This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme (Grant Agreement No 101052200 — EUROfusion). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily ...

Mission EUROfusion's mission is to pave the way for fusion power reactors. To do so, the consortium funds the research at 28 of its members (in 26 EU member states) on the basis of the "European Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy" as a joint programme within Euratom Horizon Europe.

The EUROfusion programme is based on the Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy. The programme has two main pillars: Preparing for ITER experiments; Developing a concept for the future demonstration fusion power plant DEMO; Twenty-eight of the European consortium members, receive funding from Euratom for fusion projects in accordance with their participation in the missions and ...

The EUROfusion roadmap forms the basis for the programme of EUROfusion and provides a clear and structured way forward to commercial energy from fusion.

To realise fusion, the EUROfusion consortium brings together 4800 researchers, staff and students from its 28 member institutes, 3 associated partners, and 162 affiliated entities from across Europe. Together these researchers have set up a focused research programme guided by the European Roadmap ...

EUROfusion’s Fusion Science programme is designed to coordinate the pan-European scientific research and experiments following the EUROfusion Roadmap to gather as much knowledge as possible to ensure the efficient experimentation in ITER and to pave the road in designing of the future machines like DEMO.Below are the Work Packages (WP)s addressing various topics under the Fusion Science ...

While the central requirements for DEMO lie in its capability to generate between 300 Megawatt to 500 Megawatt net electricity to the grid and to operate with a closed fuel-cycle, meaning spent tritium fuel will be reprocessed, the Fusion Technology team is looking at requirements that will lay the foundation for a robust conceptual design:. Selecting the right breeding blanket.

On the 17 th September 2024, the initial output of this study was presented for review to the EUROfusion Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), marking the culmination of the intensive study.. Gianfranco Federici opens the VNS review meeting at EUROfusion PMU. Photo: Tamás Szabolics. Along with the STAC members and the EUROfusion DEMO Central Team participants, the full day hybrid ...

Sep 12, 2024 · Fusion energy promises to deliver safe, sustainable, and low-carbon baseload power, complementing other clean energy sources like solar and wind.. To achieve this, we need to address complex physics and engineering challenges, including understanding the collective movements of charged particles in magnetic fields, mitigating disruption events, analysing material erosion effects, and ...

Currently, 31 research organisations, and behind them about 162 affiliated entities including universities and companies, from 26 European Union member states plus the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Norway are members of the consortium.