Von der Leyen visits Max Planck's nuclear reactor in Germany | Video

Munich, Germany, Apr 11 (EFE/EPA) - The president of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, on Thursday highlighted the "potential" of nuclear fusion to produce safe and clean energy and called for more private sector investment in the field

In the face of growing demand for electricity, nuclear fusion technology would be "ideal" to complete the contribution of renewables to the energy mix in the future, von der Leyen said during a visit to the nuclear reactor at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching, southern Germany.

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FOOTAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION URSULA VON DER LEYEN DURING A VISIT TO THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS IN GARCHING, GERMANY; JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE WITH Bavarian Minister of EconOMIC AFFAIRS, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY AND DEPUTY BAVARIAN PRIME MINISTER, HUBERT AIWANGER; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND ART, MARKUS BLUME; SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR OF THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE, AND BAVARIAN MINISTER-PRESIDENT MARKUS SOEDER.

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Date: 11/04/2024 10:22 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Economy, business and finance » Energy and resource
Economy, business and finance
Politics » Diplomacy
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 141 seconds
Reference: 7001353401
Relevance: Normal