{
  "as_of": "2026-10-23",
  "records": [
    {
      "tech": "smr",
      "what": "Fuel loaded into Linglong One",
      "why": "The last big step before China's first land-based small reactor makes power; commercial operation would follow.",
      "set_by": "Operator aim, reported by World Nuclear News",
      "kind": "Company target",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "By early 2027",
      "source_url": "https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/hot-testing-of-chinese-smr-under-way",
      "tier": 2
    },
    {
      "tech": "enhanced-geothermal",
      "what": "Fervo completes Phase I at Cape Station, about 100 MW",
      "why": "Shows enhanced geothermal can run as a set of blocks, not a single well.",
      "set_by": "Fervo, contractual date 1 January 2027",
      "kind": "Company target",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "By early 2027",
      "source_url": "https://ir.fervoenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fervo-energy-declares-commercial-operation-cape-station-ahead",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "fusion",
      "what": "SPARC starts operating",
      "why": "The start of the run towards net energy from a machine built on a power-plant design.",
      "set_by": "Commonwealth Fusion Systems: 'in the coming months'",
      "kind": "Company target",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "By early 2027",
      "source_url": "https://blog.cfs.energy/why-cfs-is-confident-well-demonstrate-net-fusion-energy-q1/",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "solid-state",
      "what": "First cars with all-solid-state batteries on sale",
      "why": "Would move solid-state from prototype to first commercial, and test whether the cost premium is small enough.",
      "set_by": "Toyota target: 2027-28",
      "kind": "Company target",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "2027 to 2028",
      "source_url": "https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/43380876.html",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "fusion",
      "what": "Helion's Orion plant begins initial operations",
      "why": "The first fusion plant built to sell power to a named buyer, Microsoft.",
      "set_by": "Helion target: 2028",
      "kind": "Company target",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "During 2028",
      "source_url": "https://www.helionenergy.com/orion",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "enhanced-geothermal",
      "what": "Cape Station Phase II adds 400 MW",
      "why": "At 500 MW, firm geothermal matters for data-centre and grid planning.",
      "set_by": "Fervo target: 2028",
      "kind": "Company target",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "During 2028",
      "source_url": "https://ir.fervoenergy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fervo-energy-declares-commercial-operation-cape-station-ahead",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "fast-breeder",
      "what": "Kalpakkam fast breeder sends first power to the grid",
      "why": "Would move India's breeder programme from demonstration to power station.",
      "set_by": "Department of Atomic Energy, no date published",
      "kind": "No date",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "No date published",
      "source_url": "https://dae.gov.in/prototype-fast-breeder-reactor-at-kalpakkam-tamil-nadu-attains-first-criticality",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "smr",
      "what": "Rules under the SHANTI Act notified, and first Bharat Small Reactor contracts",
      "why": "Private firms building reactors in India would be a first; rules were not yet notified at the last official update in February 2026.",
      "set_by": "Government of India, no date published",
      "kind": "No date",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "No date published",
      "source_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2227086&reg=3&lang=2",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "natural-hydrogen",
      "what": "HyTerra drills its next Kansas well, Larson 1-14",
      "why": "A better result than McCoy-1's 0.4% hydrogen is needed before anyone can sell natural hydrogen.",
      "set_by": "HyTerra, subject to funding",
      "kind": "No date",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "No date published",
      "source_url": "https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20260804/pdf/072dgnvdslsh8q.pdf",
      "tier": 1
    },
    {
      "tech": "space-solar",
      "what": "OHISAMA beams power from orbit to the ground",
      "why": "Japan's first test of microwave power from a satellite to a receiver on Earth.",
      "set_by": "Japanese mission team; launch date not published",
      "kind": "No date",
      "status": "Due",
      "window": "No date published",
      "source_url": "https://iafastro.directory/iac/paper/id/108811/abstract-pdf/IAC-26,C3,1,2,x108811.brief.pdf",
      "tier": 2
    }
  ]
}