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Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
What's New
Webinar on Public-Private Consortium Framework (PPCF) Request for Information (RFI)
: Recorded Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Comments Posted.
DOE Request for Information: Fusion Energy Public-Private Consortium Framework
(PPCF).
Deadline extended to August 6th, 2024
Link to Federal Register
DOE Request for Information: Fusion Prototypic Neutron Source.
RFI Document
New
FES Award
to NASEM: FES funds the National Academies to conduct a fast-track study on the development of a fusion pilot plant. More information is available
here.
Awards Archive
SC Statement on Quantum Information Science
The Office of Science discusses the emerging and cross-cutting field of Quantum Information Science (QIS) in a Dear Colleague Letter
here
.
The pursuit of fusion energy embraces the challenge of bringing the energy-producing power of a star to earth for the benefit of humankind. The promise is enormous—an energy system whose fuel is obtained from seawater and from plentiful supplies of lithium in the earth, whose resulting radioactivity is modest, and which yields zero carbon emissions to the atmosphere. The pursuit is one of the most challenging programs of scientific research and development that has ever been undertaken. With the support of FES, a devoted, expert, and innovative scientific and engineering workforce has been responsible for the impressive progress in harnessing fusion energy since the earliest fusion experiments over sixty years ago. As a result, we are on the verge of a new age in fusion science during which researchers will undertake fundamental tests of fusion energy’s viability. Establishing a deep scientific understanding of the requirements for harnessing and optimizing this process on earth is critical, and the progress has been dramatic.
The science underpinning much of fusion energy research is plasma physics. Plasmas—the fourth state of matter—are hot gases, hot enough that electrons have been knocked free of atomic nuclei, forming an ensemble of ions and electrons that can conduct electrical currents and can respond to electric and magnetic fields. The science of plasmas is elegant, far-reaching, and impactful. Comprising over 99% of the visible universe, plasmas are also pervasive. It is the state of matter of the sun’s center, corona, and solar flares. Plasma dynamics are at the heart of the extraordinary formation of galactic jets and accretion of stellar material around black holes. On earth it is the stuff of lightning and flames. Plasma physics describes the processes giving rise to the aurora that gently illuminates the far northern and southern nighttime skies. Practical applications of plasmas are found in various forms of lighting and semiconductor manufacturing, and of course plasma televisions.
FES has four strategic goals:
Advance the fundamental science of magnetically confined plasmas to develop the predictive capability needed for a sustainable fusion energy source;
Support the development of the scientific understanding required to design and deploy the materials needed to support a burning plasma environment;
Pursue scientific opportunities and grand challenges in high energy density plasma science to better understand our universe, and to enhance national security and economic competitiveness;
Increase the fundamental understanding of basic plasma science, including both burning plasma and low temperature plasma science and engineering, to enhance economic competiveness and to create opportunities for a broader range of science-based applications.
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Award Selection:
September 2025
Announcement Number:
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Department of Energy Announces $6.1 Million to Fund Public Private Partnerships for Fusion Research
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Protecting Against Large Damaging Energy Bursts in Fusion Energy Devices
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Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) Hom... | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)
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Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
What's New
Webinar on Public-Private Consortium Framework (PPCF) Request for Information (RFI)
: Recorded Thursday, July 11, 2024.
Comments Posted.
DOE Request for Information: Fusion Energy Public-Private Consortium Framework
(PPCF).
Deadline extended to August 6th, 2024
Link to Federal Register
DOE Request for Information: Fusion Prototypic Neutron Source.
RFI Document
New
FES Award
to NASEM: FES funds the National Academies to conduct a fast-track study on the development of a fusion pilot plant. More information is available
here.
Awards Archive
SC Statement on Quantum Information Science
The Office of Science discusses the emerging and cross-cutting field of Quantum Information Science (QIS) in a Dear Colleague Letter
here
.
The pursuit of fusion energy embraces the challenge of bringing the energy-producing power of a star to earth for the benefit of humankind. The promise is enormous—an energy system whose fuel is obtained from seawater and from plentiful supplies of lithium in the earth, whose resulting radioactivity is modest, and which yields zero carbon emissions to the atmosphere. The pursuit is one of the most challenging programs of scientific research and development that has ever been undertaken. With the support of FES, a devoted, expert, and innovative scientific and engineering workforce has been responsible for the impressive progress in harnessing fusion energy since the earliest fusion experiments over sixty years ago. As a result, we are on the verge of a new age in fusion science during which researchers will undertake fundamental tests of fusion energy’s viability. Establishing a deep scientific understanding of the requirements for harnessing and optimizing this process on earth is critical, and the progress has been dramatic.
The science underpinning much of fusion energy research is plasma physics. Plasmas—the fourth state of matter—are hot gases, hot enough that electrons have been knocked free of atomic nuclei, forming an ensemble of ions and electrons that can conduct electrical currents and can respond to electric and magnetic fields. The science of plasmas is elegant, far-reaching, and impactful. Comprising over 99% of the visible universe, plasmas are also pervasive. It is the state of matter of the sun’s center, corona, and solar flares. Plasma dynamics are at the heart of the extraordinary formation of galactic jets and accretion of stellar material around black holes. On earth it is the stuff of lightning and flames. Plasma physics describes the processes giving rise to the aurora that gently illuminates the far northern and southern nighttime skies. Practical applications of plasmas are found in various forms of lighting and semiconductor manufacturing, and of course plasma televisions.
FES has four strategic goals:
Advance the fundamental science of magnetically confined plasmas to develop the predictive capability needed for a sustainable fusion energy source;
Support the development of the scientific understanding required to design and deploy the materials needed to support a burning plasma environment;
Pursue scientific opportunities and grand challenges in high energy density plasma science to better understand our universe, and to enhance national security and economic competitiveness;
Increase the fundamental understanding of basic plasma science, including both burning plasma and low temperature plasma science and engineering, to enhance economic competiveness and to create opportunities for a broader range of science-based applications.
Feature Content Archives »
Latest Topical Funding Opportunity Awards
Department of Energy Announces $87 Million for AI investments
Award Selection:
December 2025
Announcement Number:
Department of Energy announces Fusion Innovation Research Engine Collaboratives - September 2025 (release 2)
Award Selection:
September 2025
Announcement Number:
DE-FOA-0003361
Department of Energy Announces $6.1 Million to Fund Public Private Partnerships for Fusion Research
Award Selection:
September 2025
Announcement Number:
Protecting Against Large Damaging Energy Bursts in Fusion Energy Devices
Uncertainty Toolbox: A Software Toolbox for Quantifying Uncertainty and More
Inverted Plasma Shape Shows Promise for Future Fusion Power Plant Design
Improving Predictions for Fusion Device Transport
Advancing Quantum Technology: Tantalum's Impact on Next Generation Qubits
“Louvers” on the SPARC Fusion Device Should Exhaust Gases as Hot as a Star
Contact Fusion Energy Sciences
Address
U.S. Department of Energy
SC-34/Germantown Building
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
Phone
Tel(301) 903-4941
Fax(301) 903-8584
Send us a message
sc.fes@science.doe.gov
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