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Jul
29
Jun
Of Climate and COVID-19: A Tale of Two Crises
By Christofer Mowry, Chief Executive Officer at General Fusion Turns out the telltale signs of the COVID-19 pandemic were here long before this public health crisis overshadowed every aspect of our lives. While most of us were unaware of the gathering viral storm, COVID-19 quietly made its way from China to Europe last fall. By December, health experts became alarmed at the implications of what appeared to be isolated local outbreaks of infection, far removed from the everyday concerns of our own busy lives. Most of us and many of our political leaders chose to ignore these early warnings from those who spend their lives dedicated to understanding the complexities of epidemiology. Sound familiar? This is precisely the same disquieting chronology simultaneously unfolding with the changing Climate of our world.
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General Fusion Blog
15
Jan
General Fusion Wins Several New Votes of Confidence
By Christofer Mowry, Chief Executive Officer at General Fusion In the closing days of 2019 General Fusion put the finishing touches on a new round of financing. Of course, it was not really we who did all the work, but rather a global syndicate of stakeholders who leaned into the challenge of commercializing fusion energy with private and public funding for General Fusion’s mission.
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General Fusion Blog
20
Dec
No carbon emissions, no meltdowns: B.C.’s General Fusion aims to build safe, clean power plant of the future with US$65-million funding
-Sean Silcoff and Josh O'Kane, Globe and Mail: General Fusion Inc., a B.C. company backed by Jeff Bezos, has raised US$65-million to build a prototype plant in its quest to prove that nuclear fusion energy can be a commercially viable, carbon-free source of power. (paywall)
20
Dec
Bezos-Backed Fusion Startup Raises $100 Million for Demo System
-Will Wade and Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg: A fusion start-up backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos raised more than $100 million to help design and build a demonstration power plant.
20
Dec
A fusion startup backed by Jeff Bezos just raised another $65 million, signaling that investors are still betting on this ‘Holy Grail’ technology
-Benji Jones, Business Insider: Fusion energy startup General Fusion just raised another $65 million. The money will go towards constructing a demonstration power plant to test out its technology.
06
Nov
Nuclear fusion is ‘a question of when, not if’
-Matt McGrath, BBC: The prospects for developing nuclear fusion as a feasible source of energy have significantly improved, say experts.
06
Nov
Fusion Soon-ish
-Corey S. Powell, Medium: New materials, techniques, and fuels could speed the arrival of clean, abundant fusion energy.
29
Oct
Is Nuclear Fusion The Answer To Clean Energy?
-Katie Brigham, CNBC: Nuclear power has a controversial history, but many energy experts say it has a major role to play in our energy future. Some in the industry are working to make standard fission power safer and cheaper. Others are pursuing the holy grail of energy - nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun and the stars. If we figure out how to harness that power here on earth, it would be a huge game-changer.
14
Jan
Electricity from fusion is set to revolutionize the energy world
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