A breakthrough year for fusion, China breaks record, fusion energy excitement, private capital and the new age of nuclear fusion

Published: Jan. 14, 2022, 9:57 a.m.

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Cyd Cowley. Links to all the articles mentioned are below for further reading.

Fusion news stories discussed:

1. Was 2021 A Breakthrough Year For Fusion Energy?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniewindridge/2022/01/05/was-2021-a-breakthrough-year-for-fusion-energy/?sh=70aac59f762f

2. Fusion energy is a reason to be excited about the future

https://www.vox.com/22801265/fusion-energy-electricity-power-climate-change-research-iter

3. China’s Artificial Sun Just Broke a Record for Longest Sustained Nuclear Fusion

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chinas-artificial-sun-reactor-broke-record-for-nuclear-fusion-180979336/

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/china-artificial-sun-nuclear-fusion-renewable-b1985795.html

4. Fusion finance: could private capital deliver energy’s holy grail?

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fusion-finance-energys-holy-grail/#comment-385240

5.  Fueled By Billionaire Dollars, Nuclear Fusion Enters A New Age

https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2022/01/02/fueled-by-billionaire-dollars-nuclear-fusion-enters-a-new-age/?sh=4dd5087029f3


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