The Fusion Cluster

🌟 A Graphical Look Back at FUSION24 courtesy of Rebecca Osborne -Graphic Recorder/Illustration/Animation🌟 Reflecting on the recent FUSION24 showcase in London, we celebrate the incredible advancements and opportunities that fusion energy has unlocked over the past two years. The progress across various fronts is nothing short of extraordinary: 🔬 Breakthroughs in Science: Pioneering research propelling us closer to achieving sustainable fusion energy. 🏭 Commercialisation: new markets and revenue opportunities from fusion’s enabling technologies. 🔗 Supply Chains and Ecosystem: Building robust supply chains and a thriving fusion ecosystem to support large-scale deployment. 💰 Financing: Securing investments to drive further advancements and make fusion a reality. ⚡ Towards Power Plants: Significant strides towards the development of fusion power plants. 🤖 Synergy of AI and Fusion: Harnessing AI to accelerate fusion research and application. 👥 Human Factors: Shaping public perception, ensuring safety, and attracting top talent to drive the future of fusion. Inspiring the next generation whose lives will be positively impacted by fusion energy. At FUSION24, we believe fusion is the energy of the future, working with renewables to deliver the reliable and sustainable power the world needs. Bloomberg predicts a $40 trillion market potential for fusion – a testament to its transformative promise. We've never been closer to achieving fusion energy. Together, let's continue this journey to provide energy security, safety, and sustainability for all. #FusionIsComing #FusionEnergy #SustainableFuture #Innovation #CleanEnergy #AI #Renewables #EnergySecurity #FutureOfPower #Fusion24

There are giant strides being made around the world in the quest to get fusion energy on the grid - find out more about who, where and what in this video from FUSION24. From game changing developments at the National Ignition Facility to whistle-stop tours of public and private sector facilities around the globe with Melanie Windridge and the Fusion Industry Association, there's plenty going on! Who do you think has made the most exciting progress recently? Let us know! 👇 https://lnkd.in/e85utS7q

We’ve never been closer to a future with fusion energy. But what will this world look like? Mark Maslin, an Earth Systems Scientist from UCL discusses exactly that in the opening talk at FUSION24   ⭐ Why do we need fusion to help build sustainable and diverse energy production? ✈️ How might we solve the tricky challenge of ‘clean’ aviation? ⛏️ Why lithium and other rare earth mining is much LESS impactful than you might think…   🤔 What do you think a world with fusion energy would look like? Let us know!👇 Watch Mark’s full talk here:  https://lnkd.in/e-N42P7A #FusionEnergy #FusionPower #CleanEnergy #FutureEnergy #SustainableEnergy #EnergyRevolution #FusionResearch #NextGenEnergy #FusionTechnology #EnergyInnovation #ClimateSolutions #GreenEnergy

⚛Great to have supported The Fusion Cluster, Valerie Jamieson and the new Chair of the APPG, James Naish MP, to organise the first Fusion Energy APPG briefing session to take place under the new Government. Huge thanks to Prof Ian Chapman, CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Tristram Denton, of the Fusion Industry Association for talking to the 20+ MPs and Peers present about the opportunity which fusion presents and to outline how policymakers can help the UK retain its lead in fusion technology. Some excellent questions from parliamentarians present including from George Freeman FRSA MP, Adam Thompson MP, Rupert Lowe and Claire Young - and the event was made all the better by having Paul Methven CB, the director of STEP, and industry reps from Tokamak Energy, Jacobs, Assystem amongst others in the room.⚛ #fusionenergy #netzero #cleanenergy #thefuturesbrightthefuturesfusion

Tokamak Energy has launched its new business division https://lnkd.in/euYJTYzd to commercialise its high-temperature superconducting magnet technology. As well as providing magnets for fusion energy machines, there are many other potential applications: ⚡ enhanced wind turbines; 🔌 grid stabilisation and load levelling through energy storage 🚉 propulsion like maglev trains and magnetically-propelled ships 🔬 physics research and materials analysis Full press release: https://lnkd.in/ehHq8nX4

📢 There's less than a week left to take part in this crowdsourcing initiative from the Fusion Energy Solutions Taskforce, brought to you by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the US Fusion Outreach team. https://lnkd.in/giMBu3cv The winners will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas 💡 to either a global audience 🌍 at the Summit of the Future in New York City 🍎 on 20 September or at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024 #FusionEnergy #SupplyChain #Workforce #Diversity #PublicEngagement #PublicEducation #Innovators #NGOs #Policy #Startups #Academia

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FUSION24 highlighted the opportunities afforded by fusion and the extraordinary progress that’s taken place over the past two years. ⭐ breakthroughs in science ⭐ the ways we’re beginning to commercialise fusion technology ⭐ build supply chains and a fusion ecosystem ⭐ financing ⭐progress towards power plants ⭐the synergy of AI and fusion ⭐public perception ⭐regulation ⭐attracting the best to work in fusion ⭐inspiring the generation whose lives are set to benefit from fusion

UKAEA has just launched a PIN for a "Partnership opportunity for a Mission led AI & Simulation Supercomputing Centre at UKAEA’s Culham Campus". This opportunity may be of interest to Data Centre hosting organisations, Cloud Service Providers, industrial HPC / AI users, OEMs within the HPC supply chain and other forms of private investment. Please share appropriately.

The Fusion Industry Association has released its latest annual report. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the emerging fusion industry. https://lnkd.in/d8tQSQGf Among the key findings: ☀ Total investment rises to over $7.1 billion, with notable deals for Xcimer Energy Corporation ($100m), SHINE Technologies ($90m) and Helion ($65m) ☀ More than 4,000 people around the world are now employed in private fusion companies, an increase of 34% in the past year ☀ Public-private partnerships have moved forward in the past year in the US, German, Japan and UK ☀ Timeline for producing fusion-generated electricity remains in 2030s ☀ Two-thirds of the 45 companies surveyed believe funding will be a barrier to success #fusioniscoming #fusionenergy