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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $30 million in funding to support innovative R&D for a range of enabling technologies required for commercially attractive fusionenergy. ( Cross-cutting areas such as novel fusion materials and advanced and additive manufacturing. Source: ARPA-E.
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Canada-based General Fusion announced a new Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) machine that will fast-track the company’s technical progress. An animation showing how General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion technology works. An animation showing how General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion technology works.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $46 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002809 ) to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants. This funding is from the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program. The awardees are: Commonwealth Fusion Systems (Cambridge, MA). Austin, TX).
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The US Department of Energy has selected General Fusion for two new funding awards through the Office of FusionEnergy Science’s Innovation Network for FusionEnergy (INFUSE) program. At peak compression a fast burst of fusion is created.
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