Advanced Reactors

Germany Announces National Hubs In Bid For Europe’s First Fusion Reactor In 2040s

By David Dalton
31 July 2026

Berlin has shut down its large-scale nuclear plants, but is backing advanced technologies

Germany Announces National Hubs In Bid For Europe’s First Fusion Reactor In 2040s
A view inside the vacuum vessel of the Wendelstein 7-X in Greifswald, Germany. Courtesy: Jan Hosan/Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics.
Germany has announced plans for three national fusion hubs with €125m ($143m) of initial funding planned for next month as Berlin aims to operate Europe’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant to be operating in Germany in the 2040s.

Want to know more?
Sign up.

Pen Use this content

Tags


Related