… storing sustainable energy into chemicals. These offer the highest energy densities and are ideal for long-term storage … transport of sustainable energy. In particular, DIFFER investigates the splitting of water (with sustainable … dossier on Solar Fuels (in Dutch), published in November 2018 as a special issue of NTvN, the Dutch Physics Journal: …
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… researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), DIFFER and MIT developed a completely new electrode with … to the system, you can increase the capacity in a rather simple way. Redox-flow batteries become cost competitive … Batteries generate most power when the electrons flow fast. The electrode of a redox-flow battery therefore has a …
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… . Abstract: Many industrial chemical processes involve a high-energy demand (often still derived from fossil fuels), … has become one of the most challenging topics for chemical synthesis. For achieving these goals, the combination of … pp 14693–14698; [6] Marta C. Figueiredo et al, ACS Catal., 2018, 8 (4), pp 3087–3090 Date Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:15 - …
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… processes and machinery is a daunting task. Researchers at DIFFER think the solution to fusion may not only lie in … in the grand scheme of control engineering, it is a fairly simple system. A so-called linear equation suffices to model … like the US privately funded SPARC project and the British public-private project STEP. Interestingly, both feature …
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… act to protect their insides from the hot plasma exhaust. DIFFER control engineer Thomas Bosman designed and tuned a … degrees Celsius on the way outward, the heat load is too high for any material to handle. Fusion researchers want to … shots to identify how the exhaust responds to slow and fast changes in the stream of cooling gas", says Bosman: …
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… DIFFER assists in development of Brabantian molten salt … the innovation coalition 'Nuclear energy for the future'. DIFFER will assist in the development of a so-called molten … de innovatiecoalitie ‘nucleaire energie voor de toekomst’. DIFFER gaat helpen bij de ontwikkeling van een zogeheten …
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… in research. But he never thought this would be possible at DIFFER, the institute that he has called his home since 2007. Nevertheless, he is now DIFFER’s scientific director, albeit in a challenging year. … science, our next step into the future is acquiring some highly specialized larger-scale equipment, and inviting …
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… and Machine Learning techniques to fusion energy. DIFFER researcher Sven Wiesen will be working on the project … (SOLPS-NN, EUROfusion ENR work) we want to bring the fast edge modelling to another level, by including more … Fusion research projects. The strong response to the call highlights the scientific community's commitment to using …
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… on September 09, 2021 The SCALE consortium, headed by DIFFER, kicked off on Thursday 16 September 2021. DIFFER, together with the TU/e and a number of other parties … technologies suffer from a number of drawbacks, explains DIFFER group leader Mihalis Tsampas. “They are using scarce …
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… wall would be damaged. Researchers from the Dutch institute DIFFER and the EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center have developed a … of fusion reactors,” says first author Timo Ravensbergen (DIFFER). “We measure, calculate, and control with incredible … of the gas valve and the heat front,” says Van Berkel. Fast result: tested on TCV The system was tested on the TCV …
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… Published on June 11, 2021 Egbert Westerhof started out at DIFFER in 1983 as a PhD student. He saw the institute evolve … head of fusion research Egbert Westerhof Fusion research at DIFFER is currently in excellent health, says Egbert … forces from the plasma, for instance. A solid metal with a high melting point, like tungsten, may not be strong enough. …
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… the incoming heat load. PhD candidate Peter Rindt (TU/e and DIFFER) tested 3D-printed prototype holders for liquid metal … Rindt: "in a fusion reactor material properties degrade faster than anywhere else, due to the high number of … inner walls of future fusion power plants Read the original publications: Power handling limit of liquid lithium …
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… Opening up the DIFFER facilities: successful international collaborations … for future energy Published on May 02, 2024 Part of DIFFER’s strategy is to open up our facilities to more … of Bristol’s second year PhD student Hannah Tipping visited DIFFER to do experiments using Magnum-PSI. Image Hannah …
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… DIFFER graduate Guus Aalbers second in Gouden Spatel … Inspiration Aalbers was never a good English student in high school and yet he wrote a successful bachelor thesis. … encouraged to speak and write the language. When writing reports, I also received help from my British supervisor. …
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… chains remain elusive. Scientists working at Syngaschem and DIFFER used advanced spectroscopic studies to understand … company based at DIFFER. "Even though Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is so widely used, a thorough understanding is … very gradually increasing the temperature and using the highly defined radiation from the synchrotron, we could …
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