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RWE Grants €60 M, Hosts Fusion Prototype at Biblis

7/2/2026

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  • RWE pledged €60 million to Focused Energy and will host a prototype fusion plant on its former Biblis nuclear site.
  • Focused Energy targets a prototype commercial reactor by 2037 and a full-scale plant in the early 2040s.
  • Private fusion funding reached nearly €13 billion by end-2025, with 53 % to U.S. firms and about one-third to Chinese firms.
  • Germany has earmarked more than €2 billion for fusion research this term.