Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Company typePrivate
IndustryEnergy
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Devens, Massachusetts
,
US
Key people
Bob Mumgaard (CEO)[1]
Number of employees
800 (2024)
Websitecfs.energy

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is an American fusion power company founded in 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts after a spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Its stated goal is to build a small fusion power plant based on the ARC tokamak design.[2] It has participated in the United States Department of Energy’s INFUSE public-private knowledge innovation scheme, with several national labs and universities.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt20209 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Chandler, David (March 9, 2018). "MIT and newly formed company launch novel approach to fusion power". MIT News. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Physics (January 2, 2021). "Future Zero-Emissions Power Plants: Scientists Collaborate on Development of Commercial Fusion Energy". SciTechDaily. Retrieved February 8, 2021.