The Project podcast: building a star on earth
“Fusion, thirty years away? I think it’s coming closer now.” EUROfusion programme manager Tony Donné joins The Project podcast of the Project Finance Institute for a frank look at what impact he expects from achieving fusion energy. Check out the podcast here: Spotify Google Podcasts Apple Podcasts Project Finance Institute website
A new solution to one of the major problems of fusion research
Plasma instabilities called Type-1 ELMs can melt the walls of fusion devices. EUROfusion Researcher Grant winner Georg Harrer lead a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) to find a way to get these outbursts under control. Their work is published in the renowned journal “Physical Review Letters”.
Fusion Master Event on 22 Nov 2022
On the 22th of November 2022, FuseNet will organize the second FuseNet Master Event.
Wendelstein 7-X on the verge of new peak performance
Featuring 6.8 kilometres of cooling pipes, a doubling in heating power and 40 new diagnostics, the fusion facility, within a few years, should enable plasma operations lasting for up to 30 minutes.
European Fusion Teacher Day on 14 Oct 2022
On the 14th of November 2022, FuseNet will organize the third edition of the European Fusion Teacher Day.
New experiments for fusion energy record breaker JET
EUROfusion researchers started a new wave of fusion energy experiments on the record-breaking Joint European Torus (JET at UKAEA, UK) this month.
FUSION22 conference coming to London’s Science Museum
A new international conference at London’s Science Museum will showcase the goals and vision of the global fusion community.
SOFT Innovation Prize: three researchers awarded
This prize, awarded at the 32nd Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT2022), gives recognition to outstanding researchers or industries who have found innovative ideas or proposed new solutions in fusion research. Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, congratulated the winners and said: We need to maintain and further develop the technological leadership […]
Raking out the fusion ashes
New simulations and experiments at the record-breaking Joint European Torus fusion device JET take another step towards sustainable fusion power to the grid. In the scientific journal Nature Communications, EUROfusion and international researchers show how periodic waves in the plasma can ‘rake out’ unburnable helium while the fusion reaction burns steady.