The goal of the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) is to accelerate fusion energy development in the private sector by reducing impediments to collaboration between businesses and national laboratories or universities. The overarching objective is to ensure the nation’s security, energy, and environmental needs by accelerating foundational research to advance economical, innovative fusion technologies. Projects for this funding round include research in materials science, laser techn ... Show More

The goal of the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) is to accelerate fusion energy development in the private sector by reducing impediments to collaboration between businesses and national laboratories or universities. The overarching objective is to ensure the nation’s security, energy, and environmental needs by accelerating foundational research to advance economical, innovative fusion technologies. Projects for this funding round include research in materials science, laser technology development, high temperature superconducting magnet assessment, artificial intelligence/machine learning for fusion modeling and simulation, and enabling technologies to move towards economical fusion energy. Show Less

Projects funded in this announcement will support current experiments and technology development of mutual interest to U.S.-Japan collaborations. Research topics include advancing the understanding of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, rare particles, and dark energy, as well as the development of particle accelerator and detector technology that will benefit future research in these areas. The projects submitted to DOE were selected by competitive peer review under the DOE National Laboratory Announce ... Show More

Projects funded in this announcement will support current experiments and technology development of mutual interest to U.S.-Japan collaborations. Research topics include advancing the understanding of the Higgs boson, neutrinos, rare particles, and dark energy, as well as the development of particle accelerator and detector technology that will benefit future research in these areas. The projects submitted to DOE were selected by competitive peer review under the DOE National Laboratory Announcement for the U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Program in High Energy Physics. Each proposed U.S.-Japan collaboration had its Japanese Principal Investigator apply to a coordinated call by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Japan for support in the collaborative activity. Final selections were determined with strategic coordination between the DOE and KEK, with each providing funding to the successful U.S. and Japanese awards, respectively. Total funding is $2.1 million for projects lasting up to three years in duration, with $0.810 million in outyear funding contingent on congressional appropriations Show Less

The foundational laboratory Fusion Materials, Fusion Nuclear Science, and Enabling R&D programs span functional and structural materials R&D for heating technology, magnet technology, blankets, fuel cycle, and first wall. Projects were selected by competitive peer review. Total funding is $49 million for projects lasting up to three (3) years in duration, with $7 million in Fiscal Year 2024 dollars and outyear funding contingent on congressional appropriations.