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Commonwealth Fusion Becomes the First Fusion Company to Apply for a Major US Grid Connection, Targeting 400 MW in Virginia by the Early 2030s
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has filed a generation interconnection request with PJM for its 400 MW Fall Line plant in Virginia, the first time a fusion developer has formally entered a major US grid queue.
Inertia Enterprises and Lawrence Livermore Sign Landmark Fusion Partnership, Licensing 200 Patents to Commercialize NIF Science
Fusion startup Inertia Enterprises signed three agreements with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on April 14, gaining rights to ~200 patents to build a commercial laser fusion power plant.
SHINE Technologies Secures $263 Million DOE Loan to Complete World's Largest Fusion-Powered Medical Isotope Facility
The DOE backs SHINE's Chrysalis plant in Wisconsin, which aims to end U.S. dependence on imported molybdenum-99 using fusion neutron generators.
ARPA-E Commits Record $135 Million to Fusion Energy as Private Sector Races Toward First Commercial Plants
The U.S. energy research agency doubles its cumulative fusion spending in a single announcement, even as the White House proposes cutting the broader fusion budget.
Proxima Fusion Signs Agreement to Build Europe's First Commercial Stellarator Power Plant at Former German Nuclear Site
Munich-based Proxima Fusion, RWE, Bavaria, and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics have agreed on a two-stage, multibillion-euro roadmap to build a demonstration stellarator and a grid-connected commercial fusion plant at the decommissioned Gundremmingen reactor site.
Fusion Energy's Milestone Moment: Three Breakthroughs in Eight Weeks Signal a Turning Point
Helion, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and China's EAST reactor have each cleared critical technical barriers in early 2026, collectively marking the most concentrated period of fusion progress in the industry's history.