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David Gerard
David Gerard
@davidgerard@circumstances.run  ·  activity timestamp last week

Nuclear fusion VC is so lacking in engineering substance that even the VC news site calls it out

https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/the-fusion-bulls-are-defying-vc-conventions

"a bet on fusion euphoria" yer tellin me

Preston MacDougall
Preston MacDougall
@ChemicalEyeGuy@mstdn.science  ·  activity timestamp last week

@davidgerard #Energy from #NuclearFusion that is cheap, clean and abundant will always be “30 years away”. https://thebulletin.org/premium/2024-11/introduction-fusion-the-next-big-thing-again/

That’s because any longer would be of no use to greedy and *old* investors. While any sooner would require more rapid progress to get skeptical investors to ‘open their wallets’.

People have been losing money and credibility speculating on #fusion schemes for over half a century, but as P. T. Barnum observed, “There’s a sucker born every minute!”

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The Japan Times
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 months ago

A consortium of 12 Japanese companies said that it has invested in Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a U.S. fusion energy startup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/companies/fusion-energy-startup-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #energy #nuclearfusion #startups #us

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