As the world looks to balance its energy demands and reduce carbon emissions, nuclear energy seems to be the only solution at hand. Unlike its fission counterpart, which also generates radioactive waste, nuclear fusion produces low-level waste that is short-lived, posing no long-term waste storage challenges. The only problem with fusion energy thus far is that companies haven’t figured out how to generate electricity using this technology. San Leandro, California-based Fuse Energy aims is accelerate the path to fusion energy. While fusion startups have been working to refine their approaches and make fusion energy a reality, Fuse’s focus is affordability and engineering efficiency.