Energy Department Research Arm Makes Big Bets on Fusion and Quantum

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy spent $134M on fusion over 12 years. Now it is spending $135M in 18 months.

Energy Department Research Arm Makes Big Bets on Fusion and Quantum
Photo of Katie Espeseth, EPB, and Conner Prochaska, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Department on Tuesday, May 19, 2026

ORLANDO, May 19, 2025 — Quantum computing is coming in a big way, courtesy of an Energy Department research arm.

Speaking at the Fiber Connect conference here, research arm ARPA-E, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, has launched its first applied quantum computing program in Energy Department history, the agency’s director said Tuesday.

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