SHINE closes funding cycle, DOE INFUSE awards, Helion sets new private fusion record, and more

A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by Dr. Leigh Ann Kesler, a fusion consultant specialising in science communication. 1. SHINE Medical Technologies Closes $150-million Series C-5 Financing to Advance Nuclear Fusion-Based Technologies https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210628005781/en/SHINE-Medical-Technologies-Closes-150-million-Series-C-5-Financing-to-Advance-Nuclear-Fusion-Based-Technologies https://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniewindridge/2021/04/22/shiny-happy-future-shine-phoenix-merger-focused-on-advancing-fusion-technology/?sh=1b7de184376a 2. Department of Energy Announces First Round of FY 2021 Public-Private Partnership Awards to Advance Fusion Energy -https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/department-energy-announces-first-round-fy-2021-public-private-partnership-awards 3. Helion passes 100 million degrees Celsius - https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Helion-announces-fusion-milestones 4. Ansys Enables the ITER Organization to Design the World's Largest Highly Sustainable Nuclear Fusion Power Plant -https://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/ansys-enables-the-iter-organization-to-design-the-worlds-largest-highly-sustainable-nuclear-fusion-power/article_7f93ac3f-10f8-5032-ab87-2ac2e77e7ab8.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ansys-enables-the-iter-organization-to-design-the-worlds-largest-highly-sustainable-nuclear-fusion-power-plant-301323765.html 5. Is fusion moving closer? - https://www.neimagazine.com/features/featureis-fusion-moving-closer-8826122/ Bonus ● Economist podcast + article https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2021/06/29/power-play-can-nuclear-fusion-ever-work-on-a-commercial-scale https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/06/24/the-race-to-build-a-commercial-fusion-reactor-hots-up ● Titans of Nuclear - https://www.titansofnuclear.com/experts/BenLevitt ● FusionEPTalks webinars - https://www.youtube.com/c/FusionEPTalks/featured Follow Fusion Industry Association on Twitter https://twitter.com/Fusion_Industry Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/kick-back  License code: ZHNWD7EIBJFRBU10