by Michael Heumann | Mar 25, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Lasers
Lasers for Fusion Energy – The Basics When most people think about lasers for fusion energy, their minds immediately jump to the topic of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) where a large number of laser beams are used to concurrently heat and compress fuel...
by Michael Heumann | Mar 20, 2025 | Energy Industry, Fossil Fuels, Fusion Energy
ARPA-E Conference Highlights: The Return of “Coolness” to Fossil Fuels This week saw the 2025 ARPA-E Conference for the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) being held at the National Harbor Gaylord Conference Center. While ARPA-E officially stands for “Advanced...
by Michael Heumann | Mar 18, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Fusion Supply Chain
Increasing Fusion Supply Chain Diversity: High-Temperature Semiconductors In our last article, we discussed the fusion supply chain and how the difference in risk appetites between fusion machine companies and supply chain companies produced a disconnect in...
by Michael Heumann | Mar 13, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Fusion Supply Chain
The Fusion Supply Chain – Scaling Fusion Energy from FOAKs to Thousands Today, there may be up to 50+ different versions of first-of-a-kind (FOAK) fusion machines in development across dozens of private and public fusion programs. While they typically fit into...
by Michael Heumann | Mar 11, 2025 | Fusion Energy, Fusion Investment
The Gorillas of Fusion – The Race to Dominate Fusion Energy There is an old saying in product development – “There is no problem that cannot be solved without adequate time and money”. Examples often cited of this include putting man on the moon, reaching the...
by Michael Heumann | Mar 3, 2025 | Energy Policies, Fusion Energy, Fusion Industry Association
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...
