A global race to develop fusion energy has begun — and governments that actively support the commercial fusion industry stand to benefit from this clean and essentially limitless source of power.
They’ll be able to plug their economies into fusion power plants that can reliably meet rising electricity demand, enable new industries, and improve energy security. Fusion, the last new energy source the planet needs, will help those countries chart the most prosperous path into the future.
We’ve seen new signs that governments have realized the importance:
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A global race to develop fusion energy has begun — and governments that actively support the commercial fusion industry stand to benefit from this clean and essentially limitless source of power.
They’ll be able to plug their economies into fusion power plants that can reliably meet rising electricity demand, enable new industries, and improve energy security. Fusion, the last new energy source the planet needs, will help those countries chart the most prosperous path into the future.
We’ve seen new signs that governments have realized the importance:
* Germany’s new government leadership wants the first [fusion power plant to be in Germany](https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/germanys-new-government-readies-for-a-push-towards-fusion-power/), part of an ecosystem of scientists, start-ups, and other businesses.
* Japan’s government has developed a national strategy on fusion. It recently released a draft plan for regulating commercial fusion that’ll ensure the growth of the fusion industry, and it included [fusion as a governmentwide R&D target](https://www.jst.go.jp/moonshot/en/program/goal10/index.html) in its Moonshot program.
* And in January, the United Kingdom [allocated a further £410 million](https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/record-fusion-funding-from-uk-government/) (about $530 million) for fusion energy work at the UK Atomic Energy Authority ([UKAEA](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority)).
As support for fusion grows globally, policymakers in the US should do more.
Remember when the US was the undisputed world leader in science? Pepperidge farms remembers.
not a thing needed for home users. Business – sure. Not home use. Green is cheaper and you can go off-grid.
Your saying I will pay x5 more for energy – because I want to??