Located not far from Zap, for example, is another startup, Helion Energy, which has raised over $600 million in funding. It recently signed a deal to provide Microsoft with fusion power by 2028.

For fusion power aficionados, hitting “breakeven” is something of a Holy Grail: the point at which a fusion reaction produces more power than was required to ignite it. Only one scientific experiment, ...

"From its inception, Zap Energy's founders had an idea of how a power plant based on our Z-pinch configuration would work," says Zap Vice President of Systems Engineering Matthew C. Thompson.

Zap Energy confirms $130M round, shares progress on its demo power plant system Uncommon Thinkers: Zap’s Uri Shumlak wrestles with fusion energy in pursuit of carbon-free power ...

EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zap Energy has begun operations of Century, its new high-rep-rate, liquid-metal-cooled fusion test platform, and closed $130 million of fresh capital ...