Scaling fusion energy requires a secure supply chain. Explore how global efforts, industry standards, and key policies can enable mass deployment of fusion power.
Michael Heumann
Editor-in-Chief, The Fusion Report
The Gorillas of Fusion – The Race to Dominate Fusion Energy
Fusion energy is a high-stakes race, but who will win it? The Fusion Report explores which companies are best positioned to dominate based on three key factors: capital, timing, and access to enabling technologies like HTS magnets. We analyze funding data, founding timelines, and early utility deals to identify the likely “gorillas” of fusion—including Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Helion, TAE, and Pacific Fusion.
This Week’s Fusion News: March 7, 2025
Things You Gotta Know First Light Fusion Shifts Focus to Amplifier TechnologyFirst Light Fusion has strategically pivoted from developing its own fusion power plant to commercializing its...
Day 2 Highlights: 2025 Fusion Industry Association Policy Conference
At the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) 2025 annual policy conference last week at Union Station in Washington DC, the second day focused on “supercharging” the road to commercial fusion energy....
Day 1 Highlights: 2025 Fusion Industry Association Policy Conference
The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) had their annual policy conference last week at Union Station in Washington DC. The conference encompassed seventeen (17) sessions over two days, with a number...
This Week’s Fusion News: Feb. 28, 2025
Things You Gotta Know Proxima Fusion Releases Open-Source Stellarator DesignProxima Fusion, a German startup emerging from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, has unveiled an open-source...
Data Centers and the Insatiable Demand for Electricity
As AI data centers explode in size and power demand, their electricity consumption is now rivaling entire cities. From NVIDIA-driven inference engines to advanced cooling systems, these hyperscale giants are straining the grid and conventional power sources. The Fusion Report examines how fusion energy could provide a game-changing solution, with the siting flexibility and power density needed to meet AI’s insatiable appetite for energy.
How Much HTS Tape Can All Those Pennies Make?
From loose change to limitless energy.
This Week’s Fusion News: Feb. 21, 2025
New technologies and investments are bringing fusion closer to reality.
FusionXInvest: Investments, Optimism, and A Few Questions
FusionXInvest: Cheerleading, Portfolios, and Hard Questions The FusionXInvest Conference for 2025 took place this past week (Feb 11-14, 2025) at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA,...
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