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Helion

Commercial fusion power developer

helionenergy.com

Headquarters: Everett, United States
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 200–600
Industry: Renewable Energy Equipment & Services

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Latest news about Helion

In short: Helion advanced its fusion commercialization by raising $465 million at a $15.5 billion valuation and achieving a 150-million-degree record.

Company announcements

June 16 Helion

Helion secures regulatory licenses for first fusion power plant

The Washington DOH granted radioactive materials and air emissions licenses, enabling continued construction at Orion facility.

June 4 Helion

Helion raises $465 million in Series G funding round

Led by Thrive Capital at $15.5 billion valuation to accelerate fusion deployment.

June 1 Helion

Helion proposes design-specific licensing for fusion deployment

The approach would register machine designs once for nationwide deployment, leveraging existing models from aviation and healthcare.

May 8 Helion

Helion drops first formation sections into Tiny Merge testbed

Tiny Merge evaluates plasma behavior, merging dynamics, and magnet designs on a smaller platform before Polaris.

Media coverage

July 22 American Nuclear Society

Fusion roundup: Helion sets temperature record; Inertia raises $450M -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Two start-ups working to commercialize fusion energy made headlines last week. Helion Energy announced that its Polaris prototype fusion energy machine recently demonstrated measurable deuterium-tritium...

July 6 CPG Click Oil and Gas

ChatGPT Creator Bets Big on Fusion Energy Machine Promising Unlimited Power for Microsoft by 2028, But Physicists Skeptical - CPG Click Oil and Gas

Microsoft signed an agreement with Helion to purchase fusion energy in 2028, while Sam Altman and investors are betting billions on the nuclear fusion race.

June 22 Yahoo

World s first nuclear fusion power plant receives go-ahead in Washington state

What happened? Washington state has issued Helion Energy the two licenses it needed to advance work...

June 16 Yahoo Finance

Helion Energy CFO Pragav Jain Reveals How It's Deploying $465 Million Series G

Helion Energy CFO Pragav Jain joins Ashley Mastronardi on NYSE Live to discuss deploying $465 million in series G...

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