In the high-stakes arena of global energy, fusion has long been considered the “holy grail” – a source of limitless, clean power that always seemed to be exactly thirty years away. At the Foundry during Las Vegas’ CES 2026, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) chief marketing officer Joe Paluska spoke to LA Times Studios about a true b2b reality check: the era of commercial fusion is no longer a distant dream but a near-term industrial milestone. During the talk, Paluska emphasized that CFS is leading a shift in perception. The company is currently constructing SPARC, a demonstration machine located at the company’s factory outside of Boston that is, said Paluska, roughly 70% complete. “Part of my job is to basically tell the story of fusion, and also do a bit of myth-busting where that myth is ‘fusion is always 30 years away.’ It’s actually two years away,” Paluska explained. “We’re going to turn it on in 2027 and show the world the promise of commercial fusion energy,” he said. The rapid acceleration of fusion technology isn’t accidental. Paluska attributed the breakthrough to a convergence of high-performance computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and most crucially advancements in materials science. CFS’s competitive edge, he said, lies in its use of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape.

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