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A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by fusion researchers. Keep up to date with all the recent news in the industry in this one easy, fortnightly package. And look out for the bonus "Extra" deep-dives. Fusion News is also available as a video version for those who like pictures.
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- 1 weeks ago12 min
1 keV fusion milestone; Germany launches fusion milestone program; U.S. Commerce Department announces $389M in semiconductor R&D awards
Jasmine Mund, mechanical design engineer with a key interest in the fusion industry, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. ‘World-first’ 1 keV fusion milestone set without lasers or superconducting magnetshttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactor-hits-world-first-1-kev-milestone2. Germany launches fusion milestone programmehttps://www.neimagazine.com/news/germany-launches-fusion-milestone-programme/3. Scientists may have found a shortcut to fusion energyhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261008005242.htm4. Department of Commerce Announces Letters of Intent With 4 Companies for $389 Million of R&D Awards to Strengthen America’s Energy Semiconductor Supply Chainhttps://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/10/department-commerce-announces-letters-intent-4-companies-389-million-rd5. Hephaestus raises £12.8m to advance rare-earth-free fusion technologyhttps://nstartup.me/news/1e9eeedf-4c6a-47f0-9acb-adff172dedddBonus stories:IPP, Columbia University establish international fusion research centerhttps://www.ans.org/news/article-8507/ipp-columbia-university-establish-international-fusion-research-center/Interview: The Fusion Future with Dennis Whyte | Particles of Thoughthttps://youtu.be/mu1T0vFeD1w?si=1UwJw1jAZIMd-olb
- 2 weeks ago12 min
Tech Now: High Temperature Superconductors (HTS)
Dr. Cyd Cowley and Caroline Anderson discuss high temperature superconductors (HTS) - explaining how the technology works and why it matters for commercial fusion energy. Plus, a behind the scenes look at Tokamak Energy’s DEMO-4 machine with Product Development Manager, Nadia Gjerdingen.About Tech Now: Tech Now is a new podcast series from the Fusion Industry Association. Each month, Caroline Anderson, Director of External Affairs, Fusion Industry Association, and Dr. Cyd Cowley, Fusion Principal, digiLab will take a closer look at a game-changing technology accelerating commercial fusion energy.
- 3 weeks ago7 min
CFS places a major superconducting tape order for fusion power plant; ITER receives its final vacuum vessel; U.S. Congress bipartisan bill proposes $10B for fusion
Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today's global Fusion News update. As usual, links to the stories discussed are below.1. CFS places a major superconducting tape order for ARChttps://cfs.energy/news-and-media/commonwealth-fusion-systems-places-largest-single-/2. ITER receives its final vacuum vessel sectorhttps://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/europes-final-iter-vacuum-vessel-sector-delivered/3. A bipartisan bill proposes ten billion dollars for fusionhttps://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=38504. Daedal raises funding for fusion plasma diagnosticshttps://www.daedalsystems.com/funding-announcementBonus:https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/30/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-accelerate-californias-fusion-industry-announces-major-investment-for-quantum-research/https://www.pppl.gov/news/2026/openstar-technologies-and-pppl-are-building-partnership-advance-fusion-energyhttps://www.pppl.gov/news/2026/novel-path-fusion-ignition-heat-first-then-add-fuel
- Oct 7, 202621 min
People in Fusion: Tim Bestwick
To kick off the People in Fusion series, Fusion Industry Association CEO Andrew Holland sits down with Dr. Tim Bestwick, outgoing CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).They talk about the UK's long history of fusion leadership and its evolving role as industry moves toward deployment, lessons Tim gained from his career bringing tech to market in other early industries, and his vision for the "quest" to commercialization.People in Fusion is a new podcast series from the Fusion Industry Association, featuring conversations with the people behind fusion energy's acceleration.
- Sep 30, 20267 min
First Light Fusion achieves fuel compression milestone; Fusion leaders meet in London for the UK Fusion Forum and Global Policy Summit; nT-Tao gets closer to pushing plasma temperature limits
Carli Smith, Fusion Researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives this week's global Fusion News update. Links to the stories are included below.1. First Light Fusion achieves major fuel compression milestonehttps://www.niauk.org/first-light-fusion-achieves-major-step-forward-for-flare/ 2. Fusion leaders meet in London for the UK Fusion Forum and Global Policy Summithttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fusion-leaders-convene-in-london-for-global-policy-summit-and-fia-uk-fusion-forum/3. Compact fusion company nT-Tao gets a step closer to pushing core plasma temperature limitshttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-gets-50-mw-pulse-upgrade?mc_cid=a9d63400624. Proxima Fusion plans Europe’s first high temperature superconducting tape factoryhttps://www.neimagazine.com/news/germany-plans-europes-first-hts-factory/Bonus:https://www.ribaj.com/intelligence/opportunities-for-architects-in-fusion-energy/https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/transatlantic-partnership-fusion/
- Sep 16, 202610 min
$14B bet on fusion commercialization; Tokamak Energy completes 13.7T magnet tests; Helical Fusion selected for Japan demonstration project; Tennessee issues fusion plant license
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. The $14 Billion Bet to Bring Fusion Out of the Labhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-09/fusion-gets-14-billion-bet-energy-source-can-be-commercialized2. Tokamak Energy completes 13.7T fusion magnet testshttps://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/tokamak-energy-completes-137t-fusion-magnet-tests3. Helical selected for Japanese fusion demonstration projecthttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/helical-selected-for-japanese-fusion-demonstration-project4. Tennessee issues licence for fusion planthttps://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/tennessee-issues-licence-for-fusion-plant Bonus story:FIA white paper guides Agreement States on fusion regulation:https://www.ans.org/news/article-8374/fia-white-paper-guides-agreement-states-on-fusion-regulation/
- Sep 2, 20267 min
Pacific Fusion targets key commercialization hurdle; Kyoto Fusioneering raises $162M; Marathon Fusion tackles tritium supply; Inertia Enterprises accelerates fusion fuel production
Dave Thomas, editor of Fusion News and fusion filmmaker covering the industry for over a decade, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial powerhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/pacific-fusion-next-fusion-machine-could-clear-key-hurdle-to-commercial-power/2. Kyoto Fusioneering raises $162 millionhttps://kyotofusioneering.com/en/news/2026/08/24/43503. Marathon Fusion tackles one of fusion’s biggest fuel problemshttps://heatmap.news/climate-tech/marathon-fusion-lithium-tritium4. Inertia Enterprises cuts fusion fuel production from days to hourshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/inertia-enterprises-finds-a-way-to-make-its-fusion-fuel-fast/Bonus stories:STEP passes 50 fusion patent applicationshttps://stepfusion.com/uk-fusion-energy-hits-major-ip-milestone/Eni sees fusion as its “next refinery”https://www.ft.com/content/e6a069b6-69f8-4a21-9873-3cc0736d27e2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
- Aug 19, 202610 min
Kyoto Fusioneering brings UNITY-3 to Tennessee; TAE secures helium-3 supply; MIT develops fusion economics framework; MAST Upgrade hits milestones; Fuse sets neutron yield record
Jasmine Mund, mechanical design engineer with a key interest in the fusion industry, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Kyoto Fusioneering to Relocate U.S. HQ to Tennessee and Deliver UNITY-3 with ORNL, a First-of-Its-Kind Facility to De-Risk Fusion Technologyhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260811349799/en/Kyoto-Fusioneering-to-Relocate-U.S.-HQ-to-Tennessee-and-Deliver-UNITY-3-with-ORNL-a-First-of-Its-Kind-Facility-to-De-Risk-Fusion-Technology2. Fusion energy developer TAE signs helium-3 future fuel supply option agreementhttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/fusion-energy-developer-tae-signs-helium-3-future-fuel-supply-option-agreement-2026-08-05/3. MIT scientists’ new framework could make fusion power a commercial realityhttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/mit-scientists-economic-framework-fusion-power-reality4. Fusion fuel tech makes commercial leaphttps://www.neimagazine.com/news/fusion-fuel-tech-makes-commercial-leap/5. Latest MAST Upgrade experiments achieve milestoneshttps://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/latest-mast-upgrade-experiments-achieve-milestones6. Fuse Touts ‘Highest’ Neutron Yield by Any Fusion Companyhttps://www.powermag.com/fuse-touts-highest-neutron-yield-by-any-fusion-company/Bonus stories:Fusion machines benefit from first-ever silver crystal tritium separationhttps://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactors-get-first-silver-tritiumFusion energy expert Prof Dennis Whyte appointed next UKAEA CEOhttps://www.niauk.org/fusion-energy-expert-prof-dennis-whyte-appointed-next-ukaea-ceo/
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