Powering the Future: UK Fusion, EN-8, and the Industrial Strategy

The UK has placed fusion energy at the heart of its energy and Industrial Strategy backed by £2.5 billion in funding and a bold plan to deliver STEP, the world’s first prototype fusion power plant. This Foresight webinar explores how fusion is becoming a real engine of national industrial transformation: from enabling high-value jobs in the East Midlands to pioneering fusion-specific regulation and fuelling strategic partnerships across public and private sectors.

We’ll unpack how the government’s fusion framework connects energy security, innovation, and place-based regeneration, turning a former coal-fired site into a clean energy powerhouse. Join UK policymakers, industry leaders, and innovators as we explore how fusion is no longer a distant dream but a strategic priority for a clean energy economy.