Governments and private developers worldwide are accelerating nuclear fusion research amid technical breakthroughs that could bring commercial-scale, clean energy closer to reality.

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside the target chamber at the National Ignition Facility, where researchers work on getting higher energy outputs from fusion ...

Google on Monday announced a groundbreaking agreement with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to purchase 200 megawatts of clean fusion electricity from the company’s first commercial power plant, ARC.

Virginia has plans to launch the world’s first fusion power plant. On Tuesday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) announced that the largest private fusion company, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, will build the ...

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A new economic study estimates that development of clean fusion energy in California could add $125 billion to the state economy and support more than 40,000 jobs. The study released Thursday by the ...

Scientists have been trying to understand — and mimic — the way the sun produces energy for centuries. But recreating nuclear fusion on Earth presents an array of technical challenges. It involves ...

While the world's only major fusion power effort -- ITER -- continues to trundle along, with an eventual first-fusion date of 2027 at a cost of more than $20 billion to taxpayers, there's a small lab ...

Fusion Fuel Green PLC (NASDAQ: HTOO) shares are down on Wednesday. The company announced a significant acquisition aimed at enhancing its position in the clean energy sector. Fusion Fuel has entered ...