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Forbes, “Was 2021 A Breakthrough Year For Fusion Energy?”

By ECG Jan 07, 2022

“2021 has become a watershed year for fusion energy, with $5 billion of investment in fusion device efforts and recognition of fusion energy as a climate change mitigation power source by the first ever inclusion of fusion in the official dialogue of COP26, to name only two in a long…

2021: The Dawn of the Fusion Age

By Jane Hotchkiss Jan 04, 2022

When humanity looks back at the history of climate actions advanced to build its non-carbon energy cycle, fusion, and the year 2021 will stand out. The year saw significant, announced milestones in plasma physics and engineering—in superconducting magnets and sustained plasma temperatures, for example—complemented by investment milestones—at least $4 billion…

Boston Globe, “After years of doubts, hopes grow that nuclear fusion is finally for real and could help address climate change”

By ECG Dec 28, 2021

“I started in renewables 25 years ago, when we were being told that photovoltaics was a pipe dream, similar to what the conversation is today about fusion,” said Jane Hotchkiss, president of Energy Common Good, a Concord-based advocacy group for fusion energy. “It’s not just about technological viability; there are…