The heads of a dozen fusion and industrial companies have called on the European Commission to develop an EU Fusion Strategy to ensure Europe remains a leader in the commercialisation of fusion power.

_83147_55380.jpg)The world's first commercial stellarator fusion power plant is planned to be built at the former Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Germany (Image: Proxima Fusion)

"For too long, Europe has relied on external dependencies for energy, critical technologies, and strategic raw materials," they say in an open letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, and EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva.