Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator To Begin New Phase Of Nuclear Fusion Experiments

GREIFSWALD, GERMANY - AUGUST 09: Federal Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger attends a celebration to mark the readiness of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator for a new phase of experiments at the Greifswald division of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) on August 09, 2022 in Greifswald, Germany. The Wendelstein 7-X is scheduled to begin its main objective this fall, namely a sustained and contained 100 million degree Celsius plasma discharge for 30 minutes. The device is the world's biggest of its kind and is paving the way for operational nuclear fusion technology, which, if successful, would revolutionize electricity production. Nuclear fusion fuses hydrogen nuclei to form helium, which generates energy from a nearly endless supply of hydrogen on the Earth. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)