Proxima Fusion, OpenStar and Inertia in the news, and where fusion companies sit on the path to QSci>1.

US DOE creates new fusion office, and see how fusion must fit to serve the needs of future industries

In recent years, the buzz around nuclear fusion has picked up steam—often making headlines as the next big breakthrough in clean energy.

General Fusion featured in our ‘5 Questions With…’ interview in the March 2025 issue of the Fusion Energy Insights Quarterly.

A new method for lithium-6 enrichment could remove one of the most toxic barriers to commercial fusion.

First Light Fusion has announced a major shift in strategy and will not continue its plans to develop a fusion power plant.

How do we get to a Fusion Future? Is progress in science the only factor blocking us, or are we blocking ourselves?

Tokamak Energy, in partnership with the DOE and the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), has announced a $52 million upgrade to its record-breaking ST40 spherical tokamak.

The Japanese Fusion by Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (FAST) project is a private initiative targeting fusion-based electricity generation by the 2030s. Find out why it's different to others.

Pacific Fusion has raised a remarkable $900 million in Series A funding. But the funding is not yet all “unlocked” so is the commitment meaningless?

The establishment of Plynth’s fusion fund signals a growing interest from Middle Eastern countries in establishing a strong foothold in the fusion energy sector.

Yan, a 4th year Physics student, wanted to learn about private fusion companies and their individual approaches to fusion energy.

Fusion needs more people with a variety of skills to grow the industry. Noah is a third year fusion PhD student and joined Fusion Energy Insights as an intern to combine his media skills with fusion.

Building on a heritage of fusion science and engineering, in recent months the US and Japan announced a strategic partnership to accelerate fusion commercialisation.

Fusion24, the world’s greatest fusion showcase, returned to London’s Science Museum. Find out more...

In our third member Q&A session of 2024, we discussed waste generation from fusion. Our expert speaker was Sehila M. Gonzalez de Vicente, Global Director of Fusion Energy at the Clean Air Task Force.

At our Q&A session in April, we discussed enabling technologies for fusion – what are they and what recent progress has been made. Find out three key insights from this event.

After last week's IAEA Nuclear Energy Summit, Melanie Windridge reports back on the highlights of the event and the important insights into what was discussed.

Type One Energy Group has announced plans to build their stellarator fusion test device at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Bull Run coal power plant.

We were delighted to welcome Andrew Holland, CEO of the Fusion Industry Association to our member Q&A session. Here, we share 3 essential insights on the road ahead for fusion.

In our podcast with Tyler Ellis, investor and advisor at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, he explained the investment needed to bring commercial fusion into play. Read the key insights here.

Naomi Scott-Mearns and Melanie Windridge look back at the big fusion news of 2023 and summarise the three key trends of the year.

The UK and the US have announced an important partnership to accelerate fusion energy . Read about why this is such good news.

The UK Government announced £650m in new funding for fusion on 7th September 2023. Why is this a significant move for the ambitious UK fusion industry?

This partnership is an important step to accelerate the delivery of commercial fusion. Find out more...

Energy, space propulsion and fusion investment--find out about intern Ryan Oatley's motivations and experiences with us this summer.

We had a fantastic couple of days at FusionXInvest this week. Read o brief roundup, along with 3 key insights.

The EAST tokamak achieved a stable H-mode plasma for 403 seconds, which is a new record pulse length for high performance operation in tokamaks (over 6.5 minutes).

Dr. Leigh Ann Kesler, a consultant specialising in science communication, gives updates on the latest in fusion for the latest episode of Fusion News on behalf of The Fusion Industry Association.

Radha Bahukutumbi is currently a Distinguished Scientist at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE). We asked her to tell us more about her work.

In this week's episode of Fusion News, Cyd Cowley, PhD student at the University of York, gives updates on the latest in global fusion energy news on behalf of The Fusion Industry Association.

Amy Duffuor and Dr. Lauren Hartle joined us for December's Q&A Insights session.

It has been a busy autumn for Fusion Energy Insights, with founder Melanie Windridge travelling to both New York and Lisbon to discuss fusion energy, as well as events at home in London.

Dr. Leigh Ann Kesler, a consultant specialising in science communication, gives updates on the latest in fusion for this week’s episode of Fusion News for the Fusion Industry Association.

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.

In this week’s episode of Fusion News, Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester, gives updates on key fusion news stories.

June's Q&I Insights was with Dr Alan Costly on The physics of fusion, tokamaks and beyond. Dr Costley has a PhD in plasma spectroscopy from Imperial College London.

Emre Yildirim, PhD Student at the University of Manchester, gives updates on the latest in fusion for this week’s episode of Fusion News.

In this summary of Fusion News, Cyd Cowley presents a series of stories about the White House fusion energy event, a 100 million degree breakthrough at Tokamak Energy and more.

A summary of the latest fusion news from the Fusion Industry Association. This episode is presented by presented by Emre Yildirim, a PhD student working on materials for fusion energy.

A summary of the latest fusion news from the Fusion Industry Association. This episode is presented by Dr Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy, UK.

Renewables are changing energy systems and LCOE may not always be the most important metric for clean energy companies seeking to compete.

A summary of the latest fusion news from the Fusion Industry Association. This episode is presented by Dr. Erica Salazar, a Magnet Systems Lead at Commonwealth Fusion Systems.