The third edition of the IAEA’s World Fusion Outlook presents a selection of recent achievements in fusion energy, outlines some of the dozens of fusion plant concepts currently at various stages of development worldwide, highlights global efforts in fusion energy development and discusses for the first time the global outlook for fusion energy deployment. As a special focus topic, this edition of the publication explores high temperature superconductors and their potential role in the commercialization of fusion energy.

The report makes several references to IFMIF-DONES. In the chapter “Commercialization Pathways,” it includes the group photo taken at the Parque de las Ciencias during the meeting organized by the IAEA in Granada last June. It also features the photograph from the groundbreaking ceremony of the main building that will host the future particle accelerator, as well as an image capturing the official incorporation of Japan into the DONES Programme, taken during the World Expo in Osaka.

This publication aims to be the global reference for authoritative information and updates on fusion energy — a potentially unlimited, clean energy source, which can contribute to diversification of energy generation in the long term. The IAEA has been promoting fusion energy research and development for almost 70 years, and it continues to strongly support research and development and future deployment by bringing the fusion community together to create solutions for both scientific and technological challenges.