Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the finalized Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history.
Building on earlier roadmap efforts, the finalized roadmap brings together fusion science, technology, infrastructure, workforce development, and commercialization priorities into a single national strategy to support fusion pilot plants and commercial fusion power in the mid-2030s. The finalized roadmap outlines how DOE, industry, universities, and national laboratories will work together to accelerate the path toward commercial fusion energy in the United States.
“Fusion energy has entered a new era defined by extraordinary scientific progress and public-private momentum,” said DOE Under Secretary for Science Dr. Darío Gil. “With this roadmap, we now have the clarity, coordination, and sustained commitment needed to turn the promise of fusion into a reality for the American people.”
Developed with input from more than 800 scientists and engineers across the public and private sectors, the finalized FS&T Roadmap reflects contributions from more than 15 private companies, over 10 National Laboratories, and more than 70 universities. The roadmap identifies the critical science and technology gaps that must be closed to realize fusion pilot plants and strengthen U.S. leadership in the global fusion industry.
The Roadmap defines Key Actions to be executed in the near term (2-3 years), mid-term (3-5 years), and long term (5-10 years), aligned to the Build-Innovate-Grow strategy and to the LRP science drivers. The Roadmap outlines the DOE pathway for delivering FS&T infrastructure and the AI Fusion Digital Convergence Platform (DCP) along the same near-, mid-, and long-term schedule that will be critical for the development of a Fusion Pilot Plant (FPP) in the 2030s.
Read the full announcement from the DOE, or check out the Roadmap.