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Commonwealth Fusion Systems opens new development campus
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ new campus is expected to accelerate its path to commercial operations.
New fusion energy prototype to be built in UK
Tokamak will be located at United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority campus.
First Light Fusion gets next-gen demo go ahead
Oxford-based fusion startup First Light Fusion has inked the go ahead for construction of the Machine 4 demonstration facility at the UKAEA’s nearby Culham campus.
New body to deliver UK’s fusion ambitions
The UK government has announced UK Industrial Fusion Solutions as the new body to deliver the country’s fusion programme.
Tokamak Energy to demo new generation of HTS magnets
Tokamak Energy has built a set of new high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets to be assembled and tested at the firm's Demo4 facility.
DOE awards funding to projects overcoming fusion energy hurdles
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects intended to pair private industry with DOE’s national laboratories to overcome challenges in fusion energy development.
Tokamak Energy to test fusion plant materials
Tokamak Energy Inc, the US subsidiary of UK-based commercial fusion research company, has been awarded funding to test speciality steel materials for the tokamak breeder blanket.
General Fusion’s UK demo gets go ahead
Canada-based General Fusion has been granted permission to construct a demonstration of its fusion technology at the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham campus near Oxford.
Scientists hail nuclear fusion breakthrough ‘triumph’
Researchers at the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have reported a fusion first with an energy production greater than the input energy.
EIT InnoEnergy invests in start-up for commercially viable fusion
EIT InnoEnergy has announced its latest investment in a fusion energy startup, aiming to make it a commercially viable source of energy.