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Issue 86: The profusion of fusion interest; Thailand’s ESG tax breaks

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Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Feb 2, 2024 · 07:00 PM
    • Funding and reaction efficiency are among the most important challenges identified by the fusion industry.
    • Funding and reaction efficiency are among the most important challenges identified by the fusion industry. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    In this issue: In this issue: Singapore’s approach to nascent green-energy technologies could also apply to fusion, while Thailand’s ESG fund flows get a boost from friendly policy.

    Singapore

    Investment infusion

    The joke about fusion technology is that it is always only 10 years away. Little surprise that Victor Nian, co-founder and chief executive of Singapore-based think tank Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, made this observation about investor interest in fusion: “Some investors are very interested in it; most of them aren’t. They believe that this is just a dream.”

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