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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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ

  1. Oct 28

    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 magnets https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactor-hits-world-first-1-kev-milestone 2. Germany launches fusion milestone programme https://www.neimagazine.com/news/germany-launches-fusion-milestone-programme/ 3. Scientists may have found a shortcut to fusion energy https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261008005242.htm 4. Department of Commerce Announces Letters of Intent With 4 Companies for $389 Million of R&D Awards to Strengthen America’s Energy Semiconductor Supply Chain https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/10/department-commerce-announces-letters-intent-4-companies-389-million-rd 5. Hephaestus raises £12.8m to advance rare-earth-free fusion technology https://nstartup.me/news/1e9eeedf-4c6a-47f0-9acb-adff172deddd Bonus stories: IPP, Columbia University establish international fusion research center https://www.ans.org/news/article-8507/ipp-columbia-university-establish-international-fusion-research-center/ Interview: The Fusion Future with Dennis Whyte | Particles of Thought https://youtu.be/mu1T0vFeD1w?si=1UwJw1jAZIMd-olb

  2. Oct 21

    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.

    Tech Now: High Temperature Superconductors (HTS)

  3. Oct 14

    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 ARC https://cfs.energy/news-and-media/commonwealth-fusion-systems-places-largest-single-/ 2. ITER receives its final vacuum vessel sector https://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/europes-final-iter-vacuum-vessel-sector-delivered/ 3. A bipartisan bill proposes ten billion dollars for fusion https://trahan.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3850 4. Daedal raises funding for fusion plasma diagnostics https://www.daedalsystems.com/funding-announcement Bonus: 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-energy https://www.pppl.gov/news/2026/novel-path-fusion-ignition-heat-first-then-add-fuel

  4. Oct 7

    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.

    People in Fusion: Tim Bestwick

  5. Sep 30

    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 milestone https://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 Summit https://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 limits https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-gets-50-mw-pulse-upgrade?mc_cid=a9d6340062 4. Proxima Fusion plans Europe’s first high temperature superconducting tape factory https://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/

  6. Sep 16

    $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 Lab https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-09/fusion-gets-14-billion-bet-energy-source-can-be-commercialized 2. Tokamak Energy completes 13.7T fusion magnet tests https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/tokamak-energy-completes-137t-fusion-magnet-tests 3. Helical selected for Japanese fusion demonstration project https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/helical-selected-for-japanese-fusion-demonstration-project 4. Tennessee issues licence for fusion plant https://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/

  7. Sep 2

    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 power https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/pacific-fusion-next-fusion-machine-could-clear-key-hurdle-to-commercial-power/ 2. Kyoto Fusioneering raises $162 million https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/news/2026/08/24/4350 3. Marathon Fusion tackles one of fusion’s biggest fuel problems https://heatmap.news/climate-tech/marathon-fusion-lithium-tritium 4. Inertia Enterprises cuts fusion fuel production from days to hours https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/inertia-enterprises-finds-a-way-to-make-its-fusion-fuel-fast/ Bonus stories: STEP passes 50 fusion patent applications https://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

  8. Aug 19

    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 Technology https://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-Technology 2. Fusion energy developer TAE signs helium-3 future fuel supply option agreement https://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 reality https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mit-scientists-economic-framework-fusion-power-reality 4. Fusion fuel tech makes commercial leap https://www.neimagazine.com/news/fusion-fuel-tech-makes-commercial-leap/ 5. Latest MAST Upgrade experiments achieve milestones https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/latest-mast-upgrade-experiments-achieve-milestones 6. Fuse Touts ‘Highest’ Neutron Yield by Any Fusion Company https://www.powermag.com/fuse-touts-highest-neutron-yield-by-any-fusion-company/ Bonus stories: Fusion machines benefit from first-ever silver crystal tritium separation https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactors-get-first-silver-tritium Fusion energy expert Prof Dennis Whyte appointed next UKAEA CEO https://www.niauk.org/fusion-energy-expert-prof-dennis-whyte-appointed-next-ukaea-ceo/

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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: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ

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