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Advances in Fusion Science

Pushing fusion conversations to the forefront.

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How Fusion Energy Works.

Fusion powers the sun and the stars, where immense forces compress and heat hydrogen plasma, fusing it into helium and releasing enormous amounts of energy. Commercial systems seek to replicate this fusion process, but need to create the pressure and heat by means other than gravity.

Fusion fuel has an energy density that is millions of times greater than fossil fuels.

Three factors put fusion at the forefront of conversations about the planet’s clean energy future:

Fusion Science

Experts in the fusion field have more powerful tools today. They are increasingly able to model and understand the fundamental physics of fusion and, as a result, more properly control the behaviour of fusion plasma. Learn how General Fusion’s plasma injector systems have put these tools to use.

Enabling Technologies

Supercomputing, artificial intelligence, advanced composite materials, high-speed digital control systems, and additive manufacturing (3D printing) offer a wide range of new ways to resolve historical barriers to practical fusion energy. Learn about our practical approach to fusion energy.

Private Industry

After decades of government-led research programs, business leaders have taken initiative to bring entrepreneurial, business-oriented approaches to commercializing fusion energy. In just a few years, investors have injected more than $6 billion into private fusion companies. Learn more about what motivates General Fusion’s investors.

Building value around new and existing technology.

The core technologies required for Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) make our approach practical.

We invent and maintain intellectual property where we can achieve the greatest gains. We innovate where we can maximize the application of proven industrial technologies. This balance allows us to design a cost-effective fusion energy facility.

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Leading us to a net-zero future.

“Today, fusion energy is considered one of the key technologies capable of leading us to a net-zero future, with the International Atomic Energy Association ranking it “among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy.”

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The art of building winning partnerships.

General Fusion will maximize the value of fusion technology by taking it out of the lab to industry leaders.

We are specialists and we know the best work happens with multidisciplinary teams. Establishing successful partnerships worldwide allows us to pay attention to characteristics of what energy consumers need all over the planet. To fulfill our mission, the design of our commercial fusion plant must benefit users anywhere.

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March 10, 2025

General Fusion’s Made-in-Canada Technology Achieves First Plasma in Cutting Edge Fusion Demonstration Machine

RICHMOND, British Columbia (March 11, 2025): General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) demonstration, Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), has successfully formed a magnetized plasma in the machine’s target chamber—a significant achievement in the operation of this world-first machine. LM26 is now

Most Recent, Press Releases

January 21, 2025

Private companies aim to demonstrate working fusion reactors in 2025

Our Chief Strategy Officer Megan Wilson shared the secret to our success with Science Magazine journalist Daniel Clery. We “incrementally improve very quickly, to iterate on our plan, to learn, and to move on to get results.” In the article, Megan,

Industry Updates, Most Recent

December 27, 2024

AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies

“We need clean, baseload power that is free of both carbon dioxide and methane emissions, that’s reliable and affordable.” Our Chief Strategy Officer Megan Wilson spoke with CNN technology reporter Clare Duffy about the transformative potential of fusion energy as

Industry Updates

December 18, 2024

Building the Future of Energy: LM26 Assembly Complete

Our plasma injector is ready. We’ve integrated the compression system. The fusion vessel is installed. After a busy few months and an incredible effort by our team, the Lawson Machine 26 (LM26) assembly is complete! “This world-first machine embodies over

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November 22, 2024

General Fusion confirms significant fusion neutron yield and plasma stability during MTF compression experiment series with new peer-reviewed publication

Scientific results demonstrate the company’s achievements in creating fusion through MTF, providing foundation for its LM26 fusion demonstration, which will begin compressing large-scale plasmas in early 2025 to achieve transformative milestones RICHMOND, British Columbia (November 22, 2024): General Fusion has

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November 20, 2024

Fusion power is getting closer—no, really

Economist science & technology editor Geoffrey Carr looks at what’s to come in the race to commercialize clean fusion energy – a potentially landmark year in the real-world demonstration of fusion technologies. The article highlights our LM26 fusion machine, which

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