POWER Magazine•8 days ago
Building a Fusion-Ready Workforce: Why STEM and Trades Education Are Key to America’s Energy Future
Key Takeaway
The long-term viability and widespread adoption of fusion energy, a potentially game-changing power source, hinges critically on addressing the immediate U.S. workforce and R&D gaps through focused STEM and trades education.
AI Summary
- •Recent breakthroughs and public-private partnerships are accelerating the development of fusion energy, signaling its potential as a future power source.
- •A significant R&D and workforce development gap in the U.S. currently impedes the realization of fusion's 'limitless potential'.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this indicates a long-term, potentially transformative shift in energy generation, contingent on immediate investment in STEM and trades education to build the necessary talent pool.
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Recent breakthroughs at U.S. fusion labs, along with new public-private partnerships, are bringing us closer than ever to realizing fusion energy’s limitless potential. However, the U.S. has a major gap to fill in fusion research and development (R&D), and workforce development. The post Building a Fusion-Ready Workforce: Why STEM and Trades Education Are Key to America’s Energy Future appeared first on POWER Magazine .