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with unlimited
clean electricity
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Dr. David Kirtley
Founder & CEO

Chris Pihl
Co-Founder & CTO

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Co-Founder & Director of Research
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Microsoft signs power purchase deal with nuclear fusion company Helion
Private U.S. nuclear fusion company Helion Energy will provide Microsoft with electricity in about five years, the companies said on Wednesday.
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Microsoft Bets That Fusion Power Is Closer Than Many Think
Startup backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman agrees to provide tech giant with electricity by 2028
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Announcing Helion’s fusion power purchase agreement with Microsoft
In pursuit of building the world’s first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity
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Tech Billionaires Bet on Fusion as Holy Grail for Business
Sam Altman has placed one of the biggest bets of his career on a company that might be even more futuristic than OpenAI: a nuclear-fusion startup called Helion Energy Inc.
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Nuclear fusion will not be regulated the same way nuclear fission is - a big win for the fusion industry
The nation’s top regulatory body for nuclear power plants and other nuclear materials, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has officially voted to regulate nuclear fusion differently than fission.
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The 2022 Good Tech Awards
Nuclear fusion, generative A.I., bee tracking and more. There’s a lot to like.
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What it feels like to visit a fusion company lab on a day when wildfire smoke cloaks the horizon
Visiting Helion Energy’s enormous workspace and lab in Everett, Wash., pulled the idea of fusion out of the completely fantastical and into the potentially real for me.
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Helion supports Congressional call for differentiated regulatory framework for fusion energy
Appropriate regulation will enable Helion to safely and rapidly deploy fusion electricity to the grid
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Helion Energy: New Everett company has sun in its eyes
The firm is the winner of a new award by Economic Alliance Snohomish County, called Opportunity Lives Here.
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Readout of the White House Summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy
The Biden-Harris Administration is developing a strategy to accelerate fusion energy– a clean energy technology that uses the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars.
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Can fusion-powered Helion Energy change the world - from Everett?
From its new Everett headquarters, Helion Energy hopes to changes how the world produces energy.
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Helion secures $2.2B to commercialize fusion energy
Helion Energy, a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced the close of its $0.5 billion Series E, with an additional $1.7 billion of commitments tied to specific milestones.
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Announcing Helion's latest fundraise of $500 million
This new funding will be used to accelerate our construction of Polaris, expected to demonstrate net electricity from fusion in 2024.
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Redmond-based clean energy startup to build pioneering fusion energy facility
Local startup Helion Energy said Tuesday it will build a facility in Everett to test the latest version of its “fusion energy” generator, a project it said has the potential to create electricity without producing any carbon emissions.
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Helion Energy Breaks Ground on Site of Its Next-Generation Fusion Facility in Everett, Washington
Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin attend in support of the company’s expansion of operations and creation of new clean energy jobs.
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Helion Energy Achieves Key Fusion Milestone
US-based Helion Energy announced that its sixth fusion generator prototype has exceeded 100 million degrees Celsius. The prototype, called Trenta, has undergone a 16-month series of reliability and durability tests on key components of the fusion process.
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Helion Energy Achieves 100 Million Degrees Celsius Fusion Fuel Temperature and Confirms 16-Month Continuous Operation of Its Fusion Generator Prototype
Both Mark Significant Achievements In Path Toward Commercial Fusion Electricity.
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Helion listed as a Y Combinator Top Company in 2021
Startup Helion Energy is ranked in the top 30 Y Combinator companies in 2021.
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Fusion Energy Startup Helion Energy Closes Latest Funding Round at $1.25B Valuation
The company raised $40 million in Series D funding, accelerating Helion’s ability to innovate new technology that will create a path to unlimited, clean electricity from fusion.
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