https://news.mit.edu/2021/MIT-CFS-maj... 

5. Major breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy https://www.bbc.com/news/science-envi...

In this week's episode of Fusion News, Cyd Cowley, PhD student at the University of York, gives updates on the latest in fusion from around the world. Links to the articles mentioned are included below:  

1. Nuclear fusion investment hits £2.5bn in race for breakthrough https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/... 

2. Laser-fusion facility heads back to the drawing board https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... 

3. UKAEA and Commonwealth Fusion Systems sign agreement to advance fusion energy https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk... 

4. Google and Chevron invest in nuclear fusion startup that’s raised $1.2 billion https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/googl... 

Bonuses: 

Fully Charged: This is the Secret to LIMITLESS Clean Energy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjyR3... 

Bloomberg: Why Private Billions Are Flowing into Fusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp6W7...

This week’s episode of Fusion News is a summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr. Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy. Links to all of the articles mentioned are below. 

1. Clean energy’s new hope: really fast lasers https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cl... 

Marvel Fusion article Dr. Lowe mentions: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaf... 

2. Experts chip away at corrosion for the future of fusion 

https://phys.org/news/2022-06-experts... 

3. UK to LEAD ‘new era’ of energy with huge breakthrough to harness power of stars on Earth https://www.express.co.uk/news/scienc... 

4. To Make Commercial Fusion a Reality, MIT Is Joining Forces With a Bill Gates-Backed Startup https://www.popularmechanics.com/scie... Bonuses: 

The Cable Podcast featuring Marvel Fusion CEO Moritz von der Linden at 22:50 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/... 

Articles from Phys.org on what happens at the very edge of a tokamak plasma https://phys.org/news/2022-06-unprece... https://phys.org/news/2022-06-feedbac...

Cyd Cowley, PhD Student at the University of York and working at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion for this week’s episode of Fusion News. Links to the articles mentioned are included below.  1. Bottling the sun: The world has been trying to master this limitless clean energy source since the 1930s. 

1. We’re now closer than ever. https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2... 

2. Fusion reactors could provide much more power than previously thought, study suggests https://www.independent.co.uk/indepen... 

3. This government lab in Idaho is researching fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy, as billions pour into the space https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/28/idaho... 

4. Robotic snakes could keep Britain’s nuclear fusion hopes alive https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022... 

Bonuses: Science and Technology Committee May 25, 2022 Meeting on Fusion, UK Parliament https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/I... 

This tiny fusion reactor is made out of commercially available parts https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/...

In this week’s episode of Fusion News, Dr. Erica Salazar, Magnet Systems Lead at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, discusses several key fusion news stories. Links to the articles mentioned are included below.

1. Fusion start-up Tokamak Energy calls for investment into nascent sector

https://www.ft.com/content/df82003b-d831-4147-865b-5c4d636d2b9d

2.  Realizing the STEP fusion dream will require cryogenic innovation at scale and at pace

https://physicsworld.com/a/realizing-the-step-fusion-dream-will-require-cryogenic-innovation-at-scale-and-at-pace/

3. MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC

https://news.mit.edu/2022/mit-expands-research-collaboration-commonwealth-fusion-systems-sparc-0510

4. Energy lifeline: Future fusion fuel may be ten times more abundant on Earth than thought

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1610530/energy-lifeline-future-fusion-fuel-helium-3-ten-time-more-abundant-than-previously-thought

Second published article: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021GC009985

Bonuses:

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/nuclear-fusion-plant-plan-gloucestershire-7017141

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/princess-astrid-of-belgium-talks-fusion-energy-at-ukaea--2

HB11 to develop new laser, White House setting sights, harnessing machine learning and physics puzzle unravelled…

A roundup of the fortnightly fusion news by Emre Yildirim, a PhD student studying materials for fusion energy. All the links to the associated stories are below:

1. HB11 Energy awarded $22 million project to develop Australian nuclear fusion industry

https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/hb11-energy-awarded--22-million-project-to-develop-australian-nuclear-fusion-industry.html

2. White House Sets Sights on Commercial Fusion Energy

https://www.aip.org/fyi/2022/white-house-sets-sights-commercial-fusion-energy

3. Machine learning, harnessed to extreme computing, aids fusion energy development

https://news.mit.edu/2022/machine-learning-harnessed-extreme-computing-aids-fusion-energy-development-0427

4. Princeton Physicists Unravel a Puzzle To Speed Fusion Energy Development

https://scitechdaily.com/princeton-physicists-unravel-a-puzzle-to-speed-fusion-energy-development/

Bonuses:

https://youtu.be/SJwZj_882rc?t=1339

https://www.ft.com/video/e7e8dbbb-98d8-4183-b313-9a34a0bbffd9

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/sapphire-fibre-sensor-plane-space-fusion-power-b2062496.html

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading.

Fusion news stories discussed:

1. HB11 Energy achieves world-first hydrogen fusion milestone with a laser, plans US$20m Series A

https://www.afr.com/technology/bold-plan-to-generate-limitless-power-with-giant-lasers-20220216-p59x29

2. Blue Origin vets unveil startup seeking small solution to massive challenge of fusion energy

https://www.geekwire.com/2022/blue-origin-vets-unveil-startup-seeking-small-solution-to-massive-challenge-of-fusion-energy/

3. Atomic energy authority aims for diversity and inclusion with fusion energy employment scheme

https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/atomic-energy-authority-aims-for-diversity-and-inclusion-with-fusion-energy-employment-scheme

4. Stellarator plasma oscillations resemble struggle between predator and prey

https://physicsworld.com/a/stellarator-plasma-oscillations-resemble-struggle-between-predator-and-prey/

Bonuses:

https://earth.org/what-is-nuclear-fusion/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/nuclear-fusion-inside-the-construction-of-the-worlds-largest-tokamak/

https://www.inverse.com/innovation/fusion-clean-power

In this week's episode of Fusion News, Cyd Cowley, a PhD student working at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy presents a series of stories about the White House fusion energy event, a 100 million degree breakthrough at Tokamak Energy, the "Big Gun" at First Light Fusion, new information about Marvel Fusion, and bonuses.   

1. To Help Tackle Climate Crisis, White House Touts Nuclear Fusion 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... 

2. A nuclear fusion device pushes plasma to a record-breaking 100 million degrees 

https://interestingengineering.com/nu...   

3. Can this scientist solve the world’s energy crisis? 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ca... 

4.  German start-up aims to generate unlimited clean fusion energy with lasers: 

www.cnbc.com/2022/03/16/marvel-fusion-german-start-up-aims-to-generate-fusion-with-lasers.html 

Bonuses 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2J30... 

FIA First Annual Policy Conference 

https://www.fusionindustryassociation...