We started in the magnet factory. SPARC is a tokamak, a device relying on powerful magnets to contain the plasma where fusion reactions take place. There will be three different types of magnets in ...

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Just as their name suggests, SMRs are miniaturized nuclear power plants designed to be mass produced in a modular fashion.

without the drawbacks associated with conventional nuclear reactors. Helion considered a frontrunner in the race to develop cost-effective commercial fusion power, plans to be the first company ...

Of all fusion startups, Helion has the most aggressive timeline. The company plans to produce electricity from its reactor in 2028. Its first customer? Microsoft. Helion uses a type of reactor ...

Unlike fission, nuclear fusion produces energy by combining two light elements to make a heavier one. But fusion energy is an ...

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Helion Energy announced the “world’s first fusion energy purchase agreement” in May 2023, after Microsoft signed a power purchase agreement to buy electricity generated from its fusion reactors.

As fusion energy’s breakthrough nears, the UAE is investing in a sector that poses a long-term threat to its fossil fuel ...

But Big Tech has also set ambitious sustainability goals focused on the use of low-carbon and zero-carbon sources to reduce ...

In addition, Chevron has invested in Zap Energy, a startup developing a next-generation modular nuclear reactor with the goal of ... Microsoft has a power purchase deal with Helion Energy to provide ...

"Helion is focused on doing fusion in a way ... it would use an existing framework to oversee the safety of fusion reactors and power plants. It opted not to impose the stricter rules applied ...