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Fusion Road Show
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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