Sam Altman-Backed Startup Invests Half A Billion Dollars To Build World's First Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
Open AI CEO Sam Altman-backed Startup is investing in world's first nuclear fusion based power plant to solve the energy crisis in United States.
Sam Altman-Backed Startup Raises $425 Million To Build World's 1st Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
With the latest round of funding, Helion has raised over $1 billion in capital since it was founded in 2013. The company claims that it will build the world's first nuclear fusion power plant by 2028 and has already secured a purchase agreement from Microsoft which is a major investor in Mr Altman's OpenAI.
Sam Altman’s $5.4B Nuclear Fusion Startup Helion Baffles Science Community
Helion’s nuclear fusion promises have garnered the attention of Silicon Valley—and raised concerns amongst scientists wary of its aggressive timeline.
Nuclear fusion startup Helion to build ‘world’s first’ power plant after raising $425 million
A nuclear fusion startup backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman has raised nearly half a billion dollars to build what it hopes to be the world’s first power plant using the next-generation energy source.
US nuclear fusion start-up backed by Sam Altman and Peter Thiel secures $425mn
A US start-up whose backers include tech billionaires Sam Altman and Peter Thiel has raised $425mn to keep it on track to achieve its target of producing electricity from nuclear fusion in 2028. Helion has the most ambitious timeline among start-ups racing to develop nuclear fusion,
Sam Altman, SoftBank invest in $425M round for Helion, a Seattle-area startup chasing fusion power
Seattle-area company Helion Energy gets $425 million from investors including Sam Altman and Softbank to pursue clean energy's "Holy Grail."
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China secretly building world’s largest nuclear fusion laser, US satellite exposes
Satellite images reveal China is building a massive laser fusion facility, which can be used in nuclear weapons research as ...
Private Sector Advances Nuclear Fusion With AI – New Plant To Open Soon
As part of a series of presentations this month, I heard from Bob Mumgaard, CEO and Co-founder at Commonwealth Fusion Systems ...
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General Atomics sees an end to the long road toward nuclear fusion
The clean energy source we’ve been pursuing for decades is advancing with 200,000 “plasma shots” at General Atomics in San ...
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Helion has $1 billion and 3 years to figure out fusion-powered energy
Washington-based fusion energy company Helion just raised US$425 million in fresh funding for its bid to be the first to ...
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Tokamak Energy’s nuclear fusion plant gets 1 MW gyrotron boost for superheating plasma
Tokamak Energy receives a new 1 MW gyrotron to superheat plasma in its ST40 fusion device, advancing the development of ...
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AI could help overcome the hurdles to making nuclear fusion a practical energy source
The pursuit of nuclear fusion as a clean, sustainable energy source represents one of the most challenging scientific and ...
SMART: One step closer to nuclear fusion with its first plasma
In a pioneering approach to achieve fusion energy, the SMART device has successfully generated its first tokamak plasma. This ...
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UK Government Pledges Record Investment in Nuclear Fusion
The UK government has announced a record £506 million investment in nuclear fusion, aiming to build a prototype power plant ...