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The  (FIA) has released its 2025 Supply Chain Report. The annual report, which surveyed 22 private fusion companies and 57 suppliers, finds a 73% spending increase among respondants, from around USD 250 million in 2023 to USD 434 million in 2024 (and not all companies responded). The FIA anticipates that supply chain spending will grow by another 25% this year. 

Eighty-six percent of those surveyed saw their fusion-related business increase last year. The 57 suppliers who responded reported investing a combined USD 230 million on building new capacity (including people and machinery) to support this growth.

Concerns remain amongst fusion companies and suppliers regarding challenges in meeting the increasing demand. Nearly a third of fusion companies (31%) expressed concern about the availability of precision engineering and manufacturing suppliers to meet current commercial needs, rising to 63% for future needs. Every company surveyed named at least one key component or material where they had concerns about short- or long-term availability. 

From the report: "Overall, the biggest challenge remains the 'chicken or egg' problem; suppliers need to know that there will be a market to invest in, but fusion companies struggle to commit long-term in advance of hitting timeline milestones. A third of suppliers (31%) are prepared to take the risk of growing capacity to support fusion, and almost half (46%) will do so if there is some risk-sharing. Nonetheless, 83% currently see business risks associated with selling to the fusion industry."

The report can be downloaded from the FIA website .

On a clear morning in May 2025, our drone operator captured a series of spectacular views of the international territory that hosts the ������app installation. Four times as large as the Vatican City State, but slightly smaller than the Principality of Monaco, the ������app enclave covers 180 hectares, of which about half is occupied by buildings and infrastructure. The land was conceded by France to the ������app in 2010, and will be returned once ������app has completed its scientific program.

See the latest aerial photos here.

At the heart of fusion energy lies one of the universe’s most untamed elements: plasma—a high-energy state of matter seen in lightning, the aurora, and most spectacularly, in our sun. Scientists have spent decades trying to control it. But why? 

In this episode, host Kruti Fayot dives into the fascinating world of plasma: what it is, why it’s essential for fusion, how it’s being tamed inside machines like ������app, and the surprising role AI might play in the future of clean energy. Featuring insights from ������app experts Javier Artola, Michael Walsh, and Alberto Loarte, with a special introduction by plasma physicist Melanie Windridge and fusion analyst Jack Moore. If you’ve ever looked up at the Northern Lights or wondered how we’ll power the future — this one's for you.

Episode 3 of Behind the Science of Fusion is available now.

Find it on the ������app website's podcast page or open it directly here. You can also find the ������app podcast at , , , and .

Over the course of one very long day last week, sector module #7 was removed from vertical tooling and transferred into the tokamak pit where it now sits on temporary supports. The spectacular operation will be the subject of a detailed video, with interviews, later this week. For the time being, you can watch the operation in accelerated form in this 90-second time-lapse video.

See the video on YouTube .

The European Domestic Agency Fusion for Energy (F4E) is calling for fusion technology transfer demonstrator proposals before 30 June 2025.

Open to European companies and research organizations, the call aims to support projects that propose to take fusion breakthroughs into new markets. Proposals will be evaluated on the feasibility of the demonstrator project, its innovation potential, and socio-economic impact.

Proposals should describe the further use or adaptation of a technology or skill developed under F4E activities into a new product or service in non-fusion applications. The Call invites entities from the fusion sector (F4E's Industrial Partners) and the non-fusion sector to submit proposals.

The selected proposal will receive up to EUR 50,000 to aid with implementation. See for all details.

Applications are open for the 2026 EUROfusion Bernard Bigot Researcher Grants funding individual post-doctoral research projects for two years starting in 2026. The grants will contribute to the salaries, research and training activities of up to nine outstanding early-career researchers. With this grant, EUROfusion encourages excellence and career development of researchers who are already in the fusion program and aims to attract high-quality potential candidates from outside fusion research.

Eligibility:

* Researchers and engineers of all nationalities in possession of a doctoral degree (PhD) who have completed the PhD and defended their thesis in the two years preceding the application deadline.
* The candidate must be employed by a EUROfusion Consortium member or one of their Affiliated Entities during the grant period. Interested candidates should jointly prepare their application with an institute(s) affiliated with EUROfusion, who will submit the application and offer to employ the candidate for the proposed duration of the project.

Apply by 12 May 2025. For all details, application documents, and deadlines .

The international ������app Business Forum (IBF/25) offers the opportunity to connect with global enterprises and create valuable business partnerships in fusion energy. Meet key players in the fusion supply chain—from companies and startups, to innovators shaping the global landscape. Approximately 850 people from 360 companies are currently registered and the industrial exhibition is sold-out (see the list of exhibitors ).

Join them in Marseille, France, from 23 to 25 April 2025 by signing up at .

The second ������app Private Sector Fusion Workshop will take place at ������app Headquarters in France on 22-23 April 2025.  

The aim of the workshop is threefold: to help the private sector best take advantage of ������app's new mechanisms for knowledge sharing and collaboration; to understand who is doing what to solve the remaining fusion technology challenges; and to highlight the capacities of the global fusion supply chain.

An updated program has just been published on the workshop website. Registration closes on Friday 11 April 2025. 

There is also still time to sign up for the ������app Business Forum (IBF/25) through 23 April . The two events are highly complementary. 

US ������app and Oak Ridge National Laboratory host a visit from ������app Director-General Pietro Barabaschi in late March. Highlights of the visit include the opportunity to present ������app status to the laboratory community, an informal US ������app all-hands Q&A session, and a visit to ORNL fusion labs including test stands for ������app plasma heating components and disruption mitigation studies. He also toured the now-under-construction Materials Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX), which will be a tool for studying plasma-materials interactions for future fusion devices.

US ������app is managed by ORNL, in partnership with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Savannah River National Laboratory, under the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Fusion Energy Sciences.

See the US ������app website .

Ever wonder how scientists are trying to recreate the power of the sun on Earth? In our latest ������app podcast episode, we dive into the fascinating world of tokamaks—donut-shaped magnetic cages that could be the key to unlimited clean energy. Join us in Season 3 of the ������app podcast as we unravel the mysteries of fusion with expert insights from ������app scientists, exploring how decades of research are bringing us closer to harnessing the same energy that powers stars. From tiny experimental devices to massive reactors, discover the incredible journey of fusion science and why tokamaks might just be humanity's most promising path to sustainable power.

Episode 2 of Behind the Science of Fusion is available now.

Look up "Tokamaks" on the podcast page of the ������app website or open it directly here. You can also find the ������app podcast at , , , , and .

The prestigious Women in Nuclear (WiN) Global Excellence Award is a chance to celebrate an individual who has communicated consistently, effectively and positively the key messages for the nuclear industry and nuclear applications.

The successful candidate will be offered free registration at the WiN Global 32nd Annual Conference in London (14-18 July 2025) and the opportunity to speak at the Annual Conference.

For application criteria see the . Apply by 13 April 2025.

Fusion Power Associates is calling out for nominations for two awards:

* The 2025 Leadership and Distinguished Career Awards (nominations are sought by 1 August). No supporting material is required for these nominations, although supporting statements are appreciated.

* The 2025 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Awards (Nominations are sought by 15 August). The purpose is to recognize individuals in the early part of their careers (maximum age 42) with both technical accomplishment and demonstrated leadership qualities. Nominating material should include the candidate's bio and letters of recommendation, including at least one letter from outside the nominee's home institution. 

Nominations and nominating material should preferably be sent electronically to fusionpwrassoc@aol.com.

The purpose, criteria and list of previous recipients for all awards are posted at (click on Awards). For questions contact: fusionpwrassoc@aol.com

From 13 April to 13 October 2025, the will open its gates in Osaka, Japan. As part of the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” 158 countries and organizations will showcase—in spectacular fashion—their cultural heritage and forward-thinking projects.

As part of the EXPO2025, ������app will have a prominent presence in the International Organizations Pavilion, where we will present the promise of fusion energy and the global collaboration that drives our pursuit of this transformative energy source.

Half-way through the six-month exhibition, on 13 July, ������app will host a special FUSION DAY in the National Day Hall with presentations, animations and video screenings.

If you are interested to visit the ������app exhibit or if you would like to attend the Special Fusion Day, please write to EXPO2025@iter.org.

We very much look forward to seeing you in Osaka.

Sign up before 1 April 2025 for this year's ������app International School on the topic of "Integrated Modelling in Magnetic Fusion Plasmas." The school will take place in Aix-en-Provence, France, from 30 June to 4 July 2025.

The scientific program, with 15 lectures and a half-day planned at ������app, is now available on the School's . The deadline for pre-registration & abstract submission is 1 April 2025.

See this poster for distribution in your institutes and universities.

The ������app Business Forum 2025 (IBF/25) will take place in Marseille, France, from 23 to 25 April 2025.

Through plenary sessions, workshops, and B2B meetings, expand your network and meet key players in the fusion supply chain, from regional and international companies to innovators shaping the future of energy. Get the latest on the ������app baseline and procurement opportunities, and meet representatives of the private fusion sector and its supply chain needs.

A general overview of the agenda is and includes 16 themed workshops bringing together experts from many different horizons. For supply chain companies, the Forum offers the opportunity to learn about a broader range of procurement needs. For startups, it enables concentrated access to a global set of companies with fusion-specific capabilities. Registration is open now. For industrial exhibitors, the deadline for registration is 28 March 2025.

Visit the  for more information.

All interested parties are also welcome at the second Private Sector Fusion Workshop, to be hosted at the ������app site right before IBF/25, on 22-23 April 2025 (priority will be given to participation by private sector fusion initiatives). See all information on this website.

From 19-20 February 2025 the historic city of Aachen, Germany—the main residence of Charlemagne—hosted the first binding.energy¹ conference, an international gathering on nuclear technology. Around 130 experts, 50 of them online, joined the discussions on the latest advancements in both fission and fusion technologies.

Organized by the German company Actimondo, provided a platform to share views on challenges and opportunities in nuclear technology such as material science, political strategy, private sector growth, regulatory framework, emerging markets, supply chain development, radiation protection, as well as workforce development and education.

������app’s Deputy Director Alain Becoulet presented a comprehensive project update. At its stand in the small exhibition area, ������app was joined by FuseNet whose Executive Officer Dario Cruz also presented education opportunities for young fusion experts in Europe.

¹The name of the conference, binding.energy, stems from a phenomenon in physics which describes the smallest amount of energy required to remove a particle from a system of particles. 

Save the Date! The FuseNet PhD Event 2025 will take place at ������app from 4 to 6 November 2025. 

The annual PhD Event is organized by the European Fusion Education Network, , as a network event. Meet and greet fellow fusion researchers from Europe and expand your network. The event features high-profile keynote speakers, a top-notch scientific program and the much anticipate PechaKucha contest, where students present their research in 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide.  

All information will be posted on in the coming months. 

On site at ������app in December 2024, Jan Hosan went looking for the human in the technological. 

As a commercial photographer who specializes in technological, industrial and scientific subjects, he says he looks to brings out the "aesthetical and the exciting" in each frame, while remaining true to the subject's function. At ������app he captured the scale and complexity of the undertaking but also—by including people at work in the shadow of giant components—the very human story.

You can scroll through his , or contact him .

We are pleased to announce the launch of an online web-shop, the ������app Boutique: .

Here you will be able to order ������app-branded clothing, office items, travel accessories and more for delivery to your home or address of choice. Boutique products range from simple pens and umbrellas to a mug featuring the Grad-Shafranov fusion equation, T-shirts illustrating the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction or the architecture of the ������app tokamak, and tote bags and water bottles featuring ������app-specific slogans and technical details.

The boutique is operated by an ������app contractor, Synneo. Questions about products and services can be addressed to their experts, .  Over time, we will add more items to the inventory.

Many of our followers have requested such a shop in the past. We hope you will enjoy showing your support with ������app-branded merchandise.

In December 2024 Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation in 2024, confirmed the completion of negotiations on a broad package of agreements that aim to “deepen and expand the EU-Switzerland relationship.”

As part of the agreements, Switzerland will participate in all three pillars of Horizon Europe (the European Union's key funding program for research and innovation) and the Euratom research and training program. It is under this latter program that Switzerland participated in the ������app project through the European Joint Undertaking for ������app (Fusion for Energy) from 2014 to 2020.

The restart of Switzerland's association to the Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and Euratom Research and Training programs is foreseen in 2025, subject to the signature of the agreement on Union programs. Switzerland's participation in Fusion for Energy is foreseen to start from 2026, and in Erasmus+ from 2027.

Switzerland will again become of Fusion for Energy, taking part in its governance and allowing Swiss companies and research centres to participate in ������app.

See press releases from the and the .

--European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation for 2024 Viola Amherd at a joint press conference in Bern on 20 December 2024 to announce the political agreement. (Photo credit: Keystone-SDA)