Fusion startup Helion hits blistering temps as it races toward 2028 deadline

Admin4 months ago09 mins

The Everett, Washington-based fusion energy startup Helion announced Friday that it has hit a key milestone in its quest for fusion power. Plasmas inside the company’s Polaris prototype reactor have reached 150 million degrees Celsius, three-quarters of the way toward what the company thinks it will need to operate a commercial fusion power plant. “We’re…

#Helion raises 5M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft

#Helion raises $425M to help build a fusion reactor for Microsoft

Admin1 year ago010 mins

Few fusion startups have been as closely watched as Helion. The 12-year-old company is backed by Sam Altman, rumored to be in talks with OpenAI, and has a deal to supply Microsoft with electricity by 2028 — years earlier than its competitors. The company’s unorthodox approach to fusion power and relative secrecy has earned it…