Focused Energy raises $240M Series A for laser fusion

RWE was the main investor as Thomas Forner and Markus Roth aim to turn direct-drive laser fusion into grid power, with a first grid MWh targeted for 2037.

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Primary source: TechCrunch

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Focused Energy's round shows how fusion financing is shifting from science projects to infrastructure-scale bets. The hard question is whether laser fusion can move from rare lab shots to a plant firing 10 times per second.

Illustration of Focused Energy's direct-drive laser fusion reaction chamber, the technology Thomas Forner and Markus Roth plan to scale to grid power.

Thomas Forner and Prof. Dr. Markus Roth's Focused Energy has raised an oversubscribed $240 million Series A to build laser-driven fusion power plants, TechCrunch reported, giving one of the more capital-intensive fusion bets a larger balance sheet and a longer clock.…

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