General Fusion, Bavaria and Israel in the news, and Chinese vs US funding for fusion

Helical Fusion’s COO, Yusuke Kubo, joined us recently for a detailed Q&A for FEI Premium subscribers.

This month, in honour of fusion energy week (5-9th May), we have been posting A Question A Day in May for our subscribers.

China has announced its intention to build the world’s first fusion-fission hybrid power plant, targeting 2030 for operation.

Brussels, April 1 (FEI Newswire) – For the first time in history, electricity from a fusion power plant has entered the European grid.

In a major development for stellarator fusion, Munich-based Proxima Fusion has revealed its Stellaris power plant concept.

How do we go from an experiment like NIF to a commercial fusion power plant? NIF achieved ignition but there’s still more to be done. Find out how 3 start-ups are tackling the challenges.

Longview Fusion Energy Systems featured in our ‘5 Questions With…’ interview in the December 2024 issue of the Fusion Energy Insights Quarterly.

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)

Zap Energy’s recent $130 million Series D investment, places them in the top 5 of fusion companies ordered by secured funding.

The Helixos team has conceived a framework bringing together policy, regulatory, financial, and scientific aspects needed for the commercialisation and deployment of fusion energy in a country.

Our summer intern, Eugenia Obeng-Akrofi joined us for the chance to engage directly with cutting-edge advancements and innovative approaches within the fusion industry.

Whilst fusion energy is broadly viewed positively, most people admitted in recent research, to knowing little about the technology.

The latest FIA report highlights the policy initiatives which will accelerate the commercial fusion energy industry.

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

The DIII-D tokamak has pushed its fusion plasmas to new high-performance, power-plant relevant regimes. How can these experiments enable the fusion power-plants of the future?

Find out more about the strategic partnership between Japan and the US.

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.

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

The Joint European Torus (JET) fusion device broke another world record during its final deuterium-tritium (D-T) campaign, the UK Atomic Energy Authority announced on Thursday 8th February 2024.

Find out more from Matthew Perks about the FusionXInvest event

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

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.

Germany has announced a new public programme for fusion. How does this new plan change the level of funding and commitment for fusion in Germany?

Amolika - "What excites me is that fusion energy holds the potential to revolutionise multiple sectors by providing a clean, abundant, and sustainable power source."

The Fusion Industry Association has released its report about the fusion industry. Read our summary of the 3 key insights.

The Japanese Government have announced its first nuclear fusion strategy, backing up the collaboration between public and private sectors. Find out more about the strategy and why it's important .

Cyd Cowley, PhD student at the University of York, presents a summary of recent fusion energy news stories on behalf of The Fusion Industry Association.

President Biden has announced the 2024 budget proposal which includes record funding for fusion energy. Here are some details.

FusionXInvest: the first in a series of global events designed to bring capital and investment to the fusion energy industry.

Dr. Hazel Lowe, Head of Laser Diagnostics at Tokamak Energy, discusses the latest updates in global fusion news from The Fusion Industry Association.

Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester, updates us on the latest in fusion energy news worldwide on behalf of The Fusion Industry Association.

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.

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.

Isabella Cooper-Brown has been working with Future Energy Insights as in intern this summer as part of the Fusion Industry Programme. We caught up with her to find out a bit more about her.

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.

Cyd Cowley, PhD Student at the University of York and working at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion for this week’s episode of Fusion News.

In this week’s episode of Fusion News, Dr. Leigh Ann Kesler, Fusion Consultant Specialising in Science Communication, gives updates on several fusion news stories.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a White House Summit where fusion energy leaders set out their proposal for an updated fusion strategy.

On Wednesday 9th February, EUROfusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority announced the results of the latest experimental campaign on the JET tokamak.

A summary of the latest fusion news from the Fusion Industry Association. This episode is presented by Cyd Cowley, a PhD student working at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy.

The UK government has released a fusion strategy document and declared that the UK will become the first country in the world to legislate the safe and effective rollout of fusion energy.

A summary of the latest fusion news from the Fusion Industry Association. This episode is presented by Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester.