NEWS & MEDIA

17 June 2021

UK Science Minister Amanda Solloway MP to launch First Light Fusion’s maiden ‘Big Gun’ fusion campaign

Amanda Solloway MP, UK Science Minister and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation, will today visit First Light Fusion’s Oxford HQ and officially fire the first ‘shot’ in First Light’s maiden fusion campaign using its newly completed ‘Big Gun’.
13 May 2021

First Light Fusion Installs UK’s Biggest Two-Stage Hyper-Velocity Gas Gun

First Light Fusion, a global leader in researching energy generation via inertial fusion, has completed construction of a 22-metre-long two-stage gas gun as part of its experimental efforts to develop a simpler, faster, and cheaper route to commercial fusion energy.
12 October 2020

Fusion energy can be the most cost competitive source of baseload power, at the same level as renewables

Fusion energy could be the most cost-effective solution for clean baseload power, four times cheaper than nuclear, complementing the need to continue rolling out renewable energy technologies as fast as possible to achieve a zero carbon global energy system by 2050.
3 October 2019

First Light Fusion Welcomes Government Investment in STEP

First Light Fusion welcomes the Government’s announcement today that it will invest an initial £220 million over four years into STEP to help develop a commercially viable fusion power plant by 2040. First Light Fusion believes this is the kind of foresight and intent that is needed to ensure the world meets its net zero targets.