At this year's APS-DPP conference in Long Beach, Zap preliminary FuZE-3 results and other findings, and shared progress on plasma physics, our Century platform, and fusion pilot plant design at the DOE Milestone Awardee mini-conference.

Joshua McNichols of NPR/KUOW visited recently to learn about Zap's fusion power plant development progress and to capture the momentum around the fusion industry. Listen closely to hear a Century run in progress: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Zap Energy exceeds Mariana Trench-level pressures in pursuit of limitless clean power https://www.geekwire.com/2025/zap-hits-new-fusion-milestone-squeezing-plasma-with-pressure-thats-10x-mariana-trench/

Zap Energy's Fuze-3 device has generated record plasma pressures for the startup's unique approach to fusion power.

We have now achieved plasmas with pressures as high as 1.6 GPa, comparable to the pressures found deep below Earth’s crust. Introducing the latest Zap device, FuZE-3... www.zapenergy.com/news/zap-ene...

We’re pleased to announce that Marvi Matos Rodriguez has joined Zap Energy as Senior Vice President of Technology, bringing exceptional leadership in complex systems engineering from Boeing, Blue Origin, and the National Science Foundation. Read more: www.zapenergy.com/news/marvi-m...

Our latest blog post features Zap's Head of IP Asmita Chande, who draws on nearly two decades of experience in IP law and best practices to balance the benefits of peer-reviewed research with value generation and strategic IP protection. www.zapenergy.com/blog/to-publ...

A huge shout out to @cantwell.senate.gov for her continued leadership in fusion development, and to her cosponsor Senator John Curtis of Utah. The Fusion Advanced Manufacturing Parity Act will have a major positive impact on the emerging fusion industry. www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...

Our latest theory paper covers the physics at the core of our Z pinches and other high-beta plasmas, an important advance for predictive modeling. It's currently an editor's pick in #PhysicsofPlasmas. pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/arti...

Century, Zap’s fusion technology test platform, has set a new performance record, operating at 39 kW average power for a series of >100 plasma shots at 0.2 Hz (one every 5 sec), with the resulting heat captured by circulating liquid metal. www.zapenergy.com/news/lightni...

Thanks to everyone who joined our private tour kicking off this year's #SeattleFusionWeek, and to Clean Tech Alliance for inviting Zap's Alex Cheung, Clemente Parga and Ryan Umstattd to speak today.

U.S. Representative @repricklarsen.bsky.social and staff from @cantwell.senate.gov, @repkimschrier.bsky.social, @repdelbene.bsky.social, and @markoliias.bsky.social's teams visited this week to tour the labs and discuss how our nation and state can continue to lead in #fusionenergy innovation.

Zap is committed to parallel development — advancing our plasma physics approach and working toward real commercial fusion at the same time. This week Fusion Science and Technology published our research on Century, Zap’s 100-kW-scale Z-pinch system. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"When we ask fusion companies when do you expect to see fusion energy on the grid, overwhelmingly the response is in the 2030s or before." Our recently launched 2025 Global Fusion Industry Report summarized in a few minutes.👇 youtu.be/vATOEQe96gM?...

Hey, how'd this little guy get into our fusion chamber? #internationalcatday (do you see it?)

Now in its 5️⃣th year, the 2025️⃣ @fusionindustry.bsky.social annual report includes over 5️⃣0 fusion companies to read through before you reach Zap. It's worth at least 5️⃣ minutes of your time.

🤩 FuZE-Q just got a window upgrade, adding new diagnostic access to the upstream region of the chamber. Plasma campaigns are officially underway!

The US Dept. of Energy has awarded Zap Energy 1 million node-hours on two of the world’s fastest supercomputers, Frontier and Aurora, to perform the first flow Z-pinch fusion plasma simulations using the Vlasov kinetic model. Read more: www.zapenergy.com/news/zap-awa...

Another solid fashion choice by Cyd Cowley as he delivers the @fusionindustry.bsky.social News rundown. If you haven't already, go like and subscribe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnqT...

Zap engineers presented their work at the #SOFE2025 Symposium on Fusion Engineering in Cambridge this week. Thank you to the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT and IEEE for hosting and highlighting the most recent progress in fusion hardware development. #fusionenergy

It's been a great week of plasma physics and pulsed power discussions at the IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science Conference in Berlin! Danke to those who came by our sessions and to the thirsty scientists and engineers who joined us for a cold one at Zap's "Zum Z-pinch" beer bar. #PPPS2025

The gap between China's annual investment in fusion and federal support here in the US deserves more attention. Zap's VP of R&D Ben Levitt put it bluntly: "The U.S. is not committed to fusion. China is, by orders of magnitude." @geekwire.com www.geekwire.com/2025/were-de... #fusionenergy

“A little heated” is a good place to be when you’re working in fusion, right? We certainly don’t want cold fusion. And as Ben is quoted saying at the end of the article, if fusion wins we’re all winners. www.geekwire.com/2025/sparks-...

We've been at the ai+expo in Washington DC this week, where AI’s impact on national security, economy, and society has been front and center. #SCSP #SCSPAIExpo25 #fusionenergy

Nice shirt Jeff! Thanks for taking a break from working on fusion yourself at @uofwa.bsky.social to share the #FusionNews! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YHc...

Liquid metal wall 2.0: The Centrifuge. 🌪️ That's hot liquid metal spinning up and coating the wall of the Century chamber to transfer heat from its plasmas out of the chamber.

What does a flowing Z pinch look like? Video from two high-speed cameras simultaneously capture a linear plasma assembling inside FuZE-Q. The plasma looks more like a river than a lightning bolt, but has aspects of each. Read more: zapenergy.com/blog/fusions... #fusionenergy

While you might think of fusion as having a particular glow💥, there’s more to the story. Zap’s latest blog post breaks it down: www.zapenergy.com/blog/fusions...

Join us May 5–9 when communities around the globe celebrate the breakthroughs, people, and momentum behind fusion energy. Many private companies are participating in events during #FusionEnergyWeek, including: @zapenergy.bsky.social @helionenergy.bsky.social @type-one.energy @theaenergy.bsky.social.

The country that first achieves commercial fusion will shape the future of energy. On May 8 in DC - join FIA, ACC, ClearPath, @scsp.bsky.social to discuss the transformative power of fusion & why the US must act now to secure global leadership. www.fusionindustryassociation.org/event/fusion...

For this year’s #FusionEnergyWeek, join us on May 6 (3-5pm) as Zap's Whitney Thomas speaks on a panel entitled "Forging a Future in Fusion", sharing insights from her work on our computational science team. Secure your spot: usfusionenergy.org/event/forgin...

“Fusion is the democratization of energy,” says Uri Shumlak. “If you have access to water, you have all the fusion fuel you need to power your country. It would completely change the way we think about energy.” www.thestranger.com/climate-issu...

Zap co-founder Uri Shumlak joined leaders of the plasma science and engineering community to author a new position paper, "Plasma Science and Engineering: A Foundational Asset For National and Economic Security." Please read, share, and sign. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

For the second year running, Zap Energy is on TIME's annual list of America’s Top #GreenTech Companies - and we made its first global list, too. Check it out at time.com/collection/a...

Calling out Zap Energy by name, Energy Secretary Chris Wright shared the DOE's focus on meeting America’s growing energy demand, and made it clear that #fusion is top of mind for addressing the challenge. youtu.be/21ZX9iygCzc?...

Zap CEO Benj Conway made an appearance on This Week in Startups with @alexwilhelm.bsky.social to talk about the benefits of cheaper #fusionenergy. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol1W... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2RQ7...

Zapが日本語でもご利用いただけるようになりました！ www.zapenergy.com/ja

Zap has officially met our first major technology milestone under the @ENERGY Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program as validated by their panel of experts www.zapenergy.com/news/doe-cen...

China is both pouring concrete into fusion facilities and cementing its IP lead.

A new Zap research paper details neutron isotropy measurements that provide the most stringent validation yet that our sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinches generate stable, thermal fusion without any external magnets for confinement. www.zapenergy.com/blog/the-rig...

Big news in the US! The IRA final rulemaking on the clean energy production and investment tax credits has been published, including fusion energy and other technologies. www.fusionindustryassociation.org/ira-publishe...

Thank you NRC Commissioner Annie Caputo and team for taking some time last week to pay a visit to Zap to learn about our fusion approach and progress.

A lot of fusion announcements this week! We’re looking forward to our policy conference in February - bringing together global leaders in government, industry, investment, & academia to discuss milestones on the path to fusion deployment. Registration is open until space is filled.

We're officially on @bsky.app and at a perfect time to reflect on everything achieved in the past 12 months, before we start posting new updates here in 2025. www.zapenergy.com/blog/a-look-...