UK government signs £30 million deal to build the world’s first prototype fusion power plant by 2040
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A £30M contract for Dassault Systèmes to build the digital twin for a 2040 UK fusion prototype shows that software and simulation are becoming first‑class line items in next‑gen energy projects. If you build engineering tools, fusion and grid‑scale projects are emerging as real, funded customers — not just slideware.
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