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Scientists have set a new fusion energy world record, producing 69 megajoules at the Joint European Torus in the UK.

Fusion Reactor Produces Record Amount of Energy in Final Experiment

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the UK-based JET lab have smashed a fusion energy record for the first time in 25 years, producing 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds.

Fusion Scientists Say They Just Made a Major Breakthrough

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers are shipping the world's most powerful magnet to the construction site of the world's largest experimental fusion reactor called ITER.

World’s Strongest Magnet Could Help Make Fusion Energy a Reality

By Victor Tangermann

British engineers are preparing to test the fuel mix that could one day power the largest nuclear fusion experiment in the world, as Nature reports.

Scientists Now Testing Fuel for Giant New Fusion Reactor

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk argued that fusion energy will probably be more expensive than wind and solar. Experts are divided.

Elon Musk: Fusion Will Probably Be More Expensive Than Wind, Solar

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers have begun construction of the world's largest nuclear fusion project today in southern France, with operations planned to begin in late 2025.

Scientists Start Construction of World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

By Victor Tangermann

Experimental nuclear fusion reactors tend to leak out high-energy particles. New computer simulations may help scientists prevent that loss of energy.

Scientists Found a New Way to Make Fusion Reactors More Efficient

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers from Princeton University and the Department of Energy say they've discovered a new way to stabilize super-heated plasma in fusion reactions.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discovered a New Way to Stabilize Fusion Reactions

By Jon Christian

The United States should devote more resources to nuclear fusion research and build an ambitious prototype fusion power plant, according to a new report.

Science & Energy

Experts: United States Should Build a Prototype Fusion Power Plant

By Jon Christian

U.K. researchers say they've finally found a way to vent super-heated plasma, which can be as hot as the Sun, out of a tokamak fusion power reactor.

Researchers Just Overcame a Key Barrier to Fusion Power

By Jon Christian

Renewable energy could be produced with nuclear fusion.

Renewable Energy

ITER Nuclear Reactor May Be The “Holy Grail” of Limitless Renewable Energy

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These Cities Are Setting the Standard for Clean Energy Worldwide

By Kathleen Riley

Predicting 2017: How Future Energy Will Change Our Lives

Predicting 2017: How Future Energy Will Change Our Lives

By Todd Jaquith

Fusion Energy: Compact Tokamak is 100 Times Smaller And Could Run Years Earlier

Fusion Energy: Compact Tokamak is 100 Times Smaller And Could Run Years Earlier

By Patrick Caughill