Fusion News

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Cyd Cowley. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1.  Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57512229 1.  World's most powerful magnet being shipped to ITER fusion reactor https://www.newscienti...

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Melanie Windridge, UK Director of the Fusion Industry Association, Communications Consultant at Tokamak Energy and Founder of Fusion Energy Insights. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Fusion breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to limitless clean energy https://...

Mind-boggling magnets could unlock plentiful power - This episode of our monthly podcast is centred on the work that the High Temperature Superconductor Magnet team at Tokamak Energy are working on to develop High Temperature Superconductors (HTS) for use in their fusion machines!  In this episode Ella Fox-Widdows is joined by Greg Brittles, the Senior High Temperature Superconductor Magnet E...

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/First-Light-Fusion-completes-two-stage-gas-gun-wit 2. https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seattle-startup-zap-energy-lands-27-5m-build-commercial-fusi...

A summary of recent fusion energy news presented by Emre Yildirim, PhD Student at the University of Manchester studying materials for fusion energy. All links to the stories are below: 1. Mind-boggling magnets could unlock plentiful power https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56843149 2. Fusion Reactor Waylaid by Latest Waves of Covid Pandemic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/fusio...

Nuclear-Fusion Firm Hits Funding Record With Plasma Breakthrough - our monthly series this time focuses on TAE Technologies new plasma breakthrough. Artem Smirnov, Chief Technology Officer, joins Emre Yildirim to discuss this new feat, the new funding, and the direction of the company with optimism for the entire fusion community littered throughout. You can watch the Fusion News that this ep...

Assembly of ITER magnets, DOE fusion investment, improvement in polar direct drive, new Phoenix contract, Atkins research facility contract. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Erica Salazar. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Assembly of ITER magnet system starts https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/A...

TAE milestone and funding, UK fusion progress, household cleaner for fusion and a new concept design. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Cyd Cowley. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Nuclear-Fusion Firm Hits Funding Record With Plasma Breakthrough https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/nuke-deve...

Hydrogen fusion start-up HB11 Energy hits $4.8m in oversubscribed pre-seed raise - in our monthly series Ella Fox-Widdows discusses the first round of pre-seed funding for the Australian start-up HB11 Energy with co-Founder and Managing Director Warren McKenzie. The conversation centres around the company's recent round of funding, their innovative approach to fusion and the being a fusion st...

First Light Fusion’s vison, first plasma in ST40, faster fusion with machine learning and lots more. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr. Leigh Ann Kesler, a consultant specializing in science communication and the evaluation of superconducting materials. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fusion_Industry?s=20 Links to all the articles mentioned are below for furt...

New fusion site, bottling plasma, going to Mars, and spherical tokamaks show promise. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Marie Comer, doctor in linguistics, and currently participating in a research project on the communication plan for Renaissance Fusion.  Fusion news stories discussed: 1. MIT energy start-up homes in on fusion, with plans for 47-acre site in Deve...

Fuel for world's largest fusion reactor ITER set for a test run - Emre Yildirim dives into this story with Lorne Horton, Programme Leader at the Joint European Torus (JET). This episode references our story in our main segment on March 5th highlighting the recent commencing of the JET deuterium-tritium fusion campaign. The discussion involves the aim of the campaign and why it's needed now, but al...

US power plant plans, fuel test-run, oversubscribed fundraise and HTS magnet licence agreement. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Paul Barron, a PhD student at the University of Manchester. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Road map to U.S. fusion power plant comes into clearer focus—sort of https://www.sc...

Radiating lithium pellets, local heroes, double-pulsed laser beams and engineering for fusion. A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr Hazel Lowe, Plasma Diagnostician at Tokamak Energy. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading. Fusion news stories discussed: 1. Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities https://www.mining.co...

Fusion News Extra podcast featuring a chat between Ella Fox-Widows and Dr. Alex Creely of Commonwealth Fusion Systems. The discussion references one of our covered stories on 22nd January 2021 regarding the Department of Energy's new long-range plan to deliver fusion energy. It then branches out into wider topics of how CFS fits in with this plan and the delivery of fusion energy to the energy mix...

Fusion-inspired rocket thruster, public-private partnerships for PPPL, and £12m UK-Japan robotics deal. A summary of the recent fusion energy new presented by Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester working on materials for nuclear fusion. Links for all the articles and videos mentioned are below: 1. Physicist’s fusion rocket idea may unlock long-distance human space travel http...

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Ella Fox-Widdows, a Plasma Physics for Fusion Energy PhD student at the University of Liverpool. See the video version here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfMJTzkLB1E&ab_channel=FusionIndustryAssociation

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr. Leigh Ann Kesler, a consultant specializing in science communication and the evaluation of superconducting materials.   See the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1emiR4Yr4&ab_channel=FusionIndustryAssociation

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Cyd Cowley, a PhD student at the University of York. See the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1emiR4Yr4&ab_channel=FusionIndustryAssociation

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Erica Salazar, PhD student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and research student in the Plasma Science and Fusion Center.  Catch the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa1emiR4Yr4&ab_channel=FusionIndustryAssociation

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Paul Barron, a PhD student at the University of Manchester. Also in video form! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSvTSuD3jnU&t=209s&ab_channel=FusionIndustryAssociation

A summary of recent fusion energy news by Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester. Also in video format! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnkNwO833l4&t=76s&ab_channel=FusionIndustryAssociation