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Energy · σ Mid horizon

Fusion power

Fusion power generates energy by fusing light atomic nuclei — as the sun does — releasing enormous energy without long-lived radioactive waste or carbon, via magnetic (tokamak) or inertial (laser) confinement.

Field
Energy
Horizon
σ Sigma · 2029–2035
Lead center
Energy & Fusion
Maturity
Developing — prototypes scaling toward deployment
Why it matters

Fusion could provide abundant, safe, clean baseload power from plentiful fuel, potentially solving the energy problem that underlies climate and development.

Where it stands

Experiments have achieved ignition and net energy gain in the lab; a practical, continuous, economical power plant is the remaining challenge.

How ASIZ approaches it

The discovery loop, applied.

Through the Energy & Fusion center, ASIZ aims the discovery loop at fusion power: frontier models survey the literature and simulate the possibilities, rank the experiments most likely to resolve the open questions, and partner labs run the decisive ones — with results shared openly.