Taking fusion to the exascale December 20, 2022 Member news, IPP (Germany) European grant lets nuclear fusion simulations pioneer transition to exascale supercomputers
This discovery made ITER possible November 2, 2022 Member news, IPP (Germany) An unexpected plasma state discovered forty years ago opened the way to reaching fusion temperatures.
New solution to major fusion problem October 11, 2022 Member news, IPP (Germany) Current experiments and simulations show how to avoid destructive plasma instabilities in fusion reactors like ITER.
Wendelstein 7-X on the verge of new peak performance September 22, 2022 Member news, IPP (Germany) The W7-X stellarator has been significantly improved and will resume scientific experiments in autumn 2022.
The next Step for ASDEX Upgrade August 5, 2022 Member news, IPP (Germany) In a complex conversion project, Garching fusion experiment is being equipped with divertor coils for the first time.
On the way to the next stellarator generation July 15, 2022 Member news, IPP (Germany) At the Simons Workshop, international theorists discussed designing even better stellerators.
Wendelstein 7-X concept proves its efficiency August 13, 2021 Member news, IPP (Germany) Part of the optimisation strategy experimentally confirmed / energy losses of the plasma reduced
A cooled exhaust for Wendelstein 7-X July 8, 2021 Member news, IPP (Germany) With newly-installed actively-cooled exhaust, Wendelstein 7-X will maintain fusion plasma for up to 30 minutes
W7-X upgrading for next experimental campaign June 28, 2021 Member news, IPP (Germany) Upgrade aims to stretch plasma discharges at high heating power to half an hour in duration.