On October 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy released its Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy. The Roadmap outlines key actions to be executed in the near, mid, and long term including:
- Building critical infrastructure to close fusion materials and technology gaps
- Innovating through advanced research, high performance computing, and artificial intelligence; and
- Growing the United States fusion ecosystem through public-private partnerships, regional manufacturing hubs, and workforce development.
The Roadmap advances President Trump's Executive Order Unleashing American Energy and is part of a broader Build-Innovate-Grow Strategy that will also facilitate a Fusion Energy and Innovation Plan and set up an Office of Fusion Energy and Innovation within DOE