General Fusion goes public; EU lawmakers back fusion declaration; ‘High-power’ microwaves for fusion

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This episode features Abdus Shaik summarizing recent developments in fusion energy, including General Fusion's public offering and EU support for fusion initiatives.

Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. General Fusion to go public in US via $1 billion SPAC deal https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/general-fusion-go-public-us-via-1-billion-spac-deal-2026-01-22/ 2. EU lawmakers back declaration urging the bloc to lead in commercial fusion energy https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/27/eu-lawmakers-back-declaration-urging-the-bloc-to-lead-in-commercial-fusion-energy 3. UKAEA spinout to develop ‘high-power’ microwaves for fusion https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/ukaea-spinout-to-develop-high-power-microwaves-for-fusion/ 4. UT To Partner with ORNL, Type One Energy on World-Class Facility to Validate Next-Gen Fusion https://research.utk.edu/oried/2026/01/21/ut-to-partner-with-ornl-type-one-energy-on-world-class-facility-to-validate-next-gen-fusion/ 5. Drone test flights prove possibilities for use in fusion https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/drone-test-flights-prove-possibilities-for-use-in-fusion Bonus…

People in this episode

Guest: Abdus Shaik

Topics covered

• fusion energy
• General Fusion
• EU lawmakers
• microwaves for fusion
• commercial fusion energy
• SPAC deal

Keywords

• fusion
• General Fusion
• EU lawmakers
• microwaves
• SPAC deal
• commercial fusion
• UKAEA
• drone test flights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Imperial College, General Fusion, EU, UKAEA, ORNL, Type One Energy, Fusion Industry Association

Places: US, UK

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