Today, the Department of Energy made a major announcement that the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore Labs had achieved “ignition,” creating a fusion reaction that for the first time released more energy than it used.Read more...

This briefing note outlines the state of fusion energy research and development around the world and the efforts to generate commercially viable electrical power.Read more...

Host Andrew Holland and Fusion Industry Association's Melanie Windridge discuss how the fusion energy sector has changed in the last decade and the balance between public labs and private companies.Read more...

COO Andrew Holland comments on the future of Fusion Energy, citing private companies as the way forward. Read more...

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ARPA-E has announced $32 Million in funding towards accelerating fusion energyRead more...

Read the recap of Vice Admiral Lee Gunn's, USN (Ret.) recent trip to New Mexico to discuss the national security threat of climate change.Read more...

The Department of Energy has announced the creation of a new “Innovation Network for Fusion Energy” (INFUSE) program as a way to promote collaboration between the public and private sectors.Read more...

The Fusion Industry Association, a new group representing the interests of the private fusion industry, announced the launch of its website (www.FusionIndustryAssociation.org) and the beginning of a campaign to grow support for fusion power. The association and its 16 member companies are working to transform the global energy system by putting fusion energy on the grid.Read more...

Fusion expert Steven Cowley was named the new director of Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) this May. On June 9, Cowley received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, and on June 21, two PPPL physicists received prestigious DOE Early Career Research Grants.Read more...