On Thursday, the German government unveiled preliminary plans to enhance domestic research in the field of nuclear fusion, a technology that holds promise for abundant and clean energy in the future.

However, specific details regarding the funding of these efforts were not provided.

Bettina Stark-Watzinger, the Minister of Science, announced that the proposal aims to provide support for all promising fusion technologies currently under development, the Associated Press reported.

This includes laser-based methods that have recently achieved significant breakthroughs in the United States but have not received widespread research attention in Europe.

In addition to these laser-based approaches, Germany has already allocated substantial resources to advance another fusion method that utilizes powerful magnets.

This support is evident through Germany’s involvement in both its own Wendelstein 7-X research reactor located in the northern town of Greifswald, as well as its contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) situated in southern France.

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