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Bloomberg, “How Two Approaches to Nuclear Fusion Could Create Endless Green Energy”

By ECG Mar 06, 2023

“We have a real climate opportunity,” said Jane Hotchkiss, co-founder and president of Energy for the Common Good, a non-profit outside of Boston laying the groundwork for broad social acceptance of fusion power. People should be closely following today’s startups, “knowing that even if just seven of them hit their milestones…

Fusion, Press Releases

Energy for the Common Good Generation Fusion Program Sparks 5th Graders’ Interest

By ECG Feb 18, 2023

Schenectady, NY, February 18, 2023 – Dozens of students, parents, community, and government leaders from the Schenectady/Troy area came together today for the ECG Generation Fusion Pilot Program presentation day showcasing students’ fusion projects. The first cohort of 5th grade students took part in the afterschool STEM-based program learning about climate, clean energy,…

Fusion, Press Releases

Energy for the Common Good Celebrates This Historic Moment

By ECG Dec 13, 2022

Concord, MA -- Energy for the Common Good (ECG) applauds fusion’s positive scientific gain breakthrough achieved on December 5th by the National Ignition Facility (NIF) located at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California. According to data made public by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at today’s press conference, the…

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Scientific Net Energy Breakthrough

By ECG Dec 12, 2022

ECG celebrates the scientific breakthrough on net energy, which has been widely discussed in the press. The Department of Energy will host a press conference tomorrow, December 13th at 10:00 AM to discuss it in greater detail. More information can be found here.

Blog, Fusion

The Potential of Fusion Power to Advance SDG 7 Affordable & Clean Energy – A Youth Perspective

By ECG Sep 26, 2022

Guest blog by Jona D. Cordonier-Gehring* Fusion power fundamentally is the power source of most of the universe. Every star, including the sun, produces light because of the fusion reactions taking place inside it, tiny hydrogen nuclei colliding with each other in a plasma at incredible temperatures and pressures, to…

Blog, Fusion

You’ve Seen This Before: Fusion in Science Fiction

By ECG Sep 08, 2022

Guest blog by Sophia Famular What’s the first thing you think of when you hear “solar energy”? A solar panel. “Wind power”; a windmill. Both these terms conjure an image in your mind. Correct? What about “fusion energy”? What do you picture? Unless you possess a vast knowledge of plasma…

Climate Change, Press Releases, Renewables

Energy for the Common Good celebrates historic step for climate and clean energy

By ECG Aug 18, 2022

PRESS RELEASE Biden Signs Historic Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Boston, MA, August 18, 2022: President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA 2022), a wide-ranging health care, tax, and climate bill, into law. The Act includes the single largest U.S. investment in history for energy security…

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ECG remembers Dr. Bernard Bigot, the Director-General of ITER

By ECG May 17, 2022

Energy for the Common Good, Inc. (ECG) extends its condolences to the family and colleagues of Dr. Bernard Bigot, the Director-General of ITER, who passed away on May 14th following an illness. Jane Hotchkiss, Founder and President of ECG, said “Dr. Bigot was in many ways larger than life…his passion,…

Blog, Climate Change, Fusion

Looking to fusion in our response to the global energy market shift

By Jane Hotchkiss Apr 25, 2022

The global energy market shift in support of Europe’s break from Russian natural gas dependence has the potential to adversely impact our net zero emissions goal. Climate implications of decisions made to support the countries impacted by Russian supplies of natural gas need to be considered. Opening new oil and…

Blog, Climate Change, Events, Fusion

A historic day in fusion

By Jane Hotchkiss Mar 19, 2022

When we Spring forward the light shines everywhere. At the White House Fusion Summit on March 17th, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) offered a poetic introduction of fusion power when he said “…there was light; and that light came from fusion energy.” Beyer, the Chair of the Congressional Fusion Caucus, gave…