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September 06, 2023 09:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

Former CEO of UKAEA, Norman Harrison, Joins General Fusion’s Board of Directors

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, General Fusion announced the appointment of Norman Harrison to its Board of Directors. Norman is a world-class executive in the...
August 09, 2023 09:01 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion Announces Funding to Build New Fusion Machine Targeting Scientific Breakeven by 2026

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, General Fusion announced a new Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) machine that will fast-track the company's technical progress. To...
January 12, 2023 02:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion’s fusion energy demonstration receives consent at UKAEA’s Culham Campus

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and LONDON, Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the resolution to grant planning permission by the South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee,...
December 12, 2022 09:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion exceeds core technology performance targets with plasma and compression prototypes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Fusion has demonstrated plasma energy confinement times, plasma temperatures, and compression system performance that support...
November 10, 2022 10:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

CNL and General Fusion Sign MOU to Advance Commercial Fusion Energy

CHALK RIVER, Ontario, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization, and General Fusion, an international leader...
October 20, 2022 09:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion forges ahead on its unique Magnetized Target Fusion technology with the fabrication of an at-scale fusion vessel trial ring

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and LONDON, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Construction of General Fusion’s demonstration machine, which is being built at the UK Atomic Energy Agency’s Culham Campus,...
October 17, 2022 09:08 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announce collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, General Fusion and the UKAEA kick off projects to advance the commercialization of magnetized target fusion energy as part of an...
July 21, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion receives two funding awards from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance its Magnetized Target Fusion technology

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has selected General Fusion for two new funding awards through the Office of Fusion Energy Science’s Innovation...
July 07, 2022 19:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion Names Greg Twinney as Chief Executive Officer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Fusion announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Greg Twinney to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective...
April 04, 2022 08:00 ET | Source: General Fusion

General Fusion building a global market for fusion energy with industry leaders

World’s leading energy and industrial companies advising General Fusion on the development of practical commercial fusion power VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...