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  • Integrated Modelling

    … to combine the multi-scale and multi-physics aspects for magnetic confinement fusion science. Central to the IM … is to develop plasma transport modelling integration concepts for the whole fusion device. The regions of … concept of plasma detachment allows to keep the impinging heat-flux densities stable below 10MW/m 2 and is a crucial …
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  • EUROfusion Grants for researchers Jelle Slief and Aaron Ho

    … the development of software tools for Electron Cyclotron Heating (ECH) exploitation in the fusion reactors JT-60SA … This grant enables early-career researchers to develop innovative ideas and techniques to advance EUROfusion's … Modeling and Transport. More information EUROfusion news item on EEC grants EUROfusion news item on ERG grants …
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  • The nurturing ground of the DIFFER facilities: 'This is the place where science and craftsmanship come together'

    … on April 12, 2024 At DIFFER, we have unique facilities for energy and materials research. Designing and making them … types of steel, such as Inconel, but also with more heat resistant materials. Take, for example tungsten and TZM … als ik 37 jaar, haha.” Auteur: Rianne van Hoek   Go to the News page. …
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  • PhD defense Gijs Derks 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'.

    … PhD defense Gijs Derks 'Dynamic exhaust modeling for fusion reactors'. On 2 March 2026 Gijs Derks will defend … builds experimental reactors that trap fusion fuel and heat it to over 150 million degrees Celsius. Facing … used for the operation of power producing reactors in the future. The heat exhaust challenge Fortunately, at 150 …
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  • Zero emissions demands a new form of ammonia production

    … Zero emissions demands a new form of ammonia production Published on May 25, 2021 ORACLE … and modular solutions for green ammonia production in the future.” ORACLE partners The ORACLE project (Novel Routes … (Netherlands) and Casale (Switzerland). Source: based on a news item of Aarhus University by Jesper Bruun More …
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  • DIFFER: where science meets safety

    … external scientists a unique machine park with facilities for scientific research. Attention to safe working is a … CO2. A powder extinguisher is an option, but there are also innovative extinguishing agents. Joost therefore made a … over in deze vacature .  Auteur: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • Computational Sciences for a Sustainable Future: ACOS conference 2021 at DIFFER

    … Computational Sciences for a Sustainable Future: ACOS conference 2021 at DIFFER Published on November … by NWO and CCER, on Wednesday 3 November 2021. The theme for ACOS 2021 was ‘Computational Sciences for a Sustainable … more details about the program and the speakers. Go to the News page. …
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  • Metal vapour to protect fusion reactor walls

    … reactor walls of future fusion power plants to the extreme heat fluxes encountered. In Nature Communications , PhD … The work indicates that liquid metal walls are a promising concept for future fusion reactors like DEMO.   ITER fusion … tin exposed to dense plasma (link: YouTube)   Go to the News page. …
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  • Technology for Earth and Mars: Innovation at the crossroads of renewable energy and CO₂ utilization

    … Technology for Earth and Mars: Innovation at the crossroads of … could help tackle climate change on Earth and support future missions to Mars? A recent PhD study shows that this … efficient energy transmission, a crucial advancement for integrating renewables into existing power grids. Image …
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  • Building the cruise control of a nuclear fusion reactor

    … teams of Egbert Westerhof and Matthijs van Berkel, already for two years. Derks is researching models with the aim to … the fusion community builds reactors that trap the fuel and heat it to a temperature of over 150 million degrees … . Auteurs: Gijs Derks, Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • Highlights

    … to study and control the dynamics of detached plasmas. An innovative feature of DIV1D is that it mimics cross-field … outside the divertor leg. We outline a 1D mapping procedure for static 2D SOLPS-ITER simulations of divertor plasmas in … quantities along the leg (e.g., densities temperature, heat flux, and velocity) both in a qualitative and …
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  • From trusting your intuition to strict control: Heat loss control method in fusion reactors in Nature Communications

    … escaping particles in a quick and controlled manner with an innovative feedback control system. The experiments has been … Theiler. Van Berkel agrees: “TCV is a fantastic machine for testing control techniques, with a hypermodern real-time … Swiss Plasma Center. Credit A. Herzog / EPFL   Go to the News page. …
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  • Matthijs van Berkel receives Vidi for holistic control system for fusion reactor

    … During his Ph.D. research, he investigated the transport of heat in a fusion reactor. And in his postdoc period, he … after their Ph.D. They can use the funding to develop their innovative line of research and appoint one or more … A total of 101 proposals (16%) were accepted. Go to the News page. …
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  • New routes for the energy transition

    … New routes for the energy transition Published on December 21, 2020 … before building the necessary large-scale infrastructure (pipelines, transmission lines, etc.) Therefore, this project … million euros for research projects within the NWA routes: news item NWO website Go to the News page. …
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  • Hydrogen fuel from thin air

    … air, expose it to sunlight and it starts producing fuel, for free.  That is the basic idea behind the fundamental … directly using the sun’s energy. The LIFT (Launchpad for Innovative Future Technology) research proposal has now been … daily commuting purposes,” Tsampas envisions.   Go to the News page. …
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