TAE Technologies may have just unlocked a new application for fusion power: capturing carbon directly from the atmosphere. This week, the California fusion startup signed a memorandum of understanding with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures to look into supplying fusion power and heat to direct air capture (DAC) facilities that would filter carbon emissions straight out […]
Fusion is the word on the DOE’s lips this week. The agency is taking concrete steps toward its commitment to the commercial fusion sector, finally awarding a set of previously announced grants and announcing a brand-new program to support tech development in the sector.
Xcimer Energy has topped the year-to-date record for a fusion company fundraise with its $100M Series A.
This morning, Last Energy, a US company developing a scaled-down, manufacturable, shippable nuclear reactor, announced that it’s partnering with the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence to research how micro-nuclear tech could fit the alliance’s needs.
It’s official: The US is cutting off the flow of Russian uranium to its fleet of reactors.
Ignition caught up with Riordan to talk about the company’s approach to the monumental challenge of building commercial fusion.
The Nuclear Energy Institute has issued its state of the nuclear energy industry, and prospects are good.
You’ve heard of nuclear plants powering the data needs of AI. Now, get ready for AI to help the nuclear sector in return.
NANO Nuclear Energy officially hit the NASDAQ yesterday and is trading under the ticker $NNE. Jay Yu, NANO’s founder, executive chairman, and president, told Ignition that the company is going public early in its lifetime so that it can “grow with the public,” taking advantage of current investor enthusiasm for nuclear energy rather than pursuing […]
The Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan have individually explored nuclear power generation. Now, they plan to pool their resources in the name of clean energy production and decarbonization.
