fusion road show an artificial sun as future energy source

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an artificial sun

as future energy source

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increasing energy use

by 2100, 10 billion people

need 4 times current energy demand

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Keerzijde van olie

eindigoneerlijkvervuilend

peak oil

the moment of max oil

production is approaching fast

nuclear fusion powers the sun and stars

can we use this in a compact power plant?

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Fusion reaction

He

T

D

n

fuel for fusion

Deuterium in the ocean

lasts for 50 billion years

Tritium can be made from Lithium

There is enough on Earth for 26.000 years

of current energy use

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Tokamak – the workhorse for fusion research

magnetic fields

keep the plasma

away from the

reactor wall

microwaves

ignite the fusion

flame in the tokamak

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fusion reactor JET (Joint European Torus)

world record holder of fusion power:

16 MW in 1997 – near break-even

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ITER

The future of Fusion - ITER

worldwide collaboration

projected peak power: 500 MW

ten times its own power use

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The future of Fusion - ITER

experiments start 2019

record power in 2026

500 MW: small power plant

after that: work on

demonstration power plant

DEMO: 1-2 GW in 2040

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Fusion Road Show – www.fusie-energie.nl

FOM-Instituut voor Plasmafysica Rijnhuizen