Japan strengthens international collaboration on fusion, UK’s MAST Upgrade receives a heating boost, ITER tests superconducting magnet, and Thea Energy and MIT partner.

Abdus Shaik, Co-Founder of Indimaj Group, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. The Fusion Industry Association strengthens dies with Japan, as Germany and Japan announce new fusion partnerships

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-leads-fusion-trade-mission-to-japan/

2. The UK’s MAST Upgrade receives a massive heating boost

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/giant-12-tonne-box-lowered-into-place-for-fusion-upgrade

3. ITER successfully tests one of the world’s largest superconducting magnets at 34,000 amperes

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/iter-330-tonne-toroidal-field-coil-34ka-test

4. MIT tests flat superconducting magnet designed to simplify next-gen fusion reactors

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/thea-energy-mit-stellarator-magnet-test

Bonus story:

US commits $8.5m to accelerate commercial fusion energy development

https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/us-commits-8-5m-to-accelerate-commercial-fusion-energy/75360/