Gauss Fusion

Today, we welcome the German Government’s launch of the STRIDE Fusion Hub – an important framework for bringing public research, industry and technology partners together to take magnetic confinement fusion from science to industrial deployment. Gauss Fusion intends to play an active and substantive role in this work. We look forward to collaborating with all partners involved and contributing the technical and engineering perspectives needed to turn shared ambition into practical progress. STRIDE aligns closely with Gauss Fusion’s established industrial fusion strategy. Following completion of the Conceptual Design Report for our GIGA power plant platform, Gauss Fusion is now progressing to our detailed engineering phase, with a focus on developing the critical technologies required for commercial-scale fusion power plants. For us, the priority is disciplined execution: technology development, testing and validation against meaningful milestones. STRIDE offers a significant opportunity to connect Germany’s scientific strength with the engineering expertise and industrial capacity needed to translate fusion into grid-ready power plant technology. We welcome the commitment shown by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Proxima Fusion, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Forschungszentrum Jülich and Technical University of Munich and look forward to contributing to the work ahead. #FusionEnergy #IndustrialStrategy #FusionWithIntegrity

Industrialising fusion requires more than scientific progress. It requires clear engineering choices, a disciplined route from research to industry, and a sustained focus on the technologies that can move fusion towards deployment. In his first published interview since becoming CEO of Gauss Fusion, Dr. Uwe Bau speaks with Stephan W. Eder, Energy Editor at VDI nachrichten, about the perspective he brings to that challenge. Drawing on his experience in energy systems, strategy and high-tech industry, Uwe describes a leadership approach grounded in structured problem-solving, pragmatic decision-making and a willingness to challenge the status quo. He also discusses the next phase of Gauss Fusion’s development: advancing its Industrial Roadmap and translating long-term ambition into defined technical progress. Thank you to Stephan and VDI Nachrichten for the thoughtful conversation. Read the interview here (paywall): https://lnkd.in/eckyzYqi #FusionEnergy #Industrialisation #Leadership

For fusion materials, qualification cannot be treated as a single gate to be passed before engineering can begin. It must be a staged and evidence-led process.   At CIMTEC 2026 towards the end of June, Gauss Fusion’s Dr. Jan Willem Coenen explored this approach in his invited lecture, “From Perfection to Pragmatism: A Materials-Anchored Path Toward Timely Fusion Power.”   Materials will shape whether a future fusion power plant can be manufactured, licensed, maintained and operated reliably. Getting the materials right is critical and their selection cannot be separated from plant architecture, component design, supply-chain capability or the safety case.   Much can – and must – be established before construction through modelling, materials testing, prototypes and integrated mock-ups. But no external test facility can reproduce every interaction between heat, neutrons, tritium, components and plant operations.   The industrial challenge is therefore to make defensible materials choices using the best available evidence, design with appropriate margins, and close remaining knowledge gaps through a structured programme of development and validation.   Jan’s central argument was that qualification should be understood as a sequence: one that connects scientific research with engineering decisions, licensing requirements, manufacturability and carefully staged operational learning.   This is central to what industrialising fusion really means – turning materials science into plant-level decisions that can support the development of safe, reliable and commercially viable fusion power plants.   #FusionWithIntegrity #FusionEnergy #MaterialsScience #IndustrialStrategy

We’re proud to share that our valued colleague Dr. Uwe Bau has been appointed the new CEO and Managing Director of Gauss Fusion. While we’re sad to see him go, we couldn’t be more pleased to see such a capable leader take on this important role. As a trusted partner and supplier to the fusion community, we believe that strong leadership and progress across this field benefit everyone—including our own company. We look forward to staying closely connected with Dr. Bau and the team at Gauss Fusion as our companies work together to advance critical fusion technologies, including advanced magnet solutions and other enabling technologies for the future of fusion energy. Congratulations, Uwe, and thank you for everything you have contributed. We wish you every success in your new role!

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Uwe Bau as Chief Executive Officer of Gauss Fusion.   Uwe joins us as the company moves into its next phase, with a clear focus on execution, performance validation and advancing our industrial fusion energy roadmap towards industrial demonstration.   Bringing an entrepreneurial spirit alongside technical, strategic and industrial experience, Uwe will lead Gauss Fusion as we continue to build the foundations for future commercial fusion power plants, based on our GIGA™ platform.   Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/egMqif5j #FusionWithIntegrity #FusionEnergy

The Gauss Fusion team was pleased to welcome a senior UK Atomic Energy Authority-Materials/LIBRTI delegation to our offices in Garching, Munich towards the end of June, for a constructive technical and strategic exchange on future fusion testing needs.   The discussion focused on potential collaboration opportunities and a technical exchange around LIBRTI – UKAEA’s Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation programme – breeding blanket technologies, materials development, and the testing infrastructure that will be needed to support the path towards fusion power plants.   For Gauss Fusion, we were grateful for the opportunity to present HEXA – our modular helium-cooled pebble bed breeding blanket concept – and how representative testing could help support future development phases.   The discussion also included exchanges on a range of other topics of mutual interest and provided an opportunity for both teams to present their respective roadmaps.   With the future of fusion deployment heavily dependent on the ability to develop, test and integrate materials, components and systems that can operate in demanding fusion environments, cross-border exchanges like this are critical to what the sector needs to move from research to industrialisation. Dr Amanda Quadling (Senior Responsible Person for LIBRTI, UKAEA) said, “The growing dialogue between Gauss Fusion and the LIBRTI Programme, in mutual commitment to solid breeder technology breakthroughs, is a stimulating and critical part of UKAEA’s continued relationship with the fusion community in Germany”.   Many thanks to Dr Amanda Quadling and the UKAEA-Materials/LIBRTI team for such an open and valuable exchange. We look forward to continuing technical discussions as Germany and the UK work to build the capabilities needed for future fusion energy.   #FusionEnergy #IndustrialStategy #FusionWithIntegrity

Reflecting on the 2nd Fusion Neutronics Meeting 🔬 Last week, our Neutronics Engineer, Egor Vezhlev, attended the 2nd Fusion Neutronics Meeting at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) – Campus North in Karlsruhe, representing Gauss Fusion at this international gathering of leading experts in fusion neutronics and nuclear analysis. The event provided an excellent platform for scientific and engineering exchange, fostering discussions on ideas, methodologies, and approaches in support of fusion energy development. At the meeting, Gauss Fusion presented an overview of its neutronics, nuclear analysis, and multiphysics activities for the first time. Beyond the presentation itself, Egor also chaired one of the morning sessions and participated in a panel discussion on the urgent needs and future challenges in fusion neutronics. The reception from the community was very encouraging. Colleagues from KIT's INR, UK Atomic Energy Authority, and IDOM | Nuclear Services engaged closely with our work and expressed strong interest in our progress — particularly regarding the engineering design of our breeding blanket. The feedback reinforced the strong position that Gauss Fusion is building within the international fusion community. Many thanks to the organising team at INR, KIT for hosting a well-structured and valuable event. We look forward to continuing these exchanges as the field advances. 🤝 #FusionEnergy #FusionWithIntegrity #FusionNeutronicsMeeting2026

Advancing Edge Plasma Physics 🌟 The 27th International Conference on Plasma-Surface Interactions in Controlled Fusion Devices (PSI) once again provided a valuable platform for the international fusion community to discuss the latest developments in plasma–material interactions, boundary plasma physics, and fusion reactor technologies.   Representing Gauss Fusion, Senior Divertor Physicist Matteo Moscheni presented a new set of compact engineering formulae linking particle inputs, specifically deuterium fueling and neon seeding, to the resulting edge plasma conditions. One of the key challenges of fusion power plant development involves how to maintain a high-performance, impurity-free core plasma, while creating a sufficiently radiative edge plasma to protect plasma-facing components from extreme heat loads.   The proposed formulae presented by Matteo provides a practical and flexible framework that could complement conventional scaling laws and help accelerate reactor design and operational optimisation. Having already attracted interest within the fusion community, the approach will be tested against experimental data in upcoming campaigns.   Events such as PSI are essential for exchanging ideas, challenging assumptions, and advancing the science that will underpin future fusion power plants.   #FusionEnergy #FusionResearch #PlasmaPhysics #PSI2026 #FusionWithIntegrity

Driving Fusion Forward: Neutronics for Fusion Power 🔬 As fusion energy moves steadily from scientific ambition towards industrial realisation, fusion neutronics is becoming increasingly pivotal for reactor design, performance evaluation, and safety validation. Against the backdrop of rapid progress across diverse fusion concepts and a growing private-sector ecosystem, the 2nd Fusion Neutronics Meeting is taking place this week at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) -Campus North in Karlsruhe. The event brings together leading experts from academia and industry to discuss neutron transport, shielding, activation, simulation workflows, nuclear data, and benchmarking. As a key player in fusion development, Gauss Fusion will also be represented. On 11 June at 09:30, our Neutronics Engineer, Egor Vezhlev will showcase Gauss Fusion’s latest neutronics activities, including an open-source stellarator neutronics workflow for comprehensive and reproducible full-device simulations. The talk will further highlight recent progress in the neutronics assessment of HEXA®, Gauss Fusion’s Tritium Breeding Blanket concept for future stellarator power plants. Strengthening collaboration across the fusion community is key to accelerating the path towards commercially viable fusion energy. We look forward to insightful exchanges and contributing to advances in fusion neutronics across the community. 🤝 #FusionEnergy #FusionWithIntegrity #FusionNeutronicsMeeting2026