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	* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]		* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]
	* [https://www.novatronfusion.com/ Novatron] - Mirror device		* [https://www.novatronfusion.com/ Novatron] - Mirror device
	* Openstar Technologies - Levitating magnet<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/29/climate/nuclear-fusion-openstar/index.html ~~''A nuclear fusion startup just reached a milestone in its bid to commercialize unlimited clean energy'',~~ CNN November 29, 2024]</ref>		* Openstar Technologies - Levitating magnet<ref>''A nuclear fusion startup just reached a milestone in its bid to commercialize unlimited clean energy'', [https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/29/climate/nuclear-fusion-openstar/index.html CNN November 29, 2024]</ref>

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	* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]		* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]
	* [https://www.novatronfusion.com/ Novatron] - Mirror device		* [https://www.novatronfusion.com/ Novatron] - Mirror device
			* Openstar Technologies - Levitating magnet<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/29/climate/nuclear-fusion-openstar/index.html ''A nuclear fusion startup just reached a milestone in its bid to commercialize unlimited clean energy'', CNN November 29, 2024]</ref>

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	* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor <ref>[[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]; L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>		* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor <ref>[[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]; L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>
	* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company		* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company
	* ~~Magnetized target reactor -~~ [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]		* [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion] - Magnetized target reactor
	* ~~Dense Plasma Focus -~~ [http://lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com/ LPP Fusion]		* [http://lawrencevilleplasmaphysics.com/ LPP Fusion] - Dense Plasma Focus
	* [http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/compact-fusion.html Compact Fusion] - Lockheed Martin (Skunkworks)<ref>D. Clery, ''Updated: Are old secrets behind Lockheed's new fusion machine?'', [http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/10/updated-are-old-secrets-behind-lockheeds-new-fusion-machine Science, 17 October 2014]</ref>		* [http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/products/compact-fusion.html Compact Fusion] - Lockheed Martin (Skunkworks)<ref>D. Clery, ''Updated: Are old secrets behind Lockheed's new fusion machine?'', [http://news.sciencemag.org/physics/2014/10/updated-are-old-secrets-behind-lockheeds-new-fusion-machine Science, 17 October 2014]</ref>
	* [http://appliedfusionsystems.com/ Applied Fusion Systems]<ref>[https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/09-03-2017/a-former-made-in-chelsea-star-is-looking-to-raise-200m-to-build-nuclear-fusion-reactors A former Made in Chelsea star is looking to raise £200m to build nuclear fusion reactors]</ref>		* [http://appliedfusionsystems.com/ Applied Fusion Systems]<ref>[https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/09-03-2017/a-former-made-in-chelsea-star-is-looking-to-raise-200m-to-build-nuclear-fusion-reactors A former Made in Chelsea star is looking to raise £200m to build nuclear fusion reactors]</ref>

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	* [https://cfs.energy/ Commonwealth Fusion Systems]<ref>''MIT launches multimillion-dollar collaboration to develop fusion energy'', [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02966-3 Nature News, 9 March 2018] </ref>		* [https://cfs.energy/ Commonwealth Fusion Systems]<ref>''MIT launches multimillion-dollar collaboration to develop fusion energy'', [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02966-3 Nature News, 9 March 2018] </ref>
	* [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ Levitated Dipole Experiment]		* [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ Levitated Dipole Experiment]
	* ~~Compact Spherical [[Tokamak]] -~~ [http://www.tokamakenergy.~~co.uk~~/ Tokamak energy Ltd.]		* [http://www.tokamakenergy.com/ Tokamak energy Ltd.] - Compact Spherical [[Tokamak]]
	* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor <ref>[[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]; L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>		* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor <ref>[[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]; L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>
	* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company		* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company

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	* [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ Levitated Dipole Experiment]		* [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ Levitated Dipole Experiment]
	* Compact Spherical [[Tokamak]] - [http://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/ Tokamak energy Ltd.]		* Compact Spherical [[Tokamak]] - [http://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/ Tokamak energy Ltd.]
	* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor - [[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]~~<ref>~~L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>		* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor <ref>[[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]; L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>
	* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company		* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company
	* Magnetized target reactor - [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]		* Magnetized target reactor - [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]

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	* [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ Levitated Dipole Experiment]		* [http://www.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/ Levitated Dipole Experiment]
	* Compact Spherical [[Tokamak]] - [http://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/ Tokamak energy Ltd.]		* Compact Spherical [[Tokamak]] - [http://www.tokamakenergy.co.uk/ Tokamak energy Ltd.]
	* Colliding beam reactor - [[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]<ref>L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>		* [https://tae.com Tri Alpha Energy] Colliding beam reactor - [[:wikipedia:Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.\|Tri Alpha Energy]]<ref>L. Grossman, ''Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail'', [http://time.com/4082939/inside-the-quest-for-fusion-clean-energys-holy-grail/ Time, Oct. 22, 2015]</ref>
	* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company		* [[:wikipedia:Polywell\|Polywell]] - EMC2 company
	* Magnetized target reactor - [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]		* Magnetized target reactor - [http://www.generalfusion.com/ General Fusion]
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	* [https://www.helicalfusion.com/en/ Helical Fusion] - Helical device (Heliotron)		* [https://www.helicalfusion.com/en/ Helical Fusion] - Helical device (Heliotron)
	* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]		* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]
			* [https://www.novatronfusion.com/ Novatron] - Mirror device

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	* [https://www.zapenergyinc.com/ Zap Energy] - based on Z-pinch		* [https://www.zapenergyinc.com/ Zap Energy] - based on Z-pinch
	* [https://www.helicalfusion.com/en/ Helical Fusion] - Helical device (Heliotron)		* [https://www.helicalfusion.com/en/ Helical Fusion] - Helical device (Heliotron)
			* [https://www.gauss-fusion.com/ Gauss Fusion]

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	* [https://firstlightfusion.com/ First Light Fusion]<ref>''The Fusion Reactor Next Door'', [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/business/fusion-energy-climate-change.html?utm_medium=techboard.tue.20190514&utm_source=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=campaign New York Times, May 13 (2019)]</ref> - projectile-based inertial fusion		* [https://firstlightfusion.com/ First Light Fusion]<ref>''The Fusion Reactor Next Door'', [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/business/fusion-energy-climate-change.html?utm_medium=techboard.tue.20190514&utm_source=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=campaign New York Times, May 13 (2019)]</ref> - projectile-based inertial fusion
	* Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX)<ref>''Magneto-inertial fusion experiment nears completion'' [https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/aps-mfe100919.php EurekAlert, Oct 21 (2019)]</ref>		* Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX)<ref>''Magneto-inertial fusion experiment nears completion'' [https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/aps-mfe100919.php EurekAlert, Oct 21 (2019)]</ref>
	* [https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/ Kyoto ~~Fusion Engineering~~]		* [https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/ Kyoto Fusioneering]
	* [https://www.zapenergyinc.com/ Zap Energy] - based on Z-pinch		* [https://www.zapenergyinc.com/ Zap Energy] - based on Z-pinch
			* [https://www.helicalfusion.com/en/ Helical Fusion] - Helical device (Heliotron)

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	<ref>D. Clery, ''Fusion's restless pioneers'', [[doi:10.1126/science.345.6195.370\|Science '''345''', 6195 (2014) 370]]</ref>		<ref>D. Clery, ''Fusion's restless pioneers'', [[doi:10.1126/science.345.6195.370\|Science '''345''', 6195 (2014) 370]]</ref>
	<ref>M.M. Waldrop, ''Plasma physics: The fusion upstarts'', [http://www.nature.com/news/plasma-physics-the-fusion-upstarts-1.15592 Nature '''511''', 7510 (2014)]</ref>		<ref>M.M. Waldrop, ''Plasma physics: The fusion upstarts'', [http://www.nature.com/news/plasma-physics-the-fusion-upstarts-1.15592 Nature '''511''', 7510 (2014)]</ref>
	Currently, none of the alternative designs have achieved these potential benefits<ref>D. Clery, ''Ouside insights: alternative fusion'', [https://www.euro-fusion.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Newsletter/EUROfusion%20Fusion%20in%20Europe/EUROfusion_Fusion_in_Europe_2019_Sept.pdf Fusion in Europe, Summer 2019, p. 14]</ref>.		Currently, none of the alternative designs have achieved these potential benefits<ref>D. Clery, ''Ouside insights: alternative fusion'', [https://www.euro-fusion.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Newsletter/EUROfusion%20Fusion%20in%20Europe/EUROfusion_Fusion_in_Europe_2019_Sept.pdf Fusion in Europe, Summer 2019, p. 14]</ref><ref>P. Ball, ''The chase for fusion energy'', [https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-021-03401-w/index.html Nature, 2021]</ref>.

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			* [https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/fusionportal/Pages/FusDIS.aspx FusDIS] Fusion Device Information System (FusDIS): worldwide inventory of fusion devices, maintained by IAEA
	* [[Fusor]]		* [[Fusor]]
	* [[Single-Pointed Magnetic Confinement]]		* [[Single-Pointed Magnetic Confinement]]