… one of the main challenges to realising clean, safe and affordable commercial fusion power plants. Image Kevin … studies already show that the ‘Super-X’ design for the divertor can reduce heat loads more than tenfold, compared to conventional designs. The new …
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… the sixth edition of the Fusion Days at Antwerp University for some 3750 high school students and teachers. DIFFER's … experiments was again well received as the central event for the Fusion Days. In addition, the students were … Days are not about just feeding students a huge amount of information - although the demos and movies do allow us to …
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… study Plasma Surface Interactions is now being commissioned for its first experimental campaign in its new location. … Magnum-PSI is designed to expose candidate wall materials for ITER and its successors to the intense plasma's expected … with liquid nitrogen to reach 90 Kelvin, then two more weeks of cooling with liquid helium. Once cooled, a set …
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… Research launched into new production methods for nitrogen-based chemicals Published on May 29, 2026 NWO … available to make the nitrogen-based chemical industry more sustainable. This will fund the scientific research … leader Catalytic and Electrochemical Processes for Energy Applications) are involved. An overview of all consortium …
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… work showed that, in addition to improving power exhaust performance, these solutions also bring major advantages for power exhaust control. They might therefore play a … Super-X was found to naturally absorb power fluctuations more effectively than conventional divertors, greatly …
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… Dutch knowledge consortium for the development of molten salt reactors Published on … TU Delft, DIFFER, and reactor developer Thorizon have formed a knowledge consortium to accelerate the development … mix: safe and CO 2 -free energy at a competitive price. Moreover, an MSR can provide high-quality heat for industry …
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… DIFFER publishes 31,618 molecules with potential for energy storage in batteries Published on November 28, 2022 Scientists from the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) have created a … or synthesize the molecules and research them further. Moreover, the researchers may use the database to improve …
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… EUROfusion Engineering Grant for Hari Varadarajan: “Energy sources have always been a … fusion programme. Varadarajan wins this prestigious award for his project ‘Cooperative control for fusion’. Plasma in … It was very inspiring. From then I knew: I want to do more in fusion.” Currently Varadarajan works on distributed …
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… IEEE Outstanding Student Paper Prize (OSPP) for DIFFER researcher Chris Orrico Published on December 17, … the US, at Duke University. He realized he wanted to focus more on renewable energy, in particular nuclear fusion, that … the IEEE Technical Committee on Energy Systems. For more information about the paper of Orrico and his coauthors, …
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… First plasma and more in KEROGREEN project Published on October 16, 2020 … container sized production unit. KEROGREEN has been running for 30 months now. The project published an overview on what … group Catalytic and electrochemical processes for energy applications. The development of the plasma reactor is led …
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… Breakthrough in organic electrodes for sustainable energy storage Published on November 22, … and DIFFER have discovered new organic electrode materials for Li-ion batteries using advanced molecular design. The … avenues to explore for the development of sustainable and more efficient energy storage systems. This study is a …
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… Consortium launched for carbon-neutral hydrogen production Published on … 50,197,611 euro will allow the consortium to research more sustainable production of hydrogen. Hydrogen is seen as … leader Catalytic and Electrochemical Processes for Energy Applications at DIFFER: "The role of DIFFER in this project …
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… demonstration in a quarter of a century of the potential for fusion energy to deliver safe and sustainable low-carbon … at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) site in Oxford, more than doubles the previous fusion energy record of 21.7 … and technological feasibility of fusion energy. More information EUROfusion website Interview Jonathan Citrin: …
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… external scientists a unique machine park with facilities for scientific research. Attention to safe working is a … environmental advisor. Student Pol Driesen worked with him for six months. We asked him about his experiences. For the … ladder, we have enriched the RI&E with culture elements. Moreover, for the Environment, Health and Safety team, we …
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… DIFFER and Demcon TSST signed contract for construction of PLD4Energy facility Published on … from small (1 inch) to large (4 inch) diameter for energy applications, such as new catalysts and batteries. It … new facility is capable of making thin layers for energy applications. That’s exactly why the signing of the contract …
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