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The new International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fusion Elements report highlights that despite differing technological approaches and financing arrangements, the public and private sectors share a common objective: to make fusion a viable energy source. To achieve this goal, they have outlined needed areas of improvement: 🔬 several R&D areas still require further progress 🏭 expanding the industrial base 🏗️ developing global supply chains 👷 building a competent workforce 🧑⚖️clear legal and regulatory guidelines 📢 secure public support – all of which require cooperative multi-stakeholder engagement. This backs up the Helixos Plasma Power Framework that we released publicly earlier this year - a comprehensive approach to enable countries to capitalize on their unique strengths and opportunities within the fusion energy landscape Our 7 pillars encompass all needed areas of preparation, including the necessary policy, regulatory, financial, workforce, and scientific structures, to support the commercialization and eventual deployment of fusion energy. The IAEA underscores the importance of increased collaboration between governments and private entities, which is crucial for accelerating the transition from research to commercialization. Our pillars align with the IAEA's approach and further enable domestic adaptation in areas like industrial capability, economic integration, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Both aim to facilitate collaboration between government, industry, academia, and communities, for a more efficient and impactful energy transition! Full IAEA report here: https://lnkd.in/dUvzMRzY Plasma Power Framework: https://lnkd.in/e4jAuB97

Helixos is hiring a Senior Strategy Consultant to help bring cutting-edge cleantech, like fusion and nuclear energy, to market. We are developing strategies for countries, mapping commercialisation pathways for everything from reactors to rockets, and building the talent pipeline for these nascent industries. I am very proud and passionate about the team we are building at Helixos and looking for people that share our values and drive to make an impact. If you have strategy consulting experience and a passion for sustainability, check out this role!

Alex Borovskis and Shakila Fernando at the annual end-of-year showcase for Atomcraft at UNSW! Atomcraft is a program to create the world's first fusion reactor entirely designed, built, and operated by students. The team has set a very ambitious timeline and it's exciting to see the yearly progress come to life. Fusion is a crucial engineering challenge to solve, and if Australia is going to make progress, it's certainly going to come out of the ambitious engineers and scientists at UNSW.

Most of the world's electricity by 2080 will come from fusion energy - knowledge of the supply chain opportunities can be leveraged now 🚀 We collaborated with FusionX Group to develop a market sizing on future fusion electricity, construction, and supply chain markets. We analyzed over 190 countries across electricity market dynamics, technology development timing, and aggregated country deployments. We deliver a global market analysis of fusion system market penetration over the coming decades, crucial to understanding the potential scale and economic impact of fusion as a future clean and firm energy source. A strategic decision-making tool for all those who invest, plan infrastructure, finance, or advise the roll-out of this transformational technology. See link in comments for more 👇

Keith Sue is our seasoned strategist! As our Strategy & Commercialisation Lead, Keith brings a wealth of knowledge from so many industries to our work. Get to know him better here 👇

Keith Sue is our seasoned strategist! As our Strategy & Commercialisation Lead, Keith brings a wealth of knowledge from so many industries to our work. Get to know him better here 👇

Will #Romania be the first country in Europe to deploy SMRs? I'm in Bucharest this week and the momentum for new nuclear plants in this region is exciting. Romania’s national nuclear regulatory body completed the pre-authorization phase of the nuclear licensing process for Last Energy last month and can now formally enter the authorization phase. Last Energy plans to sell power from its 20 MWe SMR to a cement producer in Romania. Meanwhile, the NuScale Power project with Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA and RoPower is in Phase 2 of the FEED study that will result in a final investment decision for the Doicești SMR site. I also had the chance to take a tour of NuScale's E2 Center at Politehnica University of Bucharest. Great to see students taking interest and getting practical experience in nuclear operations with a modern system.

The FusionX/Helixos “Global Fusion Market Analysis: Electricity, Supply Chain & Construction” suggests the time to invest in fusion is now. ⚡️ The fusion electricity market is poised to reach $20 billion by 2040 and will supply over half of the world’s net electricity demand by 2080. 📈 Significant growth anticipated to start in the mid-2030s with a general expectation of the first commercially viable fusion machine. 🏗️ There’s a wealth of opportunities within the fusion energy supply chain that can be leveraged now: construction of fusion power plants is forecasted to be a $70 billion annual opportunity by 2040. Find the full analysis in the comments 👇 #FusionX #Helixos #CleanEnergy #FusionInnovation

It was great to be in Germany last week at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching, where I talked about delivering impact through research commercialisation in fusion technologies. ✨From Curiosity to Commercial Impact Research translation can bridge the gap, channeling curiosity-driven science toward impactful applications. Commercialisation not only accelerates technological adoption but also validates the value of ongoing research in real-world scenarios. 📈 Frameworks for Fusion Commercialisation There isn’t a one-size-fits-all pathway to commercialisation in fusion energy. Several frameworks and mechanisms exist, each suited to different innovation models and market landscapes. 🤝 Global Momentum in Public-Private Partnerships Countries worldwide are recognising fusion’s potential by establishing policies that foster public-private partnerships to accelerate bringing fusion technologies to the market and mature local supply chains. ⚙️ ASDEX Upgrade Tour I toured the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak which serves as a key experimental platform to address various physics and engineering challenges that are relevant to ITER and future fusion reactors. Among many pioneering efforts, the work on the tungsten wall has been impactful.

Perhaps Greece will join Poland, Estonia, and Italy in leaving the small club of European countries without domestic nuclear energy capacity (Denmark, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, and Portugal)? It's certainly an interesting time with opportunities and challenges in new #nuclearenergy developments, and we're excited to be part of the conversation.