Talk-Polywell.org

https://www.energymonitor.ai/tech/geoth ... nergy-ceo/

They're still stating the same goals, namely "2024 is when we first demonstrate this in the field, 2026 is when we first extract steam from the ground".

'Desktop fusion' startup Avalanche Energy lands $40m and logs new technology achievement https://www.geekwire.com/2023/desktop-fusion-startup-avalanche-energy-lands-40m-and-logs-new-tech-achievement/ The startup also announced that it reached a technology milestone, operating at 200 kV (kilovolt) wi...

Most interesting was the short list of false-positive causes they had tried and failed to eliminate. An orbital test is probably the best thing they could do (since they seemingly can afford it; thanks to SpaceX rideshare for lowering the cost). Let's face it, no amount of ground testing would suff...

Helion is (unsurprisingly) pleased with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recent decision to regulate fusion energy systems based on existing nuclear materials licensing.

https://twitter.com/Helion_Energy/statu ... 1827345408

But the startup’s expertise is not lost: three of its four co-founders have taken roles at former rival Zap Energy.

It's almost like a merger.

"Stellarator Fusion Company Type One Energy Group Raises $29 Million in First Financing Appoints Christofer Mowry as CEO" https://www.fusion-energy-news.com/type-one-energy Founded by several of the world’s leading stellarator experts, Type One Energy also brings concentrated experience from renowne...

ZAP has launched a blog:

https://www.zapenergy.com/blog

My fear is that the moment anyone has a fusion energy production prototype, we are going to see a much harder scrutiny, and murderous attacks. I do agree that so called "environmentalists" will rally against anything that does not justify them raising Malthus from the grave. This worries me as well...

So, "pure electricity". No gaseous, liquid or solid fuels. What could they be doing, capturing electrons from the solar wind and expelling those at high velocities? Except that those already travel at 250–750 km/s, and electrons have so little mass. From their website: IVO Ltd., the pioneer of capac...

Looks like the nanos.org.uk website doesn't like having its images linked or something. Here's the same image from another source: https://sppl.umd.edu/files/2016/02/proj2-1-1o3r9xk.png Here is a similar image which (to me) better represents what they are after: https://api.journals.elsevier.com/med...

Some good, positive statements.

"NT-Tao raises $22M to explore way to generate energy from nuclear fusion" https://venturebeat.com/games/nt-tao-raises-22m-to-explore-way-to-generate-energy-from-nuclear-fusion/ https://www.nt-tao.com/ Gour-Lavie said that NT-Tao has come up with an ultra-fast heating technology that will scale. He ...

"NASA Validates Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep Space Missions" https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/feature/nasa-validates-revolutionary-propulsion-design-for-deep-space-missions They have a video of it operating. a team of propulsion development engineers at NASA have developed and teste...

For sake of closure, rumor has it that their CFR project was shut down pre-COVID. I don't have any sources to cite, but this might be as much as we ever hear.

"The problems with Helion Energy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vUPhsF ... ableMatter

In case anyone has the time and energy to post a rebuttal there. The top level (pinned) comment smears David Kirtley's honesty.