Fusion News

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/

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/

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

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/

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. Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $1 billion in equity fundinghttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-fusion-energy-company-commonwealth-raises-1-billion-equity-funding-2026-07-30/2. Thea Energy lands a $20 million federal award to build its fusion magnet production linehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/thea-energy-lands-20m-federal-grant-to-build-its-magnets-for-fusion-reactors/3. Europe delivers a new fuel source for JT-60SAhttps://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/jt60sa-fuel-source-centrifuge-accelerator-f4e-sener/4. DOE announces the first Genesis Mission awards supporting AI-driven fusion researchhttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/doe-announces-first-genesis-mission-awards-supporting-ai-driven-fusion-research/5. UKAEA supports fusion inclusion into postgraduate educationhttps://www.ukaea.org/news/supporting-fusion-inclusion-into-postgraduate-education/Bonus stories:ITER upper launcher design ready for manufacturinghttps://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/iter-upper-launcher-design-ready-for-manufacturing/The Energy Gang: Is fusion power here at last?https://www.woodmac.com/podcasts/energy-gang/can-fusion-finally-deliver/