Bavaria starts revolutionary mission: core fusion for clean energy!

Bavaria starts revolutionary mission: core fusion for clean energy!

München, Deutschland - On March 11, 2025, Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder and Minister of State Markus Blume launched the “Mission Kernfusion”. The aim of this initiative is to create a climate -neutral, independent and always available energy source. As part of this mission, the Bavarian state government announced that they will invest 100 million euros in the research of the nuclear fusion at universities in the next three years. This is intended to establish new courses that promote development in this promising area.

A central player in this mission is the Proxima Fusion company, which was binped down in 2023 from the Max Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics. Proxima Fusion plans to present the "Alpha" demonstration reactor by 2031, which is supposed to produce more electricity than it consumes. This could be a significant step towards practical fusion energy. Söder, who was an honorary guest at the opening of the new Development Center of Proxima Fusion in Munich, emphasized the need for new forms of basic load capacity and the role of technology and innovation in energy future.

fusion energy and its perspectives

However, there are still technical challenges, especially in the production of tritium, which does not occur in nature and has to be generated in the company itself. Proxima fusion plans to create tritium with a lithium coat through particle collisions. Yves Martin from the Swiss Plasma Center critically commented and described the goal of producing electricity until the 2030s as very ambitious. It was also pointed out that Proxima Fusion received a start-up financing of 20 million euros from Bayern Kapital and the Max Planck Funding Foundation in April 2024, and not from the Bavarian State Government.

scientific skepticism and optimism

Despite the commitment of the Bavarian state government and the potential advantages of fusion energy, there are also concerns from science. Professor Jürgen Karl expressed skepticism with regard to planning security and pointed out existing international experiments that have not yet been mature. Nevertheless, proxima fusion is optimistic and refers fusion energy as almost inexhaustible, safe and emission -free. The developments in Munich could therefore be a crucial building block for the future of energy supply.

Further detailed information on the topic can be found in the reports of Merkur , Süddeutsche and Fraunhofer .