U.S. Fusion Energy

President Trump is all in on fusion energy!

Last week, @ENERGY announced the Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, aiming to accelerate US fusion "on the most rapid timeline." It highlights 3 main drivers - Build, Innovate, and Grow - as the strategy to scale commercial fusion in the 2030s. fusionindustryassociation.org/u-s-department…

The @IAEAorg’s World Fusion Outlook 2025 report says there are more than 160 #fusion devices now either operational, under construction or planned #nuclear tinyurl.com/49t2zhjp

Out today: Helion receives Conditional Use Permit to start the next phase of construction of Orion, the world’s first commercial fusion power plant. Read more: helionenergy.com/articles/helio…

We’re announcing a research collaboration with @CFS_energy, one of the world’s leading nuclear fusion companies. Together, we’re helping speed up the development of clean, safe, limitless fusion power with AI. ⚛️

It’s time to bring the new computing power of AI to fusion energy. Today, Commonwealth Fusion Systems and @GoogleDeepMind — giants in these two fields — revealed that we’ve joined forces to explore how AI can improve our SPARC fusion machine. Our researchers have begun applying artificial intelligence to different aspects of SPARC operations, a collaboration that ultimately holds the potential to accelerate our work to bring our clean, effectively limitless fusion energy to the electricity grid at scale. AI methods could improve several areas of the computationally complicated realm of fusion control. For example, Google DeepMind’s technology could help us plan operations ahead of time, testing numerous configuration options to tune SPARC’s setup for the best results. Or AI could be used as a co-pilot for SPARC: train an AI model how to operate the tokamak’s control knobs based on various scenarios, give it a high-level goal like maximizing fusion power within the limits of the machine, then let it guide SPARC’s control system. And Google DeepMind’s open-source TORAX software, which dovetails with this AI research, already has strengthened our simulation capabilities. We’re contributing to that project as well. Google DeepMind has a top track record for applying AI to some of the most challenging problems. Its models defeated top human players in games like Go and StarCraft, helped design Google AI processors, and made Google data centers more efficient. Its Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold AI leapfrogged earlier approaches to solving the famously hard protein folding problem that’s key to genetic and medical research. The time is ripe for this collaboration, and we’re happy it’s underway. AI and fusion energy are 21st century technologies that’ll power the global economy for generations to come. #FusionEnergy #PowerMoves #AI

California is a leader in fusion energy, and a new San Diego EDC report reveals how CA is sparking economic growth and a new U.S. energy era. See the full study for details: bit.ly/495yZoZ

“This roadmap provides the strategic foundation for building the scientific, technical, and industrial base needed to ensure American leadership in commercial fusion on an ambitious timeline.” – Jean Paul Allain, DOE’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences energy.gov/articles/energ…

In this challenging job market, look no further than the burgeoning industry of #fusionenergy where myriad opportunities await. And spread the word! The race toward fusion energy is ramping up fast. Become a fusioneer today! #FusionJobs usfusionenergy.org/opportunities

Just launched—tune in now! In the latest #MemosToThePresident, #SCSPTech President & CEO @Ylli_Bajraktari sat down with JP Allain, Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences at the @ENERGY. The conversation covered the future of fusion energy, recent breakthroughs, the urgent competition with China, and the critical need for robust public-private partnerships to drive U.S. energy leadership forward. 📺: youtube.com/watch?v=RxRRb0… 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi… 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/1yKwUK…

Memos to the President Podcast: A Conversation with Dr. JP Allain, Associate Director for Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) at the Department of Energy (DOE) #FusionEnergy youtu.be/RxRRb0fvxY8?si… via @YouTube

Join us for Fusion Energy Day at Expo 2025 Osaka on Sunday, 13 July! Celebrate the science behind the stars and the future of clean energy—featuring talks by global fusion leaders including ITER's DG Pietro Barabaschi.

Using modern tools, scientists have recreated deuterium-tritium fusion — an idea first introduced by Arthur Rhulig in the 1930s. The latest findings shed light on #fusion’s potential for clean energy. Read more in @PhysRevC: go.aps.org/4k0tD0h

Why the US and Europe could lose the race for fusion energy trib.al/fXQenP8

Looking forward to having Rick Needham, our Chief Commercial Officer, join @Reuters' first fusion discussion on July 24 as part of their webinar, "The Future of Fusion: Driving Commercial Success." Rick, alongside other leaders in the fusion space, will discuss overcoming the key challenges to commercializing fusion energy. Register here: events.reutersevents.com/future-of-fusi… #FusionEnergy

A private company working toward the commercialization of fusion energy is currently considering the city of Livermore among the potential sites for its new fusion research facility. bit.ly/44yNqOD

“Yes, there are some serious physics and engineering challenges that we still have to work through to make it commercially viable and scalable,” Michael Terrell, Google’s head of advanced energy, told reporters in a call. #FusionEnergy reuters.com/sustainability…

“We’re using this purchasing power that we have to send a demand signal to the market for fusion energy, and hopefully move CFS technology forward,” Michael Terrell, senior director for energy and climate at Google, said on the press call. #FusionEnergy ignition-news.com/google-goes-fo…

“Fusion holds huge potential as an energy source of the future: it’s clean, abundant and inherently safe, and it can be built just about anywhere.” #FusionEnergy blog.google/outreach-initi…