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Helion Energy
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Fusion startup Helion Energy has shifted its timeline for delivering commercial fusion electricity, with its Orion project no longer expected to hit earlier milestones tied to its Microsoft power deal. The company, backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, had promised Microsoft electricity by around 2028, and skeptics are reading the revised schedule as another delay in the long-promised dream of commercial fusion energy.
- 2Physicists Say Helion's Fusion Machine Cannot Work●Helion's Fusion Machine Cannot Work, Physicists Say
Physicists are challenging Helion Energy's fusion startup, arguing its proposed fusion machine cannot work as designed. The criticism targets the technical feasibility of Helion's approach, which has attracted major investment and a power purchase agreement with Microsoft. The debate has drawn wide attention online, with many questioning whether bold claims about commercial fusion energy are outpacing the underlying physics.