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Energy for the Common Good (ECG) celebrates the joint achievement of MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) in our advancement towards commercial fusion energy. Their creation and successful test of the world’s strongest high temperature superconducting magnet shows that a tokamak can be built that achieves net energy (and more) with a footprint and…

I hope this important editorial (Bloomberg: Get Ready for the Nuclear Fusion Revolution) resonates with you, as we coalesce around the solutions we need to abate climate change. We are experiencing a prelude of its ravages as fires consume vast landscapes dried by drought and hurricanes wreck cities and towns.My…

When fusion energy enters the market, it will offer a dense, carbon-free, renewable energy source unmatched by current technologies. The power generation that it can provide will be a critical partner to renewables. But, taking into consideration what we have learned from renewable energy policy, finance, and commercial project development,…

How long will fusion take to get here? That’s the question people have been asking for the better part of seventy years. This is a question ECG fields regularly, so I’ll take a few minutes to outline my views on fusion’s “timeline.” For context, the traditional answer to this question…

Depending on your audience, talking about climate and energy technologies to address climate change can lead to uncomfortable or charged conversations. At Energy for the Common Good, we often navigate issues such as the perceived risks of fusion energy, the urgent need to fund fusion research and development, and the…

At Energy for the Common Good (ECG), we seek to engage with stakeholders on current developments in the increasingly relevant national discussion on fusion energy in a clear, consistent, and public manner. In this blog, we will provide periodic commentaries on fusion and other clean energy technology news as well…