FUSION ENERGY NEWS

This Week’s Fusion News: February 13, 2026

This Week’s Fusion News: February 13, 2026

Helion Energy’s Polaris prototype becomes the first privately funded machine to operate with deuterium-tritium fuel and reaches 150 million degrees Celsius. Inertia Enterprises launches with a $450 million Series A to scale laser-based fusion. ITER deploys its massive “…

A New Player Enters the Fusion Market

A New Player Enters the Fusion Market

Inertia Enterprises has launched as the newest commercial fusion player with a $450 million Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Co-founded by Twilio’s former CEO Jeff Lawson, NIF physicist Dr. Annie Kritcher, and fusion plant designer Prof. Mike Dunne, the compan…

This Week’s Fusion News: February 6, 2026

This Week’s Fusion News: February 6, 2026

Avalanche Energy closes $29M for desktop-sized fusion machines, Pacific Fusion eliminates $100M in reactor costs, Helical Fusion completes coil manufacturing hardware, a first-of-its-kind U.S.-Israel fusion supply chain initiative launches, Germany commits €14M to ine…

This Week’s Fusion News: January 30, 2026

This Week’s Fusion News: January 30, 2026

Fusion energy advanced on multiple fronts this week: DOE and Kyoto Fusioneering announced a tritium breeding blanket partnership at Oak Ridge, the EU Parliament backed a fusion leadership declaration, TVA filed Tennessee’s first fusion license application, and General F…

First Trump Media, Now General Fusion, Who Goes Public Next?

First Trump Media, Now General Fusion, Who Goes Public Next?

General Fusion has announced a definitive agreement to go public via Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III, creating the fusion industry’s first pure-play public offering at a $1 billion valuation. The deal follows last month’s TMTG-TAE merger and signals that private ven…