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A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by young 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:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ

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US fusion startup makes history by converting plasma energy directly into electricity; UKAEA and Eni launch RH3OVA to advance fusion industry; General Fusion targets Italy 08.07.2026 7:47

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. US fusion startup makes history by converting plasma energy directly into electricity https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nuclear-fusion-makes-history 2. UKAEA and Eni launch RH3OVA to advanc...

UK and Japan deepen fusion cooperation with new agreement; Helion clears key regulatory milestone for Orion power plant; First Light Fusion recreates orbital impact velocities 24.06.2026 6:05

Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. UK and Japan deepen fusion cooperation with new agreement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-japan-fusion-partnership-strengthened-by-ukaea-and-qst 2. Helion clears key regulatory mil...

Record funding for European fusion; world's largest privately owned laser just turned on; Thea Energy raises $100M in new funding 10.06.2026 10:39

Jasmine Mund, mechanical design engineer with a key interest in the fusion industry, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. As always, links to the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Record funding for European fusion https://www.neimagazine.com/news/record-funding-for-european-fusion/ 2. The world’s largest privately owned laser just turned on https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/03/the-wor...

CFS and Singapore's A*STAR to develop tech for commercial fusion plants; Thea Energy announces operation of full-scale planar shaping coils; NIF researchers project over 10x increase in fusion yields 27.05.2026 8:11

Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. CFS announces an agreement with Singapore's A*STAR to develop technologies for commercial fusion devices https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/worlds-largest-nuclear-fus...

British-US consortium to build UK fusion plant; Commonwealth Fusion Systems applies to join grid; European fusion CEOs call for EU fusion strategy 13.05.2026 4:55

Carli Smith, fusion researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. British-US consortium aims to build UK fusion plant https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/british-us-consortium-aims-to-build-uk-fusion-plant 2. Grid connection requested for US fusion power plant https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ar...

Proxima’s stellarator fusion machine; UKAEA invests in First Light Fusion; $95M magnet deal with Tokamak Energy moves UK closer to fusion power plant 29.04.2026 9:35

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. The ‘dumb machine’ promising a clean energy breakthrough https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvm11xrn6o 2. UKAEA backs First Light Fusion in £25m funding round https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/f...

ARPA-E Announces Record Fusion Investment; Realta Fusion Secures HTS Magnet Supply 15.04.2026 5:07

Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. ARPA-E Announces Record $135M Investment in Fusion Energy https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/arpa-e-announces-record-135m-investment-in-fusion-energy/ 2. The Genesis Miss...

UK fusion strategy revealed; OpenAI in talks with Helion; EU invests €330 million in fusion; Novatron advances Nordic fusion plans 01.04.2026 7:12

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. UK fusion strategy revealed https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uk-fusion-strategy-revealed/ 2. OpenAI in Talks with Helion to Secure Fusion Energy https://www.powermag.com/openai-in-talks-wit...

First Light validates tritium breeding; US takes step to solidify rules on fusion energy 18.03.2026 7:29

Adrian Carrillo, master’s student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below: 1. Advancing fusion energy: Innovative breeding blanket designs at KIT https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/advancing-fusion-energy-innovative-breeding-blanket-design...

Major advance at fusion startup OpenStar in New Zealand; China passes fusion barrier; Japan-based Helical Fusion completes ‘one-of-a-kind’ coil manufacturing machine 05.03.2026 8:20

Carli Smith, fusion researcher at Kyoto Fusioneering, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Fusion Startup Claims Major Advance in New Zealand Trial https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-17/nuclear-fusion-startup-claims-major-advance-in-new-zealand-trial 2. China has just broken a barrier that physicists believed to be...

Fusion Startup Inertia Raises $450 Million; Pacific Fusion finds cheaper path forward; Helion reaches 150 million degrees Celsius 18.02.2026 10:16

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Fusion Startup Raises $450 Million in Bid to Make Power Using World’s Biggest Lasers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-11/nuclear-fusion-startup-raises-450-million-to-make-power-with-la...

General Fusion goes public; EU lawmakers back fusion declaration; ‘High-power’ microwaves for fusion 04.02.2026 4:29

Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. General Fusion to go public in US via $1 billion SPAC deal https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/general-fusion-go-public-us-via-1-billion-spac-deal-2026-01-22/ 2. EU lawmake...

EAST breaks limit, Fusion magnet installation, AI speeds tokamak design, Pilot plant certified by DOE, TAE merges with TMTG 21.01.2026 9:10

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. EAST breaks fusion density limit https://www.neimagazine.com/news/east-breaks-fusion-density-limit/ US energy company installs first fusion magnet, nears clean power breakthrough https://intere...

Fusion News - Top Stories of 2025 23.12.2025 10:09

A compilation of the top Fusion News stories from 2025, plus an overview of the year's major industry and policy advances by FIA CEO Andrew Holland. Thanks for tuning in with us all year! We look forward to covering more milestones in 2026.As always, links to the stories covered are included below. Late-breaking news: TAE Technologies merges with TMTGhttps://tae.com/trump-media-and-technology-...

TAE & UKAEA partner up; Kyoto Fusioneering completes conceptual design for “FAST”; ITER adds third sector module into tokamak pit 10.12.2025 7:10

December 10, 2025 Adrian Carrillo, master’s student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below: 1. TAE Technologies and UKAEA partner to commercialise fusion tech https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tae-technologies-and-ukaea-partner-to-commercia...

Zap Energy fusion device generates huge pressure; Tokamak Energy magnet breakthrough; fusion dialogues from COP30 26.11.2025 7:56

November 26, 2025 Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Zap Energy ramps up the pressure in its latest fusion device https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/zap-energy-ramps-up-the-...

Germany announces major fusion investments; U.S. think tank calls for one-time $10 billion injection into fusion; AI betting big on fusion 13.11.2025 5:39

November 12, 2025 Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Germany announces major national investment plan for fusion energy https://www.dw.com/en/nuclear-fusion-germany-bets-billions-on-technology-for-energy-future/a...

U.S. Department of Energy releases fusion roadmap; CFS-Google DeepMind partnership; Nordic study of siting a fusion power plant 29.10.2025 9:12

October 29, 2025 Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Energy Department Announces Fusion Science & Technology Roadmap to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Power https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-fusion-s...

'It's a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online'; Eni inks power purchase agreement with CFS 15.10.2025 7:17

October 15, 2025 Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Nuclear fusion, the 'holy grail' of power, was always 30 years away -now it's a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online to power Al https:...

General Atomics completes ITER magnet; DOE announces funding to advance fusion leadership; study shows Super-X design results for handling hot exhaust 17.09.2025 8:42

September 17, 2025 Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. General Atomics marks completion of ITER’s superconducting fusion magnet https://www.ans.org/news/2025-09-04/article-7345/general-atomics-marks-completion-of-iters-supercon...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 million; New fusion company is launched; Fusion funding and power purchase agreements ramp up 03.09.2025 4:20

September 3rd, 2025 Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College in London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $863 Million https://cfs.energy/news-and-media/commonwealth-fusion-systems-raises-863-million-series-b2-round-to-accelerate-...

Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold with fusion reactions; AI enabling fusion systems improvement 20.08.2025 5:43

August 20, 2025 Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Marathon Fusion claims it can turn mercury into gold while creating clean energy https://phys.org/news/2025-07-marathon-fusion-mercury-gold-energy.html 2....

Helion Energy starts fusion power plant construction; Germany advances fusion plans in High-Tech Agenda; Avalanche Energy hits milestone for fusion machine development 06.08.2025 6:49

Fusion News: August 6, 2025 Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Helion Energy starts construction on nuclear fusion plant to power Microsoft data centers https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/helion-energy-starts-construction-nuclear-...

EU Fusion Funding; FIA EU Position Paper; Google buys Fusion Power; $180m for Fusion; Funding for steady-state fusion 23.07.2025 9:35

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's global fusion news update, summarizing behind all of the major headlines. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. EU provides funding for fusion materials testing facilityhttps://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/eu-provides-funding-for-fusion-materials-testing-facility2. FIA Launches Position Papers on EU Public-Priva...

UK invests £2.5bn, Proxima raises $148m, and plasma code cracked 25.06.2025 7:03

Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Major funding milestone for world-first protype fusion plant https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-billion-for-world-first-prototype-fusion-energy-plant 2. Europe's fastest-growing nuclear fusion...