# General Fusion Hits World-First 1 KeV Fusion Milestone

> General Fusion achieves world-first 1 keV plasma temperature using practical low-speed compression.
- Title: General Fusion Hits World-First 1 KeV Fusion Milestone
- Summary: General Fusion achieves world-first 1 keV plasma temperature using practical low-speed compression. General Fusion reached a world-first 1 keV electron…
- Keywords: general fusion, lawson machine 26, fusion energy, uk atomic energy authority, thomson scattering, axuv diagnostic, ion temperature, 1 kev, 12 million degrees celsius, commercial fusion power, money, business
- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/fusions-prove-it-era-just-delivered-a-world-first-result
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- Topics: general fusion, lawson machine 26, fusion energy, uk atomic energy authority, thomson scattering, axuv diagnostic, ion temperature, 1 kev, 12 million degrees celsius, commercial fusion power, money, business
## General Fusion Announces World-First Fusion Milestone
General Fusion, the first publicly listed fusion energy company, achieved a world-first result on its path to commercial fusion power.

> General Fusion, the first publicly listed fusion energy company, has announced a world-first result on its path to commercial fusion power.
## LM26 Heats Plasma to 12 Million Degrees
Its large-scale demonstration machine, Lawson Machine 26, heated plasma to more than 12 million degrees celsius, or over 1 kev.

> heated plasma to more than 12 million degrees celsius, or more than 1 kev in the units the fusion industry uses
## Measured by UKAEA and AXUV Diagnostics
The temperature was measured with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and absolute extreme ultraviolet diagnostic data.

> the industry-recognized, gold-standard thomson scattering diagnostic recorded approximately 1.1 kev, or 12.6 million degrees celsius
## Ion Temperature Doubles
Ion temperature rose to approximately 0.46 kev, up to a twofold increase above starting ion temperature.

> ion temperature rose to approximately 0.46 kev, up to a twofold increase above starting ion temperature
## Next Milestone: 10 KeV Plasma
General Fusion aims to reach 10 kev, roughly 100 million degrees celsius, with upgrades to LM26 already underway.

> next up: 10 kev, roughly 100 million degrees celsius, with upgrades to lm26 already underway
## Practical Low-Speed Compression Approach
General Fusion’s approach compresses plasma in milliseconds, reducing power needs and complexity compared to other methods.

> the company s technology squeezes a magnetically confined plasma with a metal wall. unlike other plasma compression approaches that use lasers or other extreme equipment to compress in microseconds or nanoseconds, general fusion s approach compresses in milliseconds
## Key takeaway

General Fusion reached a world-first 1 keV electron temperature milestone with its LM26 machine, marking a key step toward commercial fusion power.