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GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.
Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.
Fusion startup Xcimer fired up the world’s largest privately owned laser.
Another fusion startup has raised another a massive round to make this type of power a reality.
Pacific Fusion’s sub-scale prototype delivered enormous amounts of power in a flash, setting the company up for its demonstration power plant.
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