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binding.energy 2025
Bridging fusion and fission
The Fusion-Fission Community EventThe first binding.energy edition created a focused Aachen meeting point for fusion and fission experts, policy voices, research organisations and companies building the next generation of nuclear technologies.
Recap video
Impressions from the 2025 edition.
19-20 February 2025Aachen, Germany
2 daysconference format
4 topicsprogramme tracks
20+ speakersnamed experts
6 sponsorspartner visibility
Full programme
The agenda that shaped binding.energy 2025.
Day 119 February 2025
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19 February 2025
View day programme09:30
Welcome & Opening
Topic 1 - Innovations in Fusion Technology: Pathway to the Future
09:40
Nuclear Fusion with High-power Lasers
Prof. Dr. Markus Roth (CSO), Focused Energy
10:00
Commercialisation of Fusion Power Plants
Richard Kembleton (CSO), Gauss Fusion
10:20
Steps Required to Transfer Nuclear Fusion to Commercial Application
Prof. Dr. Frank Jenko (Director), Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
10:40
Panel Discussion
11:20
Company Pitches
Dornier Hinneburg, digiLab
11:30
Pioneering Fusion Technology using Ultrashort-pulse Lasers and Nanostructured Fuels
Floris Deurvorst (Manager R&D), Marvel Fusion
11:50
Catalysing Fusion Innovation: Empowering Disruptive Technologies and Entrepreneurs through Programmatic Support
Dr. Antonia Schmalz (Innovation Manager), SPRIND
12:10
A Truly Stellar Source of Power - Proxima Fusion's QI Stellarators
Dr. Francesco Sciortino (CEO), Proxima Fusion
12:30
Panel Discussion
Young Generation and company pitches
14:00
Young Generation Project Pitches
David Koslowski; Jan Wiesenmüller, TU Dresden; University of Stuttgart
14:20
Company Pitches
Alpha Ring, ITER Organization
Topic 2 - Advancements in Nuclear Fission: From Established Systems to Next-Generation Reactors
14:30
(R)Evolution in Nuclear Energy: Modern Reactor Concepts for a Sustainable Energy Supply
Dr. Martin Pache (Managing Director), Westinghouse Electric Germany
14:50
The IAEA SMR Supporting Programme
Aline Des Cloizeaux (Director), International Atomic Energy Agency
15:10
The Pathway to Safety and Security in the Nuclear Sector
Dr. Alice Seiber (Principal Administrator), Joint Research Centre
15:30
Panel Discussion
16:10
Mass Manufacturing Thorium Reactors
Tobias Ravn Thomsen (Business Development), Copenhagen Atomics
16:30
Turning Waste into Energy and More with Accelerated Thorium-LFR
Guido Houben (Director Germany), Transmutex
16:50
Increasing the Energy Return of Nuclear Power with Novel Reactor Technology
Dr. Götz Ruprecht (CEO), Dual Fluid Energy
17:10
Panel Discussion
Evening
Conference Dinner at Tivoli Stadion
Day 220 February 2025
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20 February 2025
View day programme09:00
Welcome to Day 2
Topic 3 - Synergies and Learning Opportunities Between Fusion and Fission
09:10
Which Added Value can Nuclear Industry Bring to Fusion? The View of an OEM
Dr. Thomas Mull (Scientific Advisor), Framatome
09:30
Navigation through a Regulated Environment
Dr. Bettina Grauel (Senior Project Engineer), Dornier Hinneburg
09:50
AI, Data and Robotics Innovation to Accelerate Deployment of New Nuclear Energy Solutions
Dr. Bálint Batki (Researcher), Norwegian Nuclear Research Center
10:10
Panel Discussion
10:50
Company Pitches
Advanced Nuclear Fuels, Bilfinger Nuclear & Energy Transition
11:00
Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy
Dr. Duarte Borba (Senior Advisor), EUROfusion
11:20
Fusion of Regulations or Fission - A Learning Process on Both Sides
Dr. Jens-Uwe Schmollack (Head of Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection), TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service
11:40
How Local Communities can be Effectively Engaged in the Development of New Nuclear Technologies
Dr. Meritxell Martell (Executive Director), GMF
12:00
Panel Discussion
Special announcements
13:30
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and FuseNet special announcements
Denys Elliot; Darío Cruz (Director Business Development; Executive Officer), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; FuseNet
Topic 4 - Practical Applications and Industry Insights: Scaling from Theory to Implementation
14:00
From Fusion Research to Future Energy Supply: The Path Forward for ITER
Dr. Alain Bécoulet (Deputy Director), ITER Organization
14:20
Key Technologies for Fusion Power Plants of the Future
Dr. Yeong-Kook Oh (President), Korea Institute of Fusion Energy
14:40
Euratom Research & Training Programme and its Support to Nuclear Research
Dr. Angelgiorgio Iorizzo, European Commission
15:00
Panel Discussion
15:40
Advancing Nuclear Innovation Towards a Sustainable Future
Dr. Christophe Bruggeman (Deputy Director General), SCK CEN
16:00
MYRRHA - On the Way to an Industrial Scale Accelerator Driven System
Prof. Dr. Hamid Aït Abderrahim (Director), MYRRHA
16:20
Investor View on Early-stage Financing in Nuclear Technology
Dr. Guerric de Combrugghe (Partner), Nuketech
16:40
Panel Discussion
17:00
Summary & Outlook
What remained
Why this edition matters for the next one.
Young Generation on the main stage
Students and early-career researchers were visible inside the core programme rather than treated as a side activity.
Proof for a recurring format
The first edition showed that an international, technically serious community event in Aachen could bring the field together year after year.
Coverage
Press and publication links that document the community.
atw
atw International Journal for Nuclear Power
Industry journal coverage that places binding.energy in the professional nuclear media environment.
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vgbe energy
Nuclear Buyers Guide
A buyer-oriented publication context for companies looking at nuclear supply chains and services.
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EEI
European Energy Innovation
European energy coverage that helps the conference reach policy, industry and innovation audiences.
Read articleSelected testimonials
Voices that explain the original community idea.
"This conference fosters synergy between Fission and Fusion; there is more to learn from each other than we think."
"All nuclear technologies will be necessary to address the world's climate challenges and meet the Sustainable Development Goals."
"Bringing people from fusion and fission together helps ideas, concerns and demonstrator pathways move faster."
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