Private companies aim to demonstrate working fusion reactors in 2025

Image caption: A reactor vessel (left) and plasma injector (right) come together for General Fusion’s debut in February. Image credit: Erik Andersen / General Fusion. Article by Daniel Clery. Science – January 21, 2025.

Will this be the year private companies start to transform nuclear fusion from an interminable scientific puzzle into a profitable technology for producing carbon-free energy? So far, most of the dozens of efforts backed by venture capital have not gotten beyond computer predictions and small-scale prototypes. […]

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