UK-based inertial fusion energy (IFE) company First Light Fusion (FLF) has warned that the UK risks falling behind the US and China in the race for nuclear fusion without a shift in approach.
The company joined forces with consultancy Stonehaven to release a new report, Future for Fusion Roadmap, outlining how Britain could achieve commercial nuclear fusion within the next decade.
The report warns that the US and China are both investing billions to commercialise fusion by the 2030s. Falling behind could cost Britain strategic, economic and technological advantages in a sector poised to transform global energy systems.