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A consortium plans over a trillion for energy, minerals and chips

development2026-03-24

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The White House plans a consortium to invest over $1 trillion in energy, minerals and semiconductors under a programme called Pax Silica, while OpenAI is in advanced talks to buy 12.5% of the output from fusion startup Helion Energy targeting 5 GW by 2030.

Reported metric: $1T / 5 GW

Reporting date: 2026-03-24 (not necessarily the event date)

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A consortium plans over a trillion for energy, minerals and chips
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-03-24
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-24-pax-silica
Claim: The White House plans a consortium to invest over $1 trillion in energy, minerals and semiconductors under a programme called Pax Silica, while OpenAI is in advanced talks to buy 12.5% of the output from fusion startup Helion Energy targeting 5 GW by 2030.
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- Welcome to March 24, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-24-2026
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