Why fusion’s hardest problem might be finance, not physics. Plus new UK fusion strategy in the news, and a new FEI Quarterly is released featuring ITER, Dawonsys and Renaissance Fusion.

Trump and TAE in the news, NUVIA and Alpha Ring International in the Quarterly and private fusion and digital twin development

First Light Fusion’s CEO Mark Thomas and Principal Scientist Jonathan Skidmore introduced their latest concept, FLARE in our Q&A event on October 9th, 2025.

In honour of fusion week, we have been posting A Question A Day in May on our members platform. Karl Tischler answers the fusion questions you've been wanting answered in comprehensive detail.

On March 27, 2025, US-based startup Type One Energy released the design basis and supporting scientific papers for its Infinity Two stellarator-based fusion pilot plant.

On 13 March 2025, US-German fusion startup Focused Energy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with energy utility RWE and the state of Hesse to develop a 1-gigawatt fusion power plant

Type One Energy last week announced three new partnerships with: 1) Commonwealth Fusion Systems; 2) Pine Island New Energy Partners (PINEP); and 3) the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

On December 17, 2024, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced plans to build the world’s first commercial fusion power plant, ARC, in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

The report gives insight into the skills needed today/tomorrow and recommends ways policymakers, fusion developers, suppliers and academia can support the rapidly expanding industry.

The Clean Air Task Force has released a report at COP29 that explores the transformative role of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) tools in advancing fusion energy.

The optimism coursing through FusionXInvest:Japan last week has made clear that stakeholders across the fusion industry believe that fusion commercialisation is coming soon.

In April 2024, Japan launched their first national strategy for fusion to look at the commercialisation of fusion and set out its ambitious power generation plan

Our intern Thomas Rainford, believes Fusion is going to make the world a better place for everyone.

The Fusion Industry Association (FIA), released it's 4th report on 17th July 2024, examining the key developments within the fusion industry.

As global warming continues to threaten the lives of billions, where do we go from here? Romi Mahajan, CEO of ExoFusion, gives his perspective.

Focused Energy featured in our ‘5 Questions With…’ interview in the March 2023 issue of the Fusion Energy Insights Quarterly. Here is a sneak-peek of some of the things Focused Energy revealed.

What is happening in the UK to make sure that the fusion industry has a pool of skilled people to work in the sector to realise commercial fusion?

Technology risk is the biggest risk in fusion currently. Read our insights from our podcast with Zachery Halem who discusses navigating the risks in fusion investment

Meet Naomi - Waste Innovation Science and Research Team Leader at UKAEA and Membership Project Manager for Fusion Energy Insights.

Melanie Windridge looks back on an exciting few days in Boston at FusionXInvest.

More key insights from our current podcast series. Fusion Frontiers. Read 3 key points from Tina Tosukhowong, TDK Ventures on why companies are investing in fusion.

Read our 3 key insights from our podcast with Sir Ian Chapman on bridging the gap between science and business.

COP 28 looms large on the horizon and fusion energy is stealing some of the pre-COP limelight. The momentum is real, then. What does all of this mean for fusion investment and commercialisation?

This week, Andrew Bowie MP, Minister of Nuclear and Networks announced the latest UK fusion strategy. Read more to find out what was said.

In August 2023, SHINE Technologies demonstrated Cherenkov radiation. What is this and why does it matter?

Our interns are with us to learn about fusion energy, so what has Isaac learnt during his time with us?

Our May Insights Q&A covered the NIF announcement of energy gain in December 2022. In this session we get 3 different perspectives of the breakthrough.

For our Insights Q&A in April we invited Ahmed Diallo and Sam Wurzel from ARPA-E to share their perspectives on US government initiatives for fusion energy development.

Fusion company CFS and energy company Eni have signed an agreement for closer collaboration on fusion. Read to understand why this is significant news.

Leah Morgan is a Diagnostic Project Engineer at the UK Atomic Energy Authority. She is responsible for defining, designing, and installing diagnostics on the JET, MAST-U, and ITER tokamaks.

In the latest episode of Fusion News, Jasmine Mund, engineering intern at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives updates on the latest in fusion news on behalf of The Fusion Industry Association.

In Friday 16th's episode of Fusion News, Cyd Cowley, shares some of the major fusion developments from this year.

On November 10th we welcomed Thomas P. Davis, President & Chief Technology Officer, Oxford Sigma on to discuss opportunities for SMEs in the growing fusion ecosystem.

Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester studying materials of fusion energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion from The Fusion Industry Association.

Dr. Hazel Lowe, Head of Laser Diagnostics at Tokamak Energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion news from around the world for the Fusion Industry Association.

Our public Q&A Insights in July was with Simon Barber, UK managing director of Assystem on Opportunities of Commercial Fusion.

On 20th June 2022, the UK government announced that fusion energy facilities will continue to be regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

In this week’s episode of Fusion News by the Fusion Industry Association, Dr. Erica Salazar, Magnet Systems Lead at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, discusses several key fusion news stories.

First Light Fusion has achieved fusion reactions by a new approach, proving their unique new target technology.

The Tokamak Energy team has achieved plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees in their spherical tokamak fusion device ST40. This is the temperature threshold required for commercial fusion energy.

A profile of Rhiann Canavan, a Research and Development Engineer at the Culham Science Centre.

There are various areas where we still need technology development or facilities to do research or testing because we just don’t have all the answers yet.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) announced the successful test of the world’s strongest high-temperature superconducting (HTS) fusion magnet. So, what have they done and why does it matter?