German Fusion Industry Founded ProFusion
Representatives of leading German companies in the field of fusion energy met in Nuremberg and founded the industry association Pro-Fusion.
After many years of fusion research, the commercial use of fusion for energy production is now within technological reach and offers significant benefits for the environment, society, and the economy. The founding members—Bilfinger Nuclear & Energy Transition GmbH, Focused Energy GmbH, Framatome GmbH, MAN Energy Solutions SE, Marvel Fusion GmbH, pro beam GmbH & Co. KGaA, Proxima Fusion GmbH c/o Werk1 Bayern GmbH, ProZukunft GmbH, RI Research Instruments GmbH, Rolf Kind GmbH, Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Thiele Technologie & Management GmbH, and the German Fusion Industrial Liaison Officer—are convinced of this.
Pro-Fusion is the central voice of German industry for commercial fusion energy and will address challenges in shaping public and political opinion, as well as in adapting legal frameworks.
Pro-Fusion aims to:
- sustainably shape public opinion on fusion energy,
- serve as a point of contact for policymakers and the media on all fusion-related matters, and
- contribute to the development and structuring of the commercial fusion ecosystem.
The newly founded industry association Pro-Fusion invites all organizations or companies that offer or intend to offer fusion-relevant commercial services, as well as any individuals interested in the association’s goals, to become members.
The founding board consists of Heike Freund (Marvel Fusion), Markus Kind (Rolf Kind), Ulli Kraft (FILO), Ulf Thiele (Thiele Technology & Management), Hannes Vogel (Proxima Fusion), and Wolfgang Walter (Bilfinger).