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April 17, 2024
Fusion News
Leigh Ann Kesler, fusion consultant specializing in science communications, gives today’s Fusion News update. Watch for a summary of the latest in fusion energy worldwide. Links to the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Korea’s Artificial Sun Just Shattered a Fusion Record
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a60359873/kstar-fusion-reactor-plasma/
2. Everett’s Helion eyes Central WA for groundbreaking energy venture
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everetts-helion-eyes-central-wa-for-groundbreaking-energy-venture/
3. US, Japan announce partnership to accelerate nuclear fusion
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-japan-announce-joint-partnership-accelerate-nuclear-fusion-sources-2024-04-10/
4. Americans Supportive but Misinformed About Fusion Energy's Promise
https://ou.edu/news/articles/2024/april/americans-supportive-but-misinformed-about-fusion-energys-promise#:~:text=This%20first%2Dof%2Dits%2D,fusion%20energy%20in%20the%20U.S.
5. Max Planck spinout nets €20M to build ‘stellarator’ fusion machine
https://thenextweb.com/news/german-startup-max-planck-proxima-fusion-stellarator
Bonuses
Supercomputer:
https://interestingengineering.com/ie-originals/ie-explainer/season-10/can-dawn-supercomputer-deliver-green-fusion-energy
Gates/Bezos:
https://emagazine.com/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-excited-about-promise-of-nuclear-fusion/
Forbes on Fusion: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2024/04/08/nuclear-fusion-is-not-a-moonshot-but-an-attainable-goal/?sh=16484497494f
EuroNews ITER:
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/03/26/inside-the-worlds-first-reactor-that-will-power-earth-using-the-same-nuclear-reaction-as-t
Fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma propulsion drive: https://thedebrief.org/rocketstar-successfully-demonstrates-firestar-nuclear-fusion-enhanced-pulsed-plasma-propulsion-drive/
NPR podcast:
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1198909506/commercial-nuclear-fusion-clean-energy-helion-investment
FIA 2024 Conference:
https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-hosts-2024-annual-policy-conference/
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nuclear-fusion-backers-meet-us-capital-competition-with-china-looms-2024-03-20/
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April 17, 2024
Fusion News
Leigh Ann Kesler, fusion consultant specializing in science communications, gives today’s Fusion News update. Watch for a summary of the latest in fusion energy worldwide. Links to the stories mentioned are included below.
1. Korea’s Artificial Sun Just Shattered a Fusion Record
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a60359873/kstar-fusion-reactor-plasma/
2. Everett’s Helion eyes Central WA for groundbreaking energy venture
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everetts-helion-eyes-central-wa-for-groundbreaking-energy-venture/
3. US, Japan announce partnership to accelerate nuclear fusion
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-japan-announce-joint-partnership-accelerate-nuclear-fusion-sources-2024-04-10/
4. Americans Supportive but Misinformed About Fusion Energy's Promise
https://ou.edu/news/articles/2024/april/americans-supportive-but-misinformed-about-fusion-energys-promise#:~:text=This%20first%2Dof%2Dits%2D,fusion%20energy%20in%20the%20U.S.
5. Max Planck spinout nets €20M to build ‘stellarator’ fusion machine
https://thenextweb.com/news/german-startup-max-planck-proxima-fusion-stellarator
Bonuses
Supercomputer:
https://interestingengineering.com/ie-originals/ie-explainer/season-10/can-dawn-supercomputer-deliver-green-fusion-energy
Gates/Bezos:
https://emagazine.com/bill-gates-jeff-bezos-excited-about-promise-of-nuclear-fusion/
Forbes on Fusion: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2024/04/08/nuclear-fusion-is-not-a-moonshot-but-an-attainable-goal/?sh=16484497494f
EuroNews ITER:
https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/03/26/inside-the-worlds-first-reactor-that-will-power-earth-using-the-same-nuclear-reaction-as-t
Fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma propulsion drive: https://thedebrief.org/rocketstar-successfully-demonstrates-firestar-nuclear-fusion-enhanced-pulsed-plasma-propulsion-drive/
NPR podcast:
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/15/1198909506/commercial-nuclear-fusion-clean-energy-helion-investment
FIA 2024 Conference:
https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-hosts-2024-annual-policy-conference/
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nuclear-fusion-backers-meet-us-capital-competition-with-china-looms-2024-03-20/
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