Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

[Munchausen]

Stock market conspiracies is taking it to far. Please don't foul the thread with that sort of thing. We see large construction work, visits from high ranking officials, interviews with young enthusiastic technicians among large scale pieces of equipment in huge warehouses, filed patents, peer reviewed articles, participation at scientific congresses and a well behaving spokesperson with relevant academic background.

The most credible explanation is a company believing in what they are doing. Razor of Occam.

That being said, we are all very eager to get decisive confirmation that everything works as expected. It is also correct that, at this stage, no one can tell that for certain. Probably not even the Helion compani itself.

[Skipjack]

I don't know if you've been keeping up with the news, but it's to keep the OpenAI bubble from popping.

Conjecture. OpenAI is not even a customer of Helion yet.

They are obviously smarter than that.

LOL, you were the one who made that statement. People here try to have serious conversations. If you want to be an edgelord, do that on Reddit, please.

[baking]

Conjecture. OpenAI is not even a customer of Helion yet.

They are obviously smarter than that.

LOL, you were the one who made that statement. People here try to have serious conversations. If you want to be an edgelord, do that on Reddit, please.

There are other ways to feed the Hype train without becoming a mere customer.

Sam Altman, October 31, 2025: "The technological landscape shifts in big ways, so if a very cheap form of energy comes online soon in mass scale and a lot of people are going to be extremely burned with existing contracts they've signed."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnl833wXRz0&t=1190s

Sam Altman, November 7, 2025: "Scale it up and see what happens, something he’s found effective with everything from large neural networks to fusion reactors."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishriv ... ing-spree/

Again, all that I am saying is that hiring engineers and building buildings does not mean they have hit some experimental milestone. I realize people here survive on hopium, but a little pragmatism is good too.

[mvanwink5]

On a different note:
There is a new video on Youtube. It shows some new (previously unseen) footage of their facility and has some interesting insights into their engineering, the magnet development and the challenges.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyOL2S3N6Kw

Super video. Thanks SJ for the link & Helion for making the vid! The engineering is indeed extreme, super talented engineers for an impossible task. Outside doubters are right to have doubts without getting a glimpse that such a video provides. Exciting times ahead!