U.S. in a Race with China to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:52:11 +0000

Fusion energy is a promising form of power generation that aims to harness the same process that powers the sun and stars. Fusion involves combining two light atomic nuclei to […]

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Canadian Groups Invest Millions to Support Commercial Fusion Energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 18:26:44 +0000

A leading nuclear science and technology group in Canada, along with the investment arm of one of the country’s top banks, said they together would invest about CA$20 million ($14.6 […]

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Breakthrough Energy Venture’s Wilted Garden Of Climate Investments

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:34:43 +0000

Recently I sat down with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid, European cleantech investors, on their podcast Redefining Energy to talk about Breakthrough Energy Venture’s big misses. This followed our conversation about the cognitive biases of the billionaires such as Bill Gates which have persisted due to a bubble of confirmation … [continued]

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Group Selected to Develop Pilot Nuclear Fusion Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:22:55 +0000

A global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, announced it has been chose to develop the pre-concept design for a nuclear fusion pilot plant (FPP). The […]

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Weird & Wacky Ways Of Powering Data Centers Are Under Consideration

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:55:01 +0000

Data centers consume enormous amounts of electricity. They promise to use only renewable energy, but is that realistic?

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National Fusion Facility Completes Upgrade

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 15:01:17 +0000

Enhancements will enable research into the physics of advanced fusion reactors and accelerate the drive to commercial fusion energy. The DIII-D National Fusion Facility has completed a series of important […]

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Fluor to Design Commercial Laser Fusion Power Plant

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024 14:57:15 +0000

Longview Fusion Energy, a firm leveraging the recent fusion breakthrough at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), has secured a contract with engineering, procurement, and construction specialist Fluor to design what […]

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Fusion Energy Project Sited at Former TVA Coal-Fired Power Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:00:30 +0000

A major U.S. utility is part of a fusion energy project that would be located at the site of one of the company’s retired coal-fired power plants. Type One Energy […]

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U.S. Set to Lead Global Research for Nuclear Fusion

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 22:07:53 +0000

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said the U.S. is ready to work with other governments on research and development of nuclear fusion, as part of efforts to produce more carbon-free […]

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Nucor and Helion Target 2030 for Utility-Scale Fusion Power Plant

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:23:29 +0000

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Nucor Corp., a manufacturer of steel and steel products, and Helion, a fusion energy company, are collaborating to develop a 500-MW fusion power plant to supply baseload electricity to a […]

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