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Last month, the German government announced an additional €370m (£320m; $390m) in funding for nuclear fusion research and development.
This brings the total budget earmarked for the next five years to €1bn.
So is Germany about to take a leap forward in fusion engineering?
“We want to create a fusion ecosystem with industry, so that a fusion power plant in Germany becomes reality as quickly as possible,” said Minister of Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger.
Nuclear fusion is the reaction that powers the sun. It produces vast amounts of energy by fusing together hydrogen nuclei.
If it can be harnessed here on Earth, then it promises abundant, cheap, and emission-free electricity.
But the engineering hurdles are daunting. Sparking a fusion reaction and keeping it going needs immense temperature and pressure, and will require technology that is yet to be invented.
Private firms and government projects around the world have made much progress in recent years in overcoming the challenges.
Germany’s strength in engineering should put it in a strong position, but, for some, the fresh government investment has come too late.
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Can Germany’s strong engineering base accelerate fusion technology?
Germany is home to the advanced Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment
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