Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)
Funds innovation actions that mature fusion power plant technology — plasma heating, high-temperature superconducting magnets, or diagnostics and control — from lab to near-commercial readiness.
Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy) is a European Commission grant that funds innovation actions maturing fusion power plant technology — plasma heating and current drive, high-temperature superconducting magnets, or diagnostics and control — from lab to near-commercial readiness, open to legal entities in EU Member States, Ukraine or Switzerla…
This call funds innovation actions that mature and demonstrate one of three fusion power plant technology areas to Technology Readiness Level 6-8: plasma heating and current drive, high-temperature superconducting magnets, or diagnostics and control. Proposals must pick a single key area, show a credible path to commercialisation, and involve close cooperation between public research and private companies including start-ups and SMEs.
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