Seattle, WA – July 23, 2025 – Avalanche Energy, a fusion energy startup developing modular compact fusion machines, today announced it was awarded $10 million through the Washington State Department of Commerce Green Jobs Grant Program for the development of its FusionWERX test facility in Richland, Wash. The facility is a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale testing facility for advanced fusion technologies that will leverage a broad scope radioactive materials license, advanced tritium management capabilities, and the company’s breakthrough 300,000 Volt (300kV) fusion device.