About Us
What kind of world do you want?
Hello, I'm Melanie, Founder of Fusion Energy Insights.
I have a vision of the world with abundant clean energy. For everyone.
A decarbonised energy system - a mix of renewables, firm fusion and clean fuels.
I want to see fusion energy on the grid, generating hydrogen or powering industry within 20 years, preferably sooner.
With a PhD in plasma physics, a flair for communications and almost 20 years experience across public and private fusion, I can help take people from clueless about fusion to understanding the impact it could have on their lives and business.
That’s why I created a space where professionals who recognise the huge transformative potential of fusion can find out about fusion and commercialisation, stay informed and up-to-date, and meet others in the community who can help them achieve their goals.
We will be a community driving towards, and profiting from, fusion energy. And I want to extend this invitation to you.
I want you to be part of this.
Together we can build a new world.
WHAT is Fusion Energy Insights?
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A team dedicated to getting you up to speed and keeping you up to date with developments and commercialisation considerations in the growing fusion industry.
HOW do we serve you?
Bespoke reports (Fusion Advisory Services)
Briefing sessions & "teach-ins"
Industry updates (sign up for our free newsletter)
Fusion Energy Insights Quarterly magazine [Members Only]
Expert insights via online Q&As (see Events) [Members Only]
Member networking [Members Only]
WHY do we do it?
We believe fusion energy will be transformational for our world. Together we can profit from the creation of a new and brighter future for everyone.
Meet our Advisory Board
Charles Cameron, PhD
From 35 years of professional experience in the energy industry, specialising in commercial technology development, Charles has hands on experience in technology from market analysis, economics, intellectual property and R&D, to making in-field technical service easier and less costly. He has over a decade of executive management experience with FTSE100 companies and has previously worked for Centrica plc, BP plc and IFPEN (Institut Français du Pétrole et Energies Nouvelles).
He has had the enjoyable experience of building a tech driven team from a clean sheet of paper for mobility and home energy management including intellectual property, quality assurance, venturing, marketing, hardware/software tech stacks, props and business development. His focus has been on carbon neutral solutions for home energy needs.
Today, he serves as a consultant and advisor to companies ranging from small start-ups to large multi-national investors. He has extensive start-up exposure as a NED, advisor and venture chairman from e-business to low-carbon technologies and IOT software solutions.
Charles has a Ph.D in Chemistry (Inorganic) from Purdue University and an Executive education from INSEAD.
Heather Jackson
Heather Jackson is a Technology to Market Advisor at ARPA-E, the US Government's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The Agency’s mission is to accelerate transformational energy innovations that will create a more secure, affordable, and sustainable American future.
Prior to this, Heather was the CEO and founder of Phoenix Fusion, which provided contract support for the fusion industry in a wide variety of areas while opening the talent pipeline into the fusion industry. She also has start-up experience at Interlock Energy and previously spent 10 years with the utility Arizona Public Service.
Heather’s electric utility experience includes business planning, decarbonisation strategy, evaluating advanced fission and fusion reactor designs, evaluating over 150 clean energy startups for potential to support decarbonisation goals, nuclear maintenance, nuclear operations, radiation safety, radiation worker training, radioactive waste management and disposal, and tritium handling.
Heather’s national lab experience includes magnetic target fusion at LANL, and building a robot to detect leaks in fusion plasma containment fields for NSTX.
Heather Jackson
Heather Jackson is a Technology to Market Advisor at ARPA-E, the US Government's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The Agency’s mission is to accelerate transformational energy innovations that will create a more secure, affordable, and sustainable American future.
Prior to this, Heather was the CEO and founder of Phoenix Fusion, which provided contract support for the fusion industry in a wide variety of areas while opening the talent pipeline into the fusion industry. She also has start-up experience at Interlock Energy and previously spent 10 years with the utility Arizona Public Service.
Heather’s electric utility experience includes business planning, decarbonisation strategy, evaluating advanced fission and fusion reactor designs, evaluating over 150 clean energy startups for potential to support decarbonisation goals, nuclear maintenance, nuclear operations, radiation safety, radiation worker training, radioactive waste management and disposal, and tritium handling.
Heather’s national lab experience includes magnetic target fusion at LANL, and building a robot to detect leaks in fusion plasma containment fields for NSTX.
Joshua Kennedy-White
Joshua Kennedy-White is a business strategist who has enjoyed an exciting 25-year career driving innovation in security and technology across numerous industries from infrastructure and construction, finance and investment to cyber and national security.
With a background in media, information technology, defence and finance, Joshua has consulted to a wide range of public and private sector organisations for over a decade, including as a political advisor to the Australian Federal Government and as Managing Director for Accenture Security, responsible for growing the Security Practice across the Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East from US$40m to US$650m in less than three years.
Josh brings experience at every stage of the investment cycle, having led numerous mergers, acquisitions and investments. He holds Directorships in Australia, the UK, Ireland and Saudi Arabia, and advisory roles in Winton Ventures and Tokamak Energy, a leading fusion energy company. Additionally, Josh plays a hands-on role with portfolio companies in DivisionX Global - a ‘venture catalyst’ firm that helps early-stage tech start-ups.
Josh holds a First Class Honours Degree in International Relations from the University of Adelaide and the College of William & Mary (USA).
Scott Hsu
Scott Hsu is a Senior Advisor and Lead Fusion Coordinator in the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy, leading and coordinating an “all-of-DOE” approach to accelerate fusion energy RD&D in partnership with the private sector.
Scott's background is a plasma and fusion researcher who has built, led, and conducted laboratory experiments at the intersection of fundamental and high-energy-density plasma physics, innovative fusion concept exploration, inertial fusion, and astrophysically relevant plasmas.
From 2018 to 2022, Scott was Program Director at ARPA-E of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), leading and managing its fusion-energy programs (on leave from Los Alamos National Laboratory).
Scott is the author or co-author of 80+ publications in plasma and fusion science, a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), a co-recipient of the 2002 APS Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research, and a former science advisor for the fusion venture fund Strong Atomics. Scott earned a B.S. summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences (Program in Plasma Physics) from Princeton University.
Scott Hsu
Scott Hsu is a Senior Advisor and Lead Fusion Coordinator in the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy, leading and coordinating an “all-of-DOE” approach to accelerate fusion energy RD&D in partnership with the private sector.
Scott's background is a plasma and fusion researcher who has built, led, and conducted laboratory experiments at the intersection of fundamental and high-energy-density plasma physics, innovative fusion concept exploration, inertial fusion, and astrophysically relevant plasmas.
From 2018 to 2022, Scott was Program Director at ARPA-E of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), leading and managing its fusion-energy programs (on leave from Los Alamos National Laboratory).
Scott is the author or co-author of 80+ publications in plasma and fusion science, a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), a co-recipient of the 2002 APS Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research, and a former science advisor for the fusion venture fund Strong Atomics. Scott earned a B.S. summa cum laude in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Astrophysical Sciences (Program in Plasma Physics) from Princeton University.
Oliver Dunn
Oliver Dunn is Global Head of M&A at Prax. He is an experienced senior energy M&A practitioner and private equity investor with a wide range of transaction and asset management experience across the global energy space spanning upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, renewable energy, energy transition/decarbonisation and related subsectors.
Through his roles at EY and HitecVision he has a strong track record of advising and/or partnering with national and international oil and gas companies, infrastructure investors, private equity and governments.
Oliver has a Masters in Civil Engineering from the University of Bristol.
Oliver Dunn
Oliver Dunn is Global Head of M&A at Prax. He is an experienced senior energy M&A practitioner and private equity investor with a wide range of transaction and asset management experience across the global energy space spanning upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, renewable energy, energy transition/decarbonisation and related subsectors.
Through his roles at EY and HitecVision he has a strong track record of advising and/or partnering with national and international oil and gas companies, infrastructure investors, private equity and governments.
Oliver has a Masters in Civil Engineering from the University of Bristol.