Press Releases

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announces a plan to provide up to $45 million to support Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) research and development.

DOE announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects that will pair private industry with DOE’s National Laboratories to overcome challenges in fusion energy development.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)—a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making.

Innovative research will close gaps in the science and technology basis for a fusion energy pilot plant

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science (SC) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced $8.3 million for 20 research projects in High-Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP).

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for 18 projects with private industry to enhance collaboration with DOE national laboratories and U.S. universities to overcome challenges in fusion energy development.

Research will take place at domestic and international facilities and will address gaps for the design of a fusion pilot plant

Research Will Take Place at Several Plasma Facilities across the Nation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards for eight projects with private industry that will allow for collaboration with DOE national laboratories on overcoming challenges in fusion energy development.

Research will advance fundamental understanding of basic and low-temperature plasmas