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Interior of a JET fusion reactor

Momentum builds as South West industry backs bid for fusion at Severn Edge

Leaders and businesses from across the South West have announced their support for the bid to bring the UK’s first prototype fusion plant to the Severn Estuary, the Western Gateway has announced .

The site is in the final five sites currently being considered by the government for the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s flagship STEP programme which is looking to prove the...

A JET fusion reactor

Top universities back plan to bring fusion research to the South West

A campaign to bring the UK’s flagship fusion energy research project to the South West has received a boost, as four of the UK’s top universities announced their support for the project.

The GW4 Alliance , a partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter, are backing the Western Gateway’s bid to bring the UK’s first prototype fusion plant to sites in...