A drone photo taken on March 9, 2025 shows the one-eighth vacuum chamber and overall installation system, one of the key subsystems of the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) ...

China is ramping up its nuclear fusion drive with the launch of a new state-backed firm. China Fusion Energy Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), was founded in ...

Using extensive simulations on a Department of Energy supercomputer, Knoxville-based Type One Energy Group has refined the design for a commercial-scale fusion power plant. The company’s concept for ...

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China has invested up to $13 billion in fusion energy since 2023, aiming for commercial power by 2030. U.S. lawmakers and scientists warn that Chinese dominance in fusion could reshape global ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has agreed to sell Italian energy company Eni more than $1 billion worth of power from its first fusion reactor. The power plant will be built outside of Richmond, Virginia ...

The power purchase agreement makes Eni the second major customer for Commonwealth’s first commercial fusion power plant. Eni, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, just agreed to buy $1 ...

HOUSTON — The University of Houston has received an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund fusion research. The grant is part of a $134 million program by led by the energy ...

In February, France's WEST nuclear fusion reactor made a big step toward getting clean, star-like energy for everyone. The machine held superheated plasma for 1,337 seconds, or just over 22 minutes.

A team of researchers has designed an exhaust system that dramatically reduces the extreme heat found inside fusion reactors. For years, scientists have pointed to nuclear fusion's potential to ...

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