As the year ends, we run down what the team at Fusion Energy Insights see as some of the 3 biggest fusion trends of the year.

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.

In our member Q&A session on the 21/11/2024, we discussed fusion activity in the EU with Milena Roveda, CEO of Gauss Fusion and Chair of the European Fusion Association (EFA)

According to the latest IAEA report, 2024 marks a dynamic phase in fusion energy, characterised by technological diversity, strategic planning and enhanced drive for public–private collaboration.

A first of its kind fusion energy workshop was held at Seattle Fusion Week to consider the possible benefits of a public/private federal/state regional approach to commercialisation of 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.

First Light Fusion takes a unique approach to inertial fusion energy (IFE) using shocks and amplifier technology.

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

The South Korean government recently committed to a decade-long program to develop nuclear fusion technologies, focusing on establishing a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Fusion has a wider range of applications than energy generation and one such use is fusion propulsion to enable travel in space.

HB11 Energy featured in our ‘5 Questions With…’ interview in the latest June 2024 issue of the Fusion Energy Insights Quarterly. Here is a sneak-peek of some of the things HB11 Energy revealed.

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

Ferrari's 2nd Sustainability Workshop took place in June. Melanie attended and spoke about fusion. Here are her 3 key insights.

We spoke to Sachin Desai, General Counsel at Helion Energy, to understand the regulatory framework which is crucial for investors in fusion technology.

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.

ITER’s inaugural private-public fusion workshop took place in May at the ITER site in France. Read on to discover our 3 key insights.

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.

TechFest was a chance to showcase some of the incredible work and people driving continuous innovation across our company on the path to commercialising fusion in the 2030s. Find out more!

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?

The EPRI Supply Chain Workshop for Components in Advanced Energy Systems took place in April . We take a look at the workshop on fusion.

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.

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

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.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems featured in our ‘5 Questions With…’ interview in the March 2024 issue of the Fusion Energy Insights Quarterly. Read on to find out more.

Find out who's who in the fusion industry. From fusion related groups to those who support fusion alongside other activities, this explainer will help you understand their remits.

In the 6th episode of our recent podcast series we spoke to Andrew Holland Nick Walkden about the importance of fusion partnerships - Find out more here.

Alice Durham shares 3 key insights from FusionXInvest and asks is fusion energy the new space race?

Do you know about 'valley of death'—a phase where technologies falter in the transition from academia to commercialisation? Find out more from these 3 key insights...

In the first episode of The Fusion Frontier podcast, we met Phil Larochelle who spoke about the world of fusion technology. Read to discover 3 key insights from this episode.

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.

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.

Our members receive our Fusion Insight Quarterly as part of their membership. We're sharing a sneak peek into December's issue about SHINE Technologies.

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.

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

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

Three key fusion insights from Simon Woodruff on behalf of Fusion Energy Insights from COP28

Our November Q&A session, Nick Walkden talked to us about the vital role of Lithium in the development of fusion energy. Read the important takeaways. here.

The IAEA Fusion Energy Conference was a fantastic demonstration on how fusion energy is coming to the fore. Read our top takeaways from the event.

ITER ("The Way" in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today. We invited Roberto Hinojosa to our September Q&A session to find out more...

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.

Our first Insights Q&A of 2023 took place on 8th February with Andrew Holland, CEO of the Fusion Industry Association.

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

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.

On Wednesday 12th October we had an Insights Q&A session with Amanda Quadling, Director of Materials at UKAEA, talking about materials challenges for fusion energy.

Gary Reed, Energy Transition Business Manager at Assystem, together with Graham Openshaw, Head of digital at Assystem, discuss what role digital engineering will play in commercialising fusion.

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

July's Q&A Insights session was with Dr Ajay Gambhir, a Senior Research Fellow at the Imperial College London Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment.

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.

Our May Insights Q&A event was with Dr Ashley Finan, the Director of the National Reactor Innovation Center and a Division Director at Idaho National Laboratory.

Governments now are increasingly thinking about how to regulate the new fusion industry. A good regulatory framework needs to be proportionate to the hazard.

Our March Insights Q&A event was with Prof. Gerry Thomas, Chair in Molecular Pathology at Imperial College London and Director of the Chernobyl Tissue Bank.

Our February Q&A event was with Chris Ajemian, VP Business Development and Regulatory Affairs at CTFusion.

3 insights from author Q&A with Arthur Turrell, discussing fusion energy from a physics and economics viewpoint.

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.

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

Why do mega-projects often fail, and what could fusion learn?

Until now, fusion has predominantly been focused on technological innovation and not on commercialisation....