November FIT Meeting Highlighted Importance of International Collaboration in Reaching Global Fusion Goals

The Fusion Industry Taskforce (FIT) held its eleventh meeting at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) last month in the heart of Westminster. FIT welcomed the recently elected MP for Bassetlaw Jo White to the meeting who has taken a great interest in fusion prior to and following her election to Parliament given the proximity […]
Fusion Newbie: Why I made the Switch to Fusion Energy

My first observation comes from what I have learned from trade announcements and conferences. Fusion is the epitome of the risk / reward balance. Harnessing fusion on Earth involves some technical challenges of terrific proportion. However, the payback in potentially unlimited clean, sustainable energy will be huge and there will be invaluable spin-off benefits along […]
How Fusion-CDT is Helping Plug the Gap in Fusion Sector Skills

The EPSRC-funded Fusion Centre for Doctoral Training (Fusion-CDT) exists to help bridge these skills gaps in the UK fusion sector, and two years into my Fusion CDT PhD at the University of York, I have already experienced the immense value that the Fusion-CDT offers. Renowned for its expertise in plasma physics, the University of York […]
September FIT Meeting Focuses on the Roadmap for Growing Fusion Sector Skills

Guest speakers included Nick Walkden, Head of Fusion Skills and FOSTER programme Director at UKAEA and James Jopling, Fusion Sector and Investment Lead at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Nick provided detailed insights on the challenges and opportunities growing the UK fusion talent pool and how industry must work in-step with Government […]
Fusion Industry Taskforce Meets Bassetlaw District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council in Retford to Discuss Region’s Fusion Energy Potential

With plans underway for the world’s first fusion demonstration reactor, STEP – Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – to be developed at the site of a former coal-fired power station at West Burton near Retford, discussions at the meeting focused on how to bring high-skilled, high-quality and high-paid jobs to the East Midlands and South […]
STEP Launches Whole Plant Partner Search

On 22 May, UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) officially launched the procurement for Whole Plant Partner (WPP) for the STEP programme. FIT welcomes the launch of the competition as it calls for two new industrial partners to help deliver and design the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) prototype fusion plant at its chosen site […]
Fusion Industry Taskforce Launch

Establishing a Platform for UK Fusion Collaboration and Leadership The Fusion Industry Taskforce (FIT) was launched formally this month at IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) in the heart of Westminster to a diverse audience of UK fusion stakeholders – fusion companies and the engineering supply chain, academia, as well as professional organisations and representatives from […]
How digital technologies and AI will bring fusion closer to reality.

Bringing fusion closer with digital twins For years, Fusion has tantalised us like a mirage in the desert; coming ever nearer, but never quite within touching distance. That is, until now. There are still complex physical processes and extreme conditions to overcome, but now we have a method to supercharge the development of fusion by […]