{"podcast":{"title":"Fusion News","slug":"fusion-news-2296831","podcast_index_feed_id":2296831,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/12127741/12127741-1725475831299-f046181840fea.jpg","author":"Fusion Industry Association","episode_count":127,"summary":"A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by young fusion researchers. Keep up to date with all the recent news in the industry in this one easy, fortnightly package. And look out for the bonus \"Extra\" deep-dives. Fusion News is also available as a video version for those who like pictures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T16:21:15.254373+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831"},"episode":{"title":"Pacific Fusion targets key commercialization hurdle; Kyoto Fusioneering raises $162M; Marathon Fusion tackles tritium supply; Inertia Enterprises accelerates fusion fuel production","slug":"pacific-fusion-targets-key-commercialization-hurdle-kyoto-fusioneering-raises-162m-marathon-fusion-tackles-tritium-supply-inertia-enterprises-accelerates-fusion-fuel-production","published_at":"2026-09-02T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/pacific-fusion-targets-key-commercialization-hurdle-kyoto-fusioneering-raises-162m-marathon-fusion-tackles-tritium-supply-inertia-enterprises-accelerates-fusion-fuel-production","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/Pacific-Fusion-targets-key-commercialization-hurdle-Kyoto-Fusioneering-raises-162M-Marathon-Fusion-tackles-tritium-supply-Inertia-Enterprises-accelerates-fusion-fuel-production-e3o6m9n","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/play/125048567/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-1%2Fa151fa6d-dc31-1b9e-4dbe-c1610e59d97a.mp3","summary":"Dave Thomas, editor of Fusion News and fusion filmmaker covering the industry for over a decade, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Pacific Fusion’s next fusion machine could clear a key hurdle to commercial power https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/pacific-fusion-next-fusion-machine-could-clear-key-hurdle-to-commercial-power/ 2. Kyoto Fusioneering raises $162 million https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/news/2026/08/24/4350 3. Marathon Fusion tackles one of fusion’s biggest fuel problems https://heatmap.news/climate-tech/marathon-fusion-lithium-tritium 4. Inertia Enterprises cuts fusion fuel production from days to hours https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/inertia-enterprises-finds-a-way-to-make-its-fusion-fuel-fast/ Bonus stories: STEP passes 50 fusion patent applications https://stepfusion.com/uk-fusion-energy-hits-major-ip-milestone/ Eni sees fusion as its “next refinery” https://www.ft.com/content/e6a069b6-69f8-4a21-9873-3cc0736d27e2?syn-25a6b1a6=1","meta_description":"Dave Thomas, editor of Fusion News and fusion filmmaker covering the industry for over a decade, gives this week’s global Fusion News update. Links to all…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":424,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fusion-news-2296831/episodes/pacific-fusion-targets-key-commercialization-hurdle-kyoto-fusioneering-raises-162m-marathon-fusion-tackles-tritium-supply-inertia-enterprises-accelerates-fusion-fuel-production/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/pacific-fusion-targets-key-commercialization-hurdle-kyoto-fusioneering-raises-162m-marathon-fusion-tackles-tritium-supply-inertia-enterprises-accelerates-fusion-fuel-production.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}