LIVERMORE, Calif. — Inertia Enterprises, a commercial fusion energy company, announced a $450 million investment “to bring limitless clean energy to the world,” the company said. The Series A round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from additional firms including GV (Google Ventures), Modern Capital, Threshold Ventures, and more. Founded in 2024, Inertia […]
Argonne, MIT Using Open-Source Code for Nuclear and Fusion Energy Research
January 16, 2026 by
The award winning OpenMC software package is helping researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology develop next-g nuclear and fusion ….
Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Digital Twins Collaboration with Siemens and Nvidia
January 6, 2026 by
DEVENS, Mass. (January 6, 2026) — Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) today announced collaborations with NVIDIA and Siemens to develop a digital twin of its SPARC fusion machine that will apply artificial intelligence, data and project management tools to accelerate commercial fusion. The digital twin will leverage troves of data from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of […]
ORNL Selected to Lead 3 Fusion Research Projects
September 15, 2025 by
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead three research collaborations with fusion industry partners as part of the 2025 cohort of the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy program, or INFUSE. The projects involve plasma diagnostics and advanced modeling and simulation to address challenges and create new technologies for development […]
DOE Announces $134M to Be Awarded for Fusion Energy Research
September 10, 2025 by
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $134 million in funding for two research programs for fusion energy technologies and innovation. A full list of projects and additional information can be found on the Fusion Energy Sciences program homepage. DOE is announcing $128 million for the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives. The funding was awarded to seven teams […]
LLNL Uses HPC to Push Fusion Target Design with AI
August 4, 2025 by
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) say they have reached a milestone in combining AI with fusion target design by deploying AI agents on two supercomputers to automate and accelerate inertial confinement fusion ….
HPC News Bytes 20250224: Microsoft Reports Quantum Advancement, DARPA’s Quantum Program, Harnessing GPUs on the Internet, France Claims Fusion Record
February 24, 2025 by
A good late February morning to you! Here’s a rapid (7:05) review of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: New in-house-manufactured Microsoft QPU ….
CEA Claims Nuclear Fusion Energy Record for Plasma Duration
February 19, 2025 by
Feb. 18, 2025 — French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for more than 22 minutes, a 25 percent improvement over the previous record. “This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more […]
Power & Cooling: CEA Claims Nuclear Fusion Energy Record for Plasma Duration
February 19, 2025 by
Feb. 18, 2025 — French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for more than 22 minutes, a 25 percent improvement over the previous record. “This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more […]
Breaking the ICE at Livermore: ICECap to Use Exascale Fusion Simulations for Digital Design
October 17, 2024 by
A multidisciplinary team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers is combining the power of exascale computing with AI, advanced workflows and GPU-acceleration with the intent to advance scientific innovation and revolutionize digital design.
