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Sam Altman’s fusion startup Helion Energy hits 150 million degree plasma temperature—a milestone that could bring first grid power in 2028

Helion Energy achieves plasma at a stunning 150 million degrees Celsius, well above the threshold to eventually generate stable fusion power.

Fortune · Feb 13

Nuclear fusion startup Helion to build ‘world’s first’ power plant after raising $425 million

Helion Energy says it will ‘keep pushing to do what no one has done before’

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025

Companies say they're closing in on nuclear fusion as an energy source. Will it work?

For decades, government scientists have toiled away trying to make nuclear fusion work. Will commercial companies sprint to the finish?

WEKU · Dec 4, 2023