Nuclear fusion

United Kingdom

Pulsar Fusion achieves first plasma in nuclear fusion rocket test

A team of British scientists has achieved the first ever plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket, marking a major milestone towards a new era of interste…

Japan

QST and NTT Achieve World's First Ultra-Fast Real-Time Plasma Control Communication

National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (hereinafter QST) and NTT, Inc. (hereinafter NTT) have successfully realized fast frequent, real‑time co…

India

Pranos Nets $6.8 Mn To Build Tokamak, Superconducting Magnets For Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear energy startup Pranos has raised $6.8 Mn (around ₹63 Cr) in its fresh funding round co-led by pi Ventures and Ankur Capital, along with participation f…

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Japan Signs First Fusion Power PPA

Japanese fusion start-up Helical Fusion has signed the country's first-ever fusion-energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with Aoki Super, a leading supermar…

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FAST Fusion Project Completes Conceptual Design

Starlight Engine (SLE) and Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) have completed the conceptual design phase for FAST, Japan's first privately led fusion power demonstrati…

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Six German States Unite for Fusion Research

Six German states—Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein—have established the Alliance for Fusion Research to …

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DOE Releases Fusion Roadmap

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a comprehensive national plan aimed at accelerating the devel…

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World’s Largest Toroidal Field Coil Box Delivered

A delivery ceremony was held for the toroidal field magnet coil box at the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, China. The co…

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Eni and CFS Expand Fusion Partnership With Major Power Deal

Global energy technology company Eni and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) valued at over $1 billion, further…

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First ITER Gyrotron Installed as Central Solenoid Modules Completed

The first of 24 gyrotrons has been installed at the ITER experimental fusion reactor under construction in Cadarache, southern France. At the same time, General…

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $863M to Accelerate Fusion Energy Commercialisation

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a company dedicated to advancing fusion energy, has successfully raised $863 million in a Series B2 funding round. This signi…

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Helion Begins Work on Fusion Power Plant

Helion Energy, a fusion energy developer, has initiated earthwork and construction for its Orion power plant in Malaga, Washington, USA. The facility will suppl…

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Helion Energy Starts Construction on Nuclear Fusion Plant to Power Microsoft Data Centers

Helion Energy Starts Construction on Nuclear Fusion Plant to Power Microsoft Data CentersHelion Energy, backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and SoftBank's ven…

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Westinghouse Secures ITER Fusion Reactor Assembly Contract

Westinghouse Electric has been awarded a $180 million contract by ITER to assemble the vacuum vessel for a nuclear fusion reactor located in Saint-Paul-lez-Dura…

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Google to Buy 200MW of Fusion Energy From MIT Spinoff CFS

Google has made its first commercial commitment to fusion energy by agreeing to purchase 200 megawatts of power from Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a compan…