Why did the European consortium develop fusion energy experiments?

The European consortium designed these experiments to explore the extreme conditions expected in the international ITER fusion energy research project and the fusion power plants to follow.

How does a fusion power plant work?

In a fusion power plant, the energy produced through the fusion of atoms is absorbed as heat in the walls of the tokamak's doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber. This heat is then used to produce steam, which drives turbines and generators to produce electricity.

What makes Jet a great fusion energy company?

Since its inception in 1983, JET has been at the forefront of groundbreaking achievements, spearheading the pursuit of safe, low-carbon, and sustainable fusion energy solutions to meet the world’s future energy demands.

Which fusion machine can produce large amounts of fusion reactions?

JET is the only operating fusion machine of the tokamak design that can produce large amounts of fusion reactions, because of its unique capability to operate with the fuel mix deuterium-tritium. This is the high-performance fuel mix planned for the international ITER project and the future European demonstration fusion power plant DEMO.

Which fusion reactor will produce electricity in an experimental environment?

ITER's planned successor, the EUROfusion -led DEMO, is expected to be one of the first fusion reactors to produce electricity in an experimental environment. ITER will produce energy by fusing deuterium and tritium into helium.

What is the international fusion reactor (ITER)?

ITER (initially the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, iter meaning "the way" or "the path" in Latin) is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject aimed at creating energy through a fusion process.