Six-figure UK pilot to accelerate low-carbon fusion energy completes

A six-figure project to support the development of fusion energy has been completed.

The government’s United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has completed a pilot scheme working with industry to explore ways of accelerating the development of fusion energy.

The initial £350k scheme saw 11 contracts on eight topics awarded to Atkins, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, IDOM, Jacobs, and M5Tec, who collaborated with other members of the supply chain, including both industrial and research organisations.

UKAEA’s chief technology officer, Tim Bestwick, commented: “Fusion could make a vital contribution to future low-carbon energy production.

“Collective problem-solving and the latest innovations in materials and other technologies will help us to overcome the remaining technical challenges.

“This successful pilot scheme has seen UKAEA working with industrial partners to address such challenges. It is an approach we believe is very much part of the future of fusion energy development.”

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