Nuclear Fusion Plant Breaks Ground Aiming to Power Microsoft Data Centers

Nuclear fusion plant breaks ground aiming to power Microsoft data centers

Nuclear fusion energy is one step closer to becoming a reality after Helion Energy broke ground Wednesday on what could become the world’s first commercial fusion power plant. Construction in Washington state comes after Helion raised $1 billion for its nuclear fusion plant and signed an agreement to provide electricity to Microsoft by 2028.  Situated along the Columbia River about halfway between Seattle and Spokane, Helion’s Orion nuclear fusi…

Everett-based Helion breaks ground on ‘world’s first fusion power plant’

On the banks of the Columbia River in the small town of Malaga, Washington, Everett-based Helion has broken ground on what it says is “the world’s first fusion power plant.”

Sam Altman-Backed Nuclear Fusion Plant Starts Construction

The goal of the fusion plant is to supply power to Microsoft by 2028.

Helion Energy Starts Construction on Nuclear Fusion Plant to Power ...

Helion Energy starts construction on nuclear fusion plant to power Microsoft data centers

SAN FRANCISCO :Helion Energy, a startup backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and SoftBank's venture capital arm, has started construction on a site for a planned nuclear fusion power plant that will supply power to Microsoft data centers by 2028, the company said on Wednesday.The site in Malaga, Washington, is in th

E&E News: Startup begins work on US fusion power plant. Yes, fusion.

Helion Energy intends to deliver electricity to Microsoft within three years.