Nuclear fusion hopes lift as Eni, Commonwealth Fusion Systems agree $1bn deal
By Jackson Cooper and Eleonora Rinaldi ( September 22, 2025, 13:05 GMT | Insight) -- The quest to realize commercial nuclear fusion energy has intensified with Italian energy giant Eni and America's Commonwealth Fusion Systems announcing a $1 billion power purchase agreement on Monday. The deal aims to bring fusion to commercial scale. Eni, a CFS shareholder since 2018, would become a major customer of its planned first ARC power plant, which CFS wants ready to connect to the grid in the early 2030s.Italian energy giant Eni and America's Commonwealth Fusion Systems have announced a $1 billion power purchase agreement aiming to make nuclear fusion technology commercially viable....
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