The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching and Greifswald carries out research on the principles of a fusion power plant. In a similar way to the Sun, energy will be gained from the fusion of light atomic nuclei. In the two parts of the institute, nine scientific departments are researching the confinement of hydrogen plasma at high temperatures within magnetic fields and developing systems for heating and measuring plasma. They are also involved in magnetic field techniques, data collection and processing, plasma theory, material research and plasma-wall interactions, as well as system studies on fusion.