Pirates.BZ Tech Startup News1d ago
#Helion, a #fusion #startup backed by Sam Altman, raised $465 million in a Series G funding round, valuing the company at $15.5 billion. The funding will support the completion of #Orion, Helion’s first #powerplant, with the goal of deploying #fusionpower to the grid by 2028. Helion’s unique approach, which involves harvesting electricity directly from magnets, has garnered both interest and scepticism from the scientific community. https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/helion-the-sam-altman-backed-fusion-startup-raises-465m-to-build-a-power-plant-for-microsoft/?Pirates.BZ #Pirates #Tech #Startup #News
Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch

Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.

TechCrunch
🔏 Matthias WiesmannApr 24

The article is a bit skimpy on details and the curves really simplistic – well it's log scale – but the conclusion I can see, even if fusion power plants would work, they probably won't be cost effective soon.

#fusionpower #powergeneration #capex

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-026-02022-9

Fusion power unlikely to become competitive - Nature Energy

While nuclear fusion power is often hailed as a future source of abundant, clean energy, current dominant fusion designs, magnetic and laser inertial, are unlikely to become competitive due to their expected low experience rates. Accordingly, policymakers should not rely on, or fund, fusion power as a core pillar of future clean energy systems unless designs with different characteristics are developed.

Nature
Hacker NewsApr 21

Fusion Power Plant Simulator

https://www.fusionenergybase.com/fusion-power-plant-simulator

#HackerNews #FusionPower #Simulation #Technology #EnergyInnovation #FutureOfEnergy

Fusion Power Plant Simulator

Interactive diagram showing energy flows in a fusion power plant. Adjust Q, conversion efficiency, and heating system efficiency to explore how plasma gain translates to net electricity.

Fusion Energy Base
Salvatore DenaroApr 9
"...operational fusion plant to the European grid by the 2030s. If things proceed as planned, the power plant, Stellaris, would be the first of its kind to generate net energy gain for both commercial and research purposes." #FusionPower #GreenEnergy

The Race to Build the World's ...
The Race to Build the World's First Commercial Fusion Plant Is Heating Up

Private and government stakeholders alike seem to believe that fusion energy is right around the corner.

Gizmodo
Salvatore DenaroApr 9

"...operational fusion plant to the European grid by the 2030s. If things proceed as planned, the power plant, Stellaris, would be the first of its kind to generate net energy gain for both commercial and research purposes." #FusionPower #GreenEnergy

https://gizmodo.com/germany-enters-the-race-to-bring-the-first-commercial-fusion-plant-to-grids-2000728434

The Race to Build the World's First Commercial Fusion Plant Is Heating Up

Private and government stakeholders alike seem to believe that fusion energy is right around the corner.

Gizmodo
Doug BostromApr 1

"Just because we can" is sometimes enough reason for what otherwise looks like pointless activity (BASE jumping, NFL football, sudoku, putting boots on the moon with no clearly defined purpose etc.) but when it comes to actual utility, why we think creating our own sun-in-a-bottle is better than using the actual freely gifted fusion reactor we already have continues to mystify me. The trade for any gain is starkly lopsided.

#FusionPower
#PoeticHubris

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-026-02022-9

Fusion power unlikely to become competitive - Nature Energy

While nuclear fusion power is often hailed as a future source of abundant, clean energy, current dominant fusion designs, magnetic and laser inertial, are unlikely to become competitive due to their expected low experience rates. Accordingly, policymakers should not rely on, or fund, fusion power as a core pillar of future clean energy systems unless designs with different characteristics are developed.

Nature
Raglan Niall  Mar 7

Openstar hit another step on their development. Nice one. Fusions now only 9 1/2 years away ;-)

They'd better have some good de-greaser given how many politicians they had on site. It would be handy if they had a nuclear incinerator handy....

https://youtu.be/1GcLOcWLqXQ

#OpenStar #Fusion #FusionPower

OpenStar Plasma Showcase

YouTube
KillBait NewsMar 3

Advanced Plasma Sensors Could Be Key to Unlocking Commercial Fusion Power

📰 Original title: The hidden technology that could unlock commercial fusion power

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/advanced-plasma-sensors-could-be-key-to-unlocking-commercial-fusion-power/?redirpost=045add89-5279-40d2-b41c-64316bc2fc57

#science #fusionenergy #plasmasensors #fusionpower

Advanced Plasma Sensors Could Be Key to Unlocking Commercial Fusion Power

Fusion energy has the potential to be a significant source of clean energy, but researchers face challenges in measuring the extreme and fast-moving plasmas necessary for fusion reactions.

KillBait Archive
KillBaitMar 3

Advanced Plasma Sensors Could Be Key to Unlocking Commercial Fusion Power

📰 Original title: The hidden technology that could unlock commercial fusion power

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/advanced-plasma-sensors-could-be-key-to-unlocking-commercial-fusion-power/?redirpost=045add89-5279-40d2-b41c-64316bc2fc57

#science #fusionenergy #plasmasensors #fusionpower

Advanced Plasma Sensors Could Be Key to Unlocking Commercial Fusion Power

Fusion energy has the potential to be a significant source of clean energy, but researchers face challenges in measuring the extreme and fast-moving plasmas necessary for fusion reactions.

KillBait Archive
balkonsolarJan 16

RE: https://freiburg.social/@balkonsolar/115850440105311243

Hiermit präsentieren wir den #Europa 🇪🇺 „Fernfusion? Ja, Bitte“ - Aufkleber.

Ab sofort als Beilage bei der Bestellung unseres Patch.

Danke an @BrennpunktUA für seine geniale Aufkleber Vorlagen.

#Fernfusion #BalkonSolar #fusionpower #Fusionsenergie #Fusion