Navigating Political Dynamics in Nuclear Fusion Funding

In this episode of Energy Unplugged, we are delighted to welcome Scott Mercer, CEO of Focused Energy discussing nuclear fusion with our Managing Director for North America, Oliver Kerr and Eva Zimmermann, Senior Associate in our Berlin office. 

Scott has served as the CEO of Focused Energy since February 2024. Before joining Focused Energy, he founded and led Volta Charging, guiding the company from its inception to a successful initial public offering (IPO). Over the course of his career, Scott has played a key role in more than 1,000 engineering and construction projects across the US and Europe.

Main topics include the following:

• Nuclear fission VS fusion, and the different approaches people are taking to fusion
• Funding and commercialisation of nuclear fusion
• The role of nuclear fusion in the energy transition

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