Fusion energy to enable Europe’s emission-free energy sovereignty

Abstract

The EU’s energy system is in crisis. The security, sustainability and affordability of energy are threatened on a historic scale. The only way to establish a European energy sovereignty is through locally built, new energy sources. With its potential to sustainably replace fossil fuels as the world’s primary energy source, fusion energy is probably the most promising solution to that challenge. New records are set by research facilities and private parties invest unprecedentedly large sums in fusion companies to commercialize fusion power, while progress in adjacent fields enables novel technological approaches. Fusion technology could enable the EU to take its energy system back into its own hands.