US startup to build magnetic mirror fusion research facility in Wisconsin 60%
By Neetika Walter74%
7/16/2026, 12:08:28 AM
Topics: Fusion Power, Nuclear Fusion, Clean Energy, Economic Development, State Incentives, Research And Development
Keywords: Fusion Energy, Realta Fusion, Magnetic Mirror, Wisconsin, Research Facility, The Realta Forge, Hammir, Om Station, Madison, Kieran Furlong, Dominick Bindl, Tony Evers, Act 165, Tax Exemptions, Tax Credits, Tax Increment Financing, Job Creation, Advanced Manufacturing, High Skilled Engineering
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Wisconsin has committed up to $55 million in incentives to help Realta Fusion build its new headquarters and fusion research facility in Madison, a move aimed at strengthening the state’s position in the emerging fusion energy industry.
The funding package will support development of “The Realta Forge” at OM Station, the site of the former Oscar Mayer plant.
Realta plans to build its prototype magnetic mirror fusion machine, called Hammir, at the facility and expects to create more than 600 technical and non-technical jobs.
According to the company, the incentive package includes about $37.5 million in state sales and use tax exemptions, up to $15 million in performance-based enterprise zone tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and $2.8 million in tax increment financing from the City of Madison.
Realta said it evaluated sites in Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, and other states before deciding to keep the project in Wisconsin, where it was founded.
The company expects to break ground on the facility before the end of the year.
Once completed, The Realta Forge will serve as Realta’s headquarters and dedicated research and development center for advancing its compact magnetic mirror fusion technology.
“We spent the better part of the past two years searching across the country to find the most favorable business environment and the most attractive site to build our R&D facility, and we found it in our own backyard,” said Realta CEO Kieran Furlong.
The company says its CoSMo fusion systems are based on the magnetic mirror concept, which uses magnetic fields to confine high-temperature plasma.
Unlike conventional power plants, fusion aims to generate electricity by fusing light atomic nuclei, producing large amounts of energy without carbon emissions during operation.
Realta added that the Hammir prototype will help demonstrate the company’s fusion approach before commercial deployment.
“In terms of cash today, avoided costs tomorrow, and accelerating progress, this is the most impactful state-supported fusion deal ever done in the United States,” said Realta VP of Technical Development Dominick Bindl.
Building regional hub
The announcement follows Wisconsin’s passage of Act 165 earlier this year, becoming the first standalone state law in the United States to exempt capital expenditures on fusion energy projects from state sales tax.
State officials say the legislation is intended to attract companies developing next-generation energy technologies.
“ Fusion energy is not only good for our planet and our power grid, but it plays to all of our strengths as a state with our world-class research universities, research laboratories, and an incredible manufacturing and supply chain network supported by our dedicated and highly skilled workforce,” said Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers.
Madison also approved $2.8 million in tax increment financing tied to job creation at the OM Station redevelopment.
According to the company, it is the city’s first tax increment financing package for private-sector job creation in a decade.
With construction expected to begin later this year, Realta said the facility will become the center for development of its magnetic mirror fusion technology while helping establish Wisconsin as a growing hub for fusion research, advanced manufacturing and high-skilled engineering jobs.
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