Industry Key in Push for Fusion
November 13, 2019
“The race for fusion energy is now fully on,” says a leading researcher in the field, adding that current efforts favor “early involvement of industry in technology development and a greater appetite for tackling technology risk if it leads to commercial viability.” As a case in point, a venture capitalist backing a US firm working on the fusion push recently explained in Issues the key elements that private investment provides: money for entrepreneurs, guidance to keep them focused, and patience in solving problems that are too risky for most companies to tackle alone.