# 'It's a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online'; Eni inks power purchase agreement with CFS

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Podcast: [Fusion News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831)
Published: 2025-10-15T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/Its-a-matter-of-when--not-if--fusion-comes-online-Eni-inks-power-purchase-agreement-with-CFS-e39h0ac
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## Resource

October 15, 2025 Jeff Peachman, PhD student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. Nuclear fusion, the 'holy grail' of power, was always 30 years away -now it's a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online to power Al https://fortune.com/2025/10/02/nuclear-fusion-online-commercial-ai-power/ 2. Eni strikes more than $1 billion power deal with US fusion firm Commonwealth https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eni-strikes-more-than-1-billion-power-deal-with-us-fusion-firm-commonwealth-2025-09-22/ 3. New prediction model could improve the reliability of fusion power plants https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-prediction-model-could-improve-reliability-fusion-power-plants-1007 Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG3TxB-plT8 https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/cern-and-f4e-join-forces-to-advance-fusion-energy-development/61794/ Watch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/iNOg0Fv8bRI Watch our podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iNOg0Fv8bRI

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