by Michael Heumann | May 5, 2026 | Fusion Energy
Company hires new CEO, uses sheared flow stabilized Z-pinch for fusion and sodium-cooled microreactor for fission Though our name implies that we only cover fusion energy, loyal readers have seen plenty of coverage of nuclear fission power solutions here as well. Yet...
by Frankie Berry | May 1, 2026 | Fusion Energy
Things You Gotta Know Zap Energy Names Zabrina Johal CEO, Goes Integrated Fission-Fusion Zap Energy named Zabrina Johal CEO this week and rolled out an integrated nuclear strategy that pairs near-term fission deployment with its long-term fusion program. Cofounder...
by Michael Heumann | Apr 30, 2026 | Fusion Energy
Even with all the progress in commercializing fusion energy (and there is a lot!), there isn’t a clear winner yet. In our final article of the series, The Fusion Report posts our fifth third article in our “The Fusion Decathlon” series. The last three articles...
by Frankie Berry | Apr 29, 2026 | Fusion Energy
Record private and public funding. Power purchase agreements crossing the billion-dollar mark, machine assemblies underway. May 7, The Fusion Report convenes the companies, supply-chain leaders, and analysts laying out what fusion’s run at the mid-2030s...
by Michael Heumann | Apr 28, 2026 | Fusion Energy
Close of a JPY 2.7B Series B round brings total funding to JPY 9.8B for Japan’s helical stellarator effort. Helical Fusion, a Japanese private fusion company developing the Helical Stellarator, announced the launch of Helix Program Official Partners, a new...
by Frankie Berry | Apr 24, 2026 | Fusion Energy
Things You Gotta Know CFS to Bring SPARC Online in 2027, Break Ground on Virginia Plant Next Commonwealth Fusion Systems CEO Bob Mumgaard told the Reuters NEXT Newsmaker audience on Tuesday that SPARC, the company’s demonstration machine in Massachusetts, is...
