A recent report from the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) makes it clear that funding for commercial fusion programs has accelerated significantly over the past 12 months. An increase in the flow of funds into the development of commercial fusion reactors directly signals an increase in investor confidence, which gives hope for a mature solution within the next 20 years.

According to an FIA survey of industry participants, in the last year by the time of the report, private fusion funding has increased by 139% to $2.83 billion. ”, said Andrew Holland, CEO of the Fusion Industry Association.

Of the surveyed companies in the sector, 93% are confident that fusion reactors will begin commercial electricity generation in the 2030s. A year ago, a smaller number of respondents shared this confidence - 83%. At the same time, 84% of respondents believe that a thermonuclear plant will demonstrate a sufficiently low cost and high efficiency to be considered commercially viable in the same time frame.

No one will tell you that this guys promised working reactors in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s. And will go on and on and on.