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Helion Energy · Site to be selected · USA (other)DEVELOPER HEALTHWATCH
500 MWe fusion plant to power a Nucor steelmaking facility, announced Sept 2023. No site chosen; the partners called 2030 or later realistic, depending on siting.
Power
500 MW
Fusion · First commercial
Storage
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energy capacity
Online
2030 or later
approximate target
Capital committed
—
closed or awarded
Capital pending
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conditional or under review
How it works
Instead of holding plasma steady, these machines form plasma rings or columns and squeeze them hard and fast, making fusion in repeated pulses. Field-reversed configurations, Z-pinches and magnetized-target designs work this way.
OPEN IN 3D →Others on this approach
No project-level financing disclosed yet.
Grid connection, permits, contractors and cost not researched yet for this project.
STEP 2/4 · AT RISK REBCO superconducting tapeHigh-temperature superconducting magnets use a rare-earth barium copper oxide layer.
STEP 3/3 · WATCH Copper-intensive technologiesMagnet coils and stabilizers; also every grid and transmission project.
Critical inputs
Policy that applies