The Fusion of Financial Institutions Alliance was established to break the bottleneck of commercialization of fusion energy.

On the morning of January 16, the opening ceremony of the 2026 Fusion Energy Technology and Industry Conference was held in Hefei, Anhui, and the Fusion Financial Institutions Alliance was officially established. Industry insiders believe that this marks a pivotal moment for the controllable nuclear fusion industry to move from the laboratory to engineering and commercialization. It is a fusion of production and finance through collaboration. It is reported that the alliance was initiated by 15 institutions including Sci-Tech Sillicon Valley, Zhongke Chuangxing, Junlian Capital, Lenovo Star, and Hefei Innovation Investment, bringing together a total of 130 financial and scientific innovation institutions including banks, securities, insurance, trusts, and funds. With innovation, industry connection, financial support, and deep collaboration as the core logic, the alliance aims to inject power into the transition of nuclear fusion energy from scientific breakthroughs to engineering and commercial applications. The alliance's principle is "Industry and Finance Coexist, Joint Innovation". According to Wu Hailong, chairman of Sci-Tech Silicon Valley, the alliance plans to promote information sharing and precise docking through regular salons, special seminars, project roadshows, and enterprise investigations. Its first project roadshow will be held on January 17 at the Institute of Plasma Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The 14th Five-Year Plan suggests promoting quantum technology, biomanufacturing, hydrogen and nuclear fusion energy, brain-machine interfaces, embodied intelligence, and sixth-generation mobile communication as new economic growth points. This means that nuclear fusion is not only a guarantee of future energy security, but also a key driver of high-quality development and the shaping of new productive forces. On January 15, 2026, the "Atomic Energy Law of the People's Republic of China" officially came into effect, providing legal support for the development of fusion energy. Yan Jianwen, chairman of Fusion New Energy Co., Ltd., stated that the nuclear fusion industry has high technological barriers and long commercialization cycles, and it is difficult to support its commercial application solely through research funding and initial investment. This is the core issue that the Fusion Financial Institutions Alliance aims to address.