Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $1B; Thea Energy Wins $20M DOE Award; Europe Delivers JT-60SA Fuel; DOE Launches Genesis Mission Awards; UKAEA Expands Fusion Education

Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.1. Commonwealth Fusion Systems raises $1 billion in equity fundinghttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-fusion-energy-company-commonwealth-raises-1-billion-equity-funding-2026-07-30/2. Thea Energy lands a $20 million federal award to build its fusion magnet production linehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/thea-energy-lands-20m-federal-grant-to-build-its-magnets-for-fusion-reactors/3. Europe delivers a new fuel source for JT-60SAhttps://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/jt60sa-fuel-source-centrifuge-accelerator-f4e-sener/4. DOE announces the first Genesis Mission awards supporting AI-driven fusion researchhttps://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/doe-announces-first-genesis-mission-awards-supporting-ai-driven-fusion-research/5. UKAEA supports fusion inclusion into postgraduate educationhttps://www.ukaea.org/news/supporting-fusion-inclusion-into-postgraduate-education/Bonus stories:ITER upper launcher design ready for manufacturinghttps://fusionforenergy.europa.eu/news/iter-upper-launcher-design-ready-for-manufacturing/The Energy Gang: Is fusion power here at last?https://www.woodmac.com/podcasts/energy-gang/can-fusion-finally-deliver/