… energy DIFFER, the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, works on a future in which clean energy will be … located in Eindhoven. Our research focuses on two themes: Fusion Energy and Chemical Energy . We host user facilities … that strike the reactor wall, and get to understand the physics of plasma instability and turbulence. Through the …
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… DIFFER Seminar: Progress along the path towards fusion electricity Attend this seminar? Use the … focus is on experiments and modelling to optimise the ITER Research Plan. This includes specifically experiments in … and Ukraine. Before that he was head of the Fusion Physics Division at the Dutch Institute for Fundamental …
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… 2024 (3rd prize) Published on March 25, 2025 Postdoctoral researcher Lizan Kivits has won the prestigious DISC PhD … elements plays a crucial role in this process. Impact on fusion energy research For designing controllers for plasma … networks can identify this interaction structure from experimental data. This means that the DSM of plasma can be …
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… EUROfusion signs Horizon Europe Grant Agreement Published on … new Grant Agreement, EUROfusion will direct and integrate research across Europe into a comprehensive R&D programme to … especially in support to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.” We make the future …
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… The protection of the wall of a fusion reactor: Data-driven models to control the heat … PhD candidate at DIFFER, conducted experiments on the TCV research tokamak at the Swiss Plasma Centre in Lausanne. … of cooling of the exhaust plasma. This model, and the experimental results, provide a starting point to conduct …
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… Exhaust control for SPARC: DIFFER and Commonwealth Fusion Systems join forces for future fusion energy Published on September 03, 2024 DIFFER and … underscores DIFFER's commitment to conduct fundamental research on materials, processes, and systems for a …
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… (director of ARPA-E ) opened the new building of the energy research institute DIFFER. In this highly sustainable … the institute can expand its research into solar fuels and fusion energy with new scientific teams and new facilities. … experiments In the new building, DIFFER's facility Magnum-PSI for plasma-surface interactions will be augmented with a …
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… Materials, processes, and systems for future energy DIFFER's research was, is and will be focused on materials, processes, and systems in the fields of fusion and chemical energy. In the years 2023 to 2028 we … facilities to more users Our flagship facilities are Magnum-PSI and Upgraded Pilot-PSI for fusion research, the Ion Beam …
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… A positive flow for researcher Mark Cornelissen: two publications in Nuclear Fusion journal Published on February 25, 2025 Recently, two … This experience sparked his interest in plasma physics and set the stage for his future endeavours. He … Cornelissen’s dedication and the significance of his research in the field of nuclear fusion. Cornelissen's …
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… Spearheading use of AI to unlock fusion energy Published on September 12, 2024 By launching 15 new research projects, EUROfusion is engaging data science … solar and wind. To achieve this, we need to address complex physics and engineering challenges, including understanding …
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… European Fusion Teacher Day Welcome to the 2nd European Fusion Teacher Day! An annual event for all science and physics teachers in Europe, organised by FuseNet. The goal … with lectures by local fusion experts on current fusion research in your area. Next, the event offers a global …
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… for divertor power sharing and core density regulation in fusion energy devices Published on October 21, 2025 Fusion … on the UK fusion machine MAST Upgrade and at the Dutch research institute DIFFER have made important progress in … that did not fulfil the needs. This slowed down the physics investigation and device exploitation. Uncontrolled, …
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… and Fontys Hogeschool work together on divertor triage for fusion Published on October 31, 2025 The L.INT research group headed by professor Chris Lee, Divertor … at DIFFER, including Ivo Classen (group leader Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics). Chris focuses on sensor …
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… student. He saw the institute evolve from an exclusively fusion-focused ‘family’ inhabiting a medieval castle to a … business-like community committed to fundamental energy research and situated on a modern university campus. As … power station, at an even larger scale than the experimental ITER tokamak. This offers new scientific …
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… April 16, 2020 By combining a deep understanding of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers developed a new ultrafast neural network model of the turbulent plasma in a fusion reactor. The neural network can accurately predict … of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers developed a new ultrafast neural network model …
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