by Mike Heumann | Aug 12, 2024 | Blog, Featured
What Does It Take to Commercialize Fusion? “What does it take to commercialize fusion?” is really the “trillion-dollar question”, and I don’t utilize the milestone “trillion-dollar” lightly. The forecasts in the upcoming Ignition Research report predicts exactly that...
by Mike Heumann | Aug 5, 2024 | Blog, Featured
How is Fusion Coming Along? Commonwealth Fusion (USA; $2B in funding) TAE Technologies (USA; $1.3B in funding) Helion Energy (USA; $577.8M in funding) General Fusion (Canada; $350.7M in funding) Neo Fusion (China; CN¥1.5B in funding – equivalent to $205M USD) Zap...
by Mike Heumann | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog, Discover
Different Fusion Technologies Our last blog mentioned a number of different fusion technologies that are progressing towards powering the first commercial fusion power plant. Here is a quick overview of these technologies: Magnetic Confinement: This approach uses very...
by Mike Heumann | Jul 22, 2024 | Blog, Featured
What Are The First Steps Toward Commercial Fusion Energy? Microsoft and Helion have announced one of the first commercial fusion energy systems is scheduled to be delivered in 2028. The motivation for Microsoft’s interest in fusion energy is obvious – the rapidly...
by Mike Heumann | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog, Discover, Markets
Ignition Research Requesting Comments from Fusion Energy Community Ignition Research is preparing to launch the Fusion Energy Worldwide Demand Market Report and is requesting comments from the Fusion Energy community to improve its substance and relevance. We are...
by Mike Heumann | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog, Discover, Markets, Resources
Why is Fusion Important? The Electricity Gap No matter what you believe will occur in the near future, one thing is for sure – the use of electricity will continue to increase at a rapid rate. From electric vehicles (EVs) to artificial intelligence (AI) and hyperscale...
