Proxima Fusion Signs Japanese Partnerships to Build Germany's Fusion Supply Chain
The Munich-based stellarator startup agreed deals with Fujikura and Kyoto Fusioneering during Chancellor Merz's visit to Japan, targeting superconducting tape, plasma heating and fuel cycle technologies.
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German fusion company Proxima Fusion has signed Memoranda of Understanding with two Japanese firms, Fujikura and Kyoto Fusioneering, to develop technologies and industrial supply chains for commercial fusion power. The agreements were signed in Tokyo during a visit to Japan by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
The partnerships cover high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape manufacturing, plasma heating and fusion fuel cycle technologies. Together they are intended to strengthen Germany's industrial capabilities in fusion energy, feeding into Proxima's plans for its Alpha demonstrator and future Stellaris commercial power plants. Germany's federal government has set a goal of building the world's first fusion power plant in the country, which will require industrial-scale supply chains for specialised components not yet produced at commercial volumes.
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