A German company developing laser fusion technology has secured significant funding and acquired a decommissioned nuclear power plant to advance its work. Focused Energy, which specialises in a variant called inertial confinement fusion, has completed a Series A funding round worth DKK 1.7 billion. The company plans to use the shuttered German nuclear power plant as a facility for producing electricity from laser fusion. Fusion power holds enormous potential as an energy source but remains an unsolved challenge for humanity. Focused Energy is among several companies working to make fusion power commercially viable. The acquisition of the former nuclear facility provides the company with infrastructure to develop and test its fusion technology.