EUROfusion - Realising Fusion Energy
This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme (Grant Agreement No 101052200 — EUROfusion). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily ...
JET - EUROfusion
The Joint European Torus (JET), the heart of global fusion research at the UKAEA campus in Culham, UK, has concluded its operational journey with pulse number 105,842 on 18 December 2023. This final pulse marks a significant milestone, coming over four decades after JET’s inception. Managed by EUROfusion and supported by a vast network of over 31 European laboratories, JET has been ...
Joint European Torus successfully tests new solutions for future …
Nov 23, 2023 — Culminating their third and final deuterium-tritium campaign, EUROfusion researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) achieved groundbreaking results in fusion research and technology, setting new benchmarks for future fusion power plants. Discover key insights from JET's advanced DTE3 experiments, pivotal in shaping the next generation of sustainable fusion energy solutions.
European researchers achieve fusion energy record - EUROfusion
Feb 9, 2022 — Explainer video about the JET record by EUROfusion programme manager Tony Donné:. Watch the video on YouTube!. Landmark results from EUROfusion scientists and engineers at world-leading Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford, UK; Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy demonstrates potential of fusion
First observation of how fusion keeps itself hot boosts confidence …
Oct 16, 2023 — In 2021, the EUROfusion consortium of fusion laboratories around Europe ran a dedicated experimental campaign at the Joint European Torus facility in Culham, UK.The European consortium designed these experiments to explore the extreme conditions expected in the international ITER fusion energy research project and the fusion power plants to follow.
About EUROfusion - EUROfusion
Mission EUROfusion's mission is to pave the way for fusion power reactors. To do so, the consortium funds the research at 28 of its members (in 26 EU member states) on the basis of the "European Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy" as a joint programme within Euratom Horizon Europe.
The EUROfusion Programme - EUROfusion
The EUROfusion programme is based on the Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy. The programme has two main pillars: Preparing for ITER experiments; Developing a concept for the future demonstration fusion power plant DEMO; Twenty-eight of the European consortium members, receive funding from Euratom for fusion projects in accordance with their participation in the missions and ...
Key technical review for European fusion strategy - EUROfusion
On the 17 th September 2024, the initial output of this study was presented for review to the EUROfusion Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), marking the culmination of the intensive study.. Gianfranco Federici opens the VNS review meeting at EUROfusion PMU. Photo: Tamás Szabolics. Along with the STAC members and the EUROfusion DEMO Central Team participants, the full day hybrid ...
EUROfusion spearheads advances in Artificial Intelligence and …
Sep 12, 2024 — Fusion energy promises to deliver safe, sustainable, and low-carbon baseload power, complementing other clean energy sources like solar and wind.. To achieve this, we need to address complex physics and engineering challenges, including understanding the collective movements of charged particles in magnetic fields, mitigating disruption events, analysing material erosion effects, and ...
Fusion fuel mix could stabilise burning plasma - EUROfusion
Sep 19, 2024 — Fusion energy promises to deliver safe, sustainable, and low-carbon baseload power, complementing other clean energy sources like solar and wind.. To reach optimal performance, fusion researchers need to manage unwanted turbulence in the hot plasma inside their tokamak machines. One important question is what happens when the fusion process starts releasing fast, heavy helium ions (alpha ...