A Year in Fusion: 2024

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.

Dec 19, 2024

3 Key Insights on FIA report "The Fusion Workforce: Where It’s Heading and How To Prepare"

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.

Dec 18, 2024

FusionXInvest:Global—the largest gathering of fusion industry and global investment community to date

Discussing the financing of fusion's global commercialisation--and cocktails. What to expect from FusionXInvest:Global in Silicon Valley.

Dec 11, 2024

Japan launches FAST fusion energy project

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.

Dec 05, 2024

3 Key Insights - Fusion in the EU

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)

Nov 28, 2024

The “unprecedented transformation” of the fusion sector: 3 key insights from the International Atomic Energy Agency’s World Fusion Outlook 2024 report

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.

Nov 21, 2024

How AI and High Performance Computing are Revolutionising Fusion Energy

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.

Nov 19, 2024

The Inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the World Fusion Energy Group

The first ministerial meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG) brought together high-level figures to discuss the global development of fusion power.

Nov 14, 2024

Pacific Fusion comes out of stealth mode with $900m funding announcement

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?

Nov 14, 2024

Zap Energy secures $130 Million new funding to enable vital engineering demonstration in parallel with plasma R&D

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

Nov 04, 2024

3 Insights from Seattle Fusion Week

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.

Oct 30, 2024

Three Key Insights from FusionXInvest:Japan

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

Oct 23, 2024

Focus On: Fusion Policy in Australasia

Australia does not yet have many private companies working in fusion, but the situation may change quickly in light of Australian policy changes to enable fusion.

Oct 17, 2024

Plynth's strategic investment in Zap Energy signals Middle Eastern fusion interest

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.

Oct 10, 2024

Helixos Plasma Power Framework: How to prepare your country for fusion energy

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.

Oct 01, 2024

5 Questions With… First Light Fusion

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

Sep 25, 2024

3 Key Insights – The Japanese Fusion Grand Vision

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

Sep 18, 2024

Royal Society releases key publications on STEP roadmap to fusion energy

The Royal Society published a special edition of its esteemed journal, highlighting the challenges that need to be overcome to bring fusion energy into the commercial realm.

Sep 06, 2024

Yan Karavayeu: Understanding what private fusion companies are doing

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

Sep 02, 2024

South Korea’s bold $863.7 Million Fusion Investment to Ensure Energy Leadership

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.

Aug 20, 2024

Thomas Rainford: Getting an overview of how the whole fusion industry fits together

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

Aug 20, 2024

Realta Fusion and UW Demonstrate Highest Ever Magnetic Field in Fusion Plasma Experiment

The WHAM team's achievement has profound implications for the future of fusion and the experiment now serves as a crucial testbed for the magnetic mirror reactor design.

Aug 14, 2024

Inside View: Public Perception Of Fusion

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

Aug 07, 2024

3 Key Insights – Fusion in the Space Industry

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

Aug 01, 2024

Japan doubling down on its commitment to fusion - FusionX Perspective

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

Jul 29, 2024

Scorching Capitals, AI and the Fusion Future

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

Jul 09, 2024

The continued growth of the fusion supply chain – Insights from The Fusion Industry Association’s Supply Chain 2024 Report

Large growth in the global fusion supply chain reported in the Fusion Industry Association's latest report.

Jul 04, 2024

3 Key Insights from Fusion24

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

Jun 27, 2024

3 insights from Ferrari’s Sustainability Workshop

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

Jun 24, 2024

Fusion Regulation: What Investors Need to Know with Sachin Desai, Helion Energy

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

Jun 13, 2024

5 questions with… Focused Energy

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.

Jun 05, 2024

3 insights from the inaugural ITER Private-Public Fusion Workshop

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.

May 31, 2024

3 Key Insights  - Fusion Waste: Is it a Showstopper for Fusion?

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.

May 24, 2024

DIII-D Scientists Push the Performance for Fusion Plasmas

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?

May 17, 2024

The value of a TechFest – Tokamak Energy shares 3 insights

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!

May 08, 2024