Francesco Sciortino
Co-founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion, a German company focused on developing stellarator-based fusion power plants.
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Jul 15, 2025 • 33min
The road to commercial nuclear fusion
Francesco Sciortino, CEO of Proxima Fusion, and Steve Piper, Director of Energy Research at S&P Global Commodity Insights, dive into the promising landscape of nuclear fusion. Sciortino highlights the $7.1 billion raised in global fusion startups and emphasizes that investors are eager to get involved. Piper discusses how Big Tech is driving this surge, influenced by the energy demands of data centers. Together, they explore the potential of stellarators and the critical collaboration needed to make fusion a competitive energy source.
