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Private capital investment in the fusion energy industry reached a record $2.7 billion in 2021.
Helion Energy has a power purchase agreement to supply electricity to Microsoft starting in 2028.
Private capital investment in fusion companies totaled approximately $2.4 billion in 2025.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a scientific breakthrough by demonstrating net energy gain (Q > 1) in a fusion reaction.
Chris Gdonsky predicts that commercial electricity from fusion energy will be available on the grid within the next three to seven years.
China has invested almost $6.5 billion in fusion-related activities following the December 2022 ignition event at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
The Chinese government has funneled almost $3.8 billion into two private fusion companies.
Italian oil company Eni has signed a billion-dollar power purchase agreement for electricity from the first commercial power plant being developed by Commonwealth Fusion Systems in "Data Center Alley," Virginia.
Germany is investing billions of euros to aggressively pursue the commercialization of Stellarator-based fusion technology.
Helion Energy has started construction on the power plant site in Washington State that will supply electricity to Microsoft under their PPA.
Pacific Fusion raised $900 million in its Series A funding round to commercialize its fusion technology.
China is investing significantly more money in fusion energy than the U.S. government and private sector combined, with the goal of taking global leadership in the field.