Things You Gotta Know Helion Signs Letter of Intent for Up to $175 Million CHIPS Award to Advance U.S. High-Voltage Semiconductor R&D for Fusion Energy Helion announced that it signed a letter...
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Commercial fusion companies, funding rounds, technology milestones and the supply chain racing to put fusion power on the grid.
UK Startup Zenithon Launches Foundational Model for Extreme Physics
Their AI models target breakthroughs, including those critical to commercial fusion energy Today, The Fusion Report carries an announcement from UK artificial intelligence (AI) startup Zenithon. The...
This Week’s Fusion News: October 16, 2026
Things You Gotta Know Commonwealth Fusion Systems to Lead AI-Enabled Digital Twin Project for SPARC in Second Phase of DOE's Genesis Mission The U.S. Department of Energy selected Commonwealth...
Two Races, One Playbook: What The Small Modular Reactor Scorecard Says About The US-China Fusion Race
The SMR race shows that inventing is not winning, and the US-China fusion race is following the same playbook The Fusion Report recently reviewed the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)...
High Energy Plasma Heating/Diagnostics For MFE and HFE Systems
Just like in a car engine, fusion systems need to continuously control and monitor conditions for ignition and system health This is the fifth article in The Fusion Report series on critical...
This Week’s Fusion News: October 9, 2026
Things You Gotta Know Xcimer Energy Receives Up to $30.5 Million More From the DOE Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program Xcimer Energy announced a finalized agreement for up to $30.5 million in...
San Diego’s DIII-D National Fusion Facility Wins Plasma Physics Award for Negative Triangularity Work
A reversed D-shape called negative triangularity has the potential for strong confinement, while achieving better plasma stability The Fusion Report today brings a significant piece of engineering...
Type One Energy Raises $200M Series B Round, and Interview with CSEO John Canik
More capital to bring the energy that powers the stars to Earth, starting with the state of Tennessee The Fusion Report today has a couple of stories about Type One Energy. First off, we will cover...
This Week’s Fusion News: October 2, 2026
Things You Gotta Know Commonwealth Fusion Systems Orders More Than 10,000 Kilometers of HTS Tape From Fujikura for ARC Power Plants Commonwealth Fusion Systems agreed to purchase more than 10,000...
A Deep Dive into Helion Energy’s Progress Towards Commercial Fusion Energy
The company is positioned for success, and is making strong progress towards achieving commercial fusion energy The Fusion Report recently had an opportunity to interview Dr. David Kirtley, the...
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