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.
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 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.
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.