Proxima Fusion and Kyoto Fusioneering Join Forces to Build Critical Technologies for Commercial Fusion Power
Proxima Fusion, Europe’s leading stellarator fusion company, and Kyoto Fusioneering, a leading fusion technology provider headquartered in Japan, have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation on critical technologies needed to build and operate commercial fusion power plants, strengthening the industrial supply chain behind Germany’s ambition to become a global leader in fusion energy.
Under the MoU, both companies will expand collaboration on next-generation gyrotrons for plasma heating and fusion fuel-cycle technologies. Kyoto Fusioneering will also contribute its engineering expertise to support the commercialization and industrial deployment of fusion energy in Germany, including through the government’s national Fusion Hubs initiative.
Germany’s Ambition to Build a Fusion Industry.
Germany aims to build the world’s first fusion power plant, creating demand for industrial-scale supply chains for components that are not yet widely available. Proxima’s existing partnerships cover areas such as high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets, while the agreement with Kyoto Fusioneering adds critical plasma-heating and fuel-cycle technologies.
The partnership combines Japan’s fusion engineering expertise with Germany’s strengths in stellarator research and industrial capabilities, strengthening ties between the two countries as the global fusion industry advances.
The collaboration will support Proxima’s development roadmap, including Alpha, its demonstration stellarator planned for the early 2030s, and Stellaris, its first commercial fusion power plant.
Dr. Francesco Sciortino, Co-Founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion, said: "The global race to fusion will be won in factories and supply chains. Japan has spent decades building world-class fusion engineering capabilities; Germany has the leading stellarator engineering in the world and knows how to industrialize. In working closely with Kyoto Fusioneering, we are building a new industry together, one that makes both our countries more secure. Japanese partners choosing to work with Germany is a direct result of the strong backing fusion enjoys from the German government and the European Union, as well as our determination to apply world-leading technology to the world’s increasing energy demands and climate challenge."
Kiyoshi Seko, Representative Director, President and COO, Kyoto Fusioneering, said: "Germany is approaching fusion not only as a future source of energy, but as a pillar of its High-Tech Agenda to build national prosperity through advanced technology. Manufacturing and engineering are at the heart of that vision, and they are also at the heart of what Kyoto Fusioneering does. Through our cooperation with Proxima Fusion, we will bring our state of the art plasma heating.. technologies to one of the most ambitious stellarator programs in the world, and help turn fusion into a real industry in Germany."
