Fireside chat. Milestones that matter: outcome-based funding to get fusion faster @WithTheEconomist
Fireside chat. Milestones that matter: outcome-based funding to get fusion faster @WithTheEconomist
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago
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The United States Department of Energy has launched a milestone-based funding programme that ties public support to technical achievements. Could other governments follow this model? What milestones matter most to unlock investor confidence? How can reward frameworks put genuine progress above hype? And should milestones be peer-reviewed, independently validated or investor-audited?

Moderator: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, global energy and climate innovation editor, The Economist
Kieran Furlong, chief executive, Realta Fusion
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