Fusion power has a fuel problem; Hexium has a laser-powered solution

Fusion startups have a tough row to hoe. Their mission? To create a new kind of…

Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems hits key reactor construction milestone

Commonwealth Fusion Systems marked a major milestone Tuesday morning, announcing the installation of a key component…

General Fusion fires up its newest steampunk fusion reactor

General Fusion announced on Tuesday that it had successfully created plasma, a superheated fourth state of…

Renaissance Fusion raises €32M to radically simplify complex fusion reactors

Fusion power startups have long been stalked by one stubborn question: Will the technology work?  But…

Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft

Few fusion startups have been as closely watched as Helion. The 12-year-old company is backed by…

2025 will be the year climate tech learns to love AI

A lot can change in a few months. The climate tech world hasn’t exactly been turned…

Commonwealth Fusion Systems just picked its first commercial site partly because of its proximity to Washington, D.C.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems will build its first commercial-scale power plant just outside of Richmond, Virginia, the…

Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest

Fusion power startup Focused Energy has signed a deal to buy two of the world’s most…