Bill Gates is backing a nuclear fusion company called Type One Energy through Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
In January 2026, the company submitted a licensing application to build a fusion reactor called Infinity One in Tennessee.
Infinity One is not a traditional nuclear plant. It is a fusion reactor — the same type of reaction that powers the Sun.
The reactor design is called a stellarator. It uses powerful, twisted magnetic fields to confine superheated plasma in place.
To make fusion occur, the plasma must reach temperatures of around 100 million degrees Celsius (about 180 million degrees Fahrenheit). That is far hotter than the Sun’s core, which is about 15 million degrees Celsius.
If approved, Infinity One would become Tennessee’s first grid-scale fusion energy project. It would also transform a former coal plant site into a next-generation clean energy facility.
The long-term goal is to develop clean, virtually limitless energy that could one day reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
The company is targeting operation around 2029, though the timeline depends on regulatory approval and construction progress.
The project remains in its early stages, but it represents a significant step toward developing what many describe as an “artificial sun” on Earth.
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