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Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is an American fusion power company founded in 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts after a spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Its stated goal is to build a small fusion power plant based on the ARC tokamak design.
CFS is using revolutionary high temperature superconducting magnets developed in collaboration with MIT to build smaller and lower-cost tokamak fusion systems. CFS is manufacturing these magnets and building the world’s first commercially-relevant net energy fusion machine, called SPARC.
CFS has assembled a world-class team to design and build fusion machines. This team includes experts in magnets, manufacturing, and plasma physics dedicated to the mission of delivering clean, limitless fusion power to the world.
Feb 10, 2023 · The nearly 50-acre campus is home to CFS’ corporate headquarters, advanced manufacturing facility, and the SPARC facility, the world’s first commercially viable net energy fusion machine now under construction. The expansive campus also enables ongoing company growth to scale commercial fusion power for the world.
Jun 6, 2024 · Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT) to combine decades of research with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting...
Mar 4, 2024 · A comprehensive study of high-temperature superconducting magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant.
Feb 10, 2023 · The nearly 50-acre campus is home to CFS’ corporate headquarters, advanced manufacturing facility, and the SPARC facility, the world’s first commercially viable net energy fusion machine now ...
Dec 1, 2021 · Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has the fastest, lowest cost path to commercial fusion energy. CFS is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking...
Jun 8, 2023 · Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, spoke with CNBC about why now is a tipping point for the fusion industry. The firm is a leader in the nascent space with more than $2 billion...
Feb 23, 2022 · Commonwealth believes it can deliver a fusion machine that is the anti-ITER: small, fast to build, and far cheaper. The prototype should cost hundreds of millions of dollars, rather than tens...
