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“The ultimate dream is to accelerate the discovery of new materials for the energy transition by combining artificial intelligence, robotics and data-driven experimentation in a self-driving lab.” This is how Maas van Apeldoorn and Delaram Khalili Samani describe the ambition of DIFFER, which has made a flying start with the recently completed final projects of the two techni

As the global energy landscape shifts toward sustainability, innovative technologies for energy conversion and storage are becoming increasingly vital.

The L.INT research group headed by professor Chris Lee, Divertor Triage for Fusion, has now been active for over a year. As a researcher at Fontys Hogeschool, he is in close contact with researchers at DIFFER, including Ivo Classen (group leader Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics). 

Can we use plasma technology to change the way we produce nitrogen fertilizers, without carbon emissions? PhD researcher Qinghao Shen explored how renewable electricity powers cleaner nitrogen fixation. Advanced computer models reveal how to make this process more energy-efficient and industrially viable. On 29 October he successfully defended his thesis.

Fusion energy could provide clean, limitless electricity, but keeping fusion energy devices stable is incredibly complex. Scientists working on the UK fusion machine MAST Upgrade and at the Dutch research institute DIFFER have made important progress in two key areas.