… on technical challenges and future perspective of nuclear fusion Published on December 12, 2023 The American … director of the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), discusses the technical challenges and … directeur van het Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) wat de technische uitdagingen en het …
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… DIFFER launches extended virtual tour: more research labs to visit Published on November 28, 2025 What does a Dutch fundamental energy research institute look like from the inside? With DIFFER's … more about DIFFER's research infrastructure, such as Magnum-PSI and DICE. To give the virtual tour an extra 'fun …
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… Educating innovators: TU/e’s multidisciplinary impact on fusion research "Roger Jaspers, Chair of the Science and Technology … TU/e’s role in training fusion engineers and advancing research in the dynamic fusion field." November 22, 2024 The … TU/e’s role in training fusion engineers and advancing research in the dynamic fusion field." …
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… Time-dependent modeling of plasma exhaust in fusion reactors Gijs Derks defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on March 2. What if the key to unlimited clean … them down? That’s the striking conclusion emerging from new research into fusion energy: the future of fusion power may …
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… form to attend . Paulien Herder is professor in Engineering systems design in energy & industry and department head of the Chemical Engineering department at Delft University of Technology. … of the e-Refinery institute to the Dutch national RELEASE research program, in which we take a similar comprehensive …
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… start of May 2015 the FOM Institute for Fundamental Energy Research DIFFER was located on the estate. The estate with … DIFFER is the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research. Researchers from DIFFER are doing research into nuclear fusion as a clean, sustainable and safe source of energy and …
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… Magnum-PSI superconducting magnet reaches maximum field Published … long duration tests of wall materials under realistic fusion reactor conditions. To the right: trace of the … axis of Magnum-PSI. In this linear plasma generator, DIFFER researchers explore how a dense plasma and a material wall …
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… has taken the lead in this project. This international fusion energy project is a first-of-a kind long-term project … to build and operate a reactor to test the feasibility of fusion as an energy source. According to Commission … December 2025, with the full operation estimated in 2035. Fusion energy as a viable commercial energy source is not …
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… Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) The new research facility Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) aims to contribute to the research of dynamic and steady-state plasma-material … The new research facility Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) aims to contribute to the research of dynamic and … Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) …
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… Research EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES 1. Development of complex … relation between geometry and PEC activity. The aim of this research is to give a further understanding on the … The formation of nanofuzz is a known phenomenon in fusion research due to plasma surface interaction caused by …
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… Sharing knowledge In addition to our fundamental research, we want to share our knowledge through courses, … addition, we offer PhD positions and internships for young researchers to develop their skills at our institute. PhD … Our researchers are eager to share their knowledge about fusion and chemical energy during lectures, conferences and …
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… 2024 Van de Sanden was awarded the prize for his excellent research achievements in plasma materials science for … society, and the establishment of an international research institute to apply the academic achievements of … plasma materials science field and to encourage world-wide researchers and research groups with outstanding …
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… Tao from joint TU/e-DIFFER Center for Computational Energy Research has been awarded the prestigious personal NWO START-UP grant. Shuxia Tao received the grant for her research on fundamental understanding of the defect physics … cells. Together with a Computational Sciences for Energy Research tenure track grant from 2016, this NWO START-UP …
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… has a (knowledge) infrastructure that is very suitable for research and development of innovative reactor technology … such as the MSR. TU Delft has been leading European research into thorium MSR for a number of years, and NRG/PALLAS in Petten has the necessary research facilities such as the High Flux (research) …
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… group develops theory and numerical tools for modelling of fusion plasmas. The group has two main lines of research: 1) Edge Plasma and Divertor Physics, and 2) Core … is modelled both for linear plasma generators like MAGNUM-PSI as well as for tokamak divertors. In additon we develop …
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