… 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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… 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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… 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 … including the UK, Switzerland and Ukraine. Together these researchers have set up a focused research programme guided …
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… Metal Divertors Published on October 10, 2017 The EUROfusion research consortium has appointed DIFFER group leader Dr. … on the field's current foundation in physics with a more engineering-oriented approach. Thomas Morgan - credit: Bram … The EUROfusion research consortium has appointed DIFFER group leader Dr. …
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… 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 … the research facilities. The group is running Magnum-PSI , the Upgraded Pilot-PSI , the Ion Beam Facility , and …
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… A positive flow for researcher Mark Cornelissen: two publications in Nuclear Fusion journal Published on February 25, 2025 Recently, two … velocities Using DIFFER's linear plasma generator Magnum-PSI to mimic ITER-like conditions, Cornelissen discovered in …
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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. These measurements provide a basis for similar research that could result in a model for energy-generating …
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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 … To achieve this, we need to address complex physics and engineering challenges, including understanding the …
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… Bridge builder Tony Donné looks back on career as a fusion researcher Published on December 13, 2023 Tony Donné … Donné (left) at the opening ceremony of DIFFER's Magnum-PSI facility in 2012. Credit: DIFFER Back to your own … Tony Donné has devoted his entire working life to fusion research. First in scientific roles in the Netherlands, and …
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… EUROfusion Engineering Grant for Hari Varadarajan: “Energy sources have … a fascination to me” Published on November 28, 2024 DIFFER researcher Hari Varadarajan receives a 2025 EUROfusion … postdocs receive an EEG, but Varadarajan is a post master researcher. “I can make these steps now, thanks to people …
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… Encouraging fusion talent: EUROfusion grants for two DIFFER postdoctoral researchers Published on December 08, 2025 Two postdoctoral … increasingly important. At DIFFER, we have Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP), a unique facility that combines proton … Two postdoctoral researchers of DIFFER have been awarded a EUROfusion grant. …
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… van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor Published on July 01, 2022 DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel receives a prestigious Vidi … building software and inventing algorithms. "Hybrid control engineering is partly uncharted territory. So we are also …
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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 … Nuclear Fusion (2025). G.L. Derks et al., Fusion Engineering and Design 202 (2024), 114387 J. Harrison, A. …
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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 … the progress of the focused approach in European fusion research. About Tony Donné Since June 2014,Tony Donné (1956) …
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