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title: Scientists achieve major advance in fusion energy that could provide clean, carbon-free power - USA Today
description: Connecticut company FuelCell Energy, for instance, now develops electrolyzers to make hydrogen as a fuel source. Now, the company works with the Idaho National Laboratory to use nuclear power to generate hydrogen, but fusion offers even more potential, said Tony Leo, the company's chief technology officer.
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# [Scientists achieve major advance in fusion energy that could provide clean, carbon-free power - USA Today](https://www.fuelcellenergy.com/coverage/scientists-achieve-major-advance-in-fusion-energy-that-could-provide-clean-carbon-free-power-usa-today)

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