Pacific Fusion has broken ground on a new facility in New Mexico aimed at achieving a crucial milestone for commercial fusion power: net facility energy gain. The startup plans to demonstrate that its reactor can generate more total energy than the facility consumes by 2030.
The Albuquerque site will utilize precise electrical pulses to compress fuel targets and generate high-yield fusion reactions. If successful, the company intends to transition toward full-scale commercial power plants by the mid-2030s, joining a competitive race among heavily funded fusion startups.
- Construction began on Pacific Fusion’s new facility in New Mexico.
- The project aims to achieve net facility energy gain by 2030.
- Technology relies on intense electrical pulses to trigger fusion reactions.
- Commercial power plants are targeted for operation in the mid-2030s.
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