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China breaks ground on Helong-2 fusion platform, set to produce first hydrogen-boron electricity by 2030
Chinese energy company ENN has broken ground on Helong-2, an engineering platform designed to demonstrate electricity generation from proton-boron fusion by 2030.
Oct 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Fusion sector
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nT-Tao and Orion Nuclear Energy Corporation Announce Strategic Collaboration to Bring Compact Fusion Power to U.S. Data Centers and Critical Infrastructure
Israeli fusion developer nT-Tao has partnered with Orion Nuclear Energy Corporation to pursue the deployment of its compact fusion reactors for U.S. data centers and critical infrastructure.
Oct 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Fusion sector
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Fusion energy developer plans to manufacture in Tri-Cities, create 100s of jobs
Avalanche Energy, a Seattle startup, is transitioning from an emerging fusion technology company to a company preparing for commercial-scale manufacturing, it said.
Oct 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Fusion sector
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Startup makes tiny 'benchtop' fusion devices for more efficient reactors
Cambridge Heavy Industries is exploring ways to produce nuclear fusion and fuel in a smaller area.
Oct 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Fusion sector
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US nuclear fusion reactor to test custom exhaust for negative triangularity plasma
Scientists developing nuclear fusion have launched a new initiative to solve one of the ...
Oct 18, 2026 · 2 min read · General Atomics / DIII-D
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Sam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028
Helion Energy reports achieving a plasma temperature of 150 million degrees Celsius in its Polaris prototype, a key step toward the conditions required for its planned deuterium-helium-3 fusion power plant.
Aug 27, 2026 · 2 min read · Helion Energy
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Marvel Fusion breaks ground on $150M laser facility in Colorado
German startup Marvel Fusion has commenced construction on a $150 million laser facility at Colorado State University, aiming to advance its laser-based approach to commercial fusion energy.
Aug 9, 2026 · 2 min read · Marvel Fusion
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Germany’s Marvel Fusion to build $150M laser facility in US
German startup Marvel Fusion will construct a $150 million high-power, short-pulse laser facility at Colorado State University to advance its aneutronic, non-magnetic approach to inertial fusion energy.
Aug 9, 2026 · 2 min read · Marvel Fusion
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Engineers just finished assembling the most powerful magnet ever built — the 1,000-ton heart of the $22 billion reactor chasing limitless fusion energy
Engineers at the ITER facility in France have completed the assembly of the 1,000-ton, 13-Tesla Central Solenoid, a critical component manufactured by General Atomics for initiating plasma operations.
Jul 31, 2026 · 2 min read · Oak Ridge (ORNL)
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General Fusion Becomes First Publicly Listed Fusion Company Begins trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “GFUZ”
General Fusion has become the first private fusion energy company to be publicly traded, listing on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol GFUZ.
Aug 27, 2026 · 2 min read · General Fusion
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Helion Energy starts construction on nuclear fusion plant to power Microsoft data centers
Helion has begun construction on a 30,000-square-foot facility in Everett, Washington, to house its seventh-generation fusion prototype, Polaris, which aims to demonstrate net electricity generation.
Aug 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Helion Energy
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Commonwealth Fusion installs first of 18 magnets in SPARC reactor — first plasma energy targeted for 2027
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has installed the first of 18 toroidal field magnets into the SPARC tokamak vacuum vessel, marking a critical assembly milestone for the high-field, net-energy-gain experiment.
Aug 2, 2026 · 2 min read · MIT PSFC
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