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HomeForesight study on the worldwide developments in advancing fusion energy, including the small scale private initiatives
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This study provides an analysis of the leading public and private fusion initiatives globally which has been used to generate four foresight scenarios for fusion development to inform EC decision making on fusion. The work provides an overview of the state-of-play of fusion globally and analyses of the strengths and weaknesses of various fusion approaches and the initiatives active in them. A timeframe analysis of fusion initiatives provides an overview on when next fusion devices may be foreseen, with a wave of private companies expected to begin operating new devices between 2024-2028 and the possibility for significant milestones to be achieved. Analysis of timelines for pilot plants shows higher risks but it is likely that, in addition to ITER DT experiments in the late 2030’s, a handful of private fusion initiatives will also build pilot plants in this timeframe. In a most successful case this could deliver the first commercial fusion power plants in the 2040’s but more likely scenarios of public private collaboration see fusion power arriving in the 2050’s or 2060’s. In addition, this study provides analysis of the still significant technical challenges, such as public-private interactions, fusion regulation, the lack of staffing, cost and links to other fields.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission) , Trinomics B.V
- Themes: Energy research
- Subject: energy research , energy technology , nuclear fusion , nuclear research , public-private partnership , report , scientific cooperation
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-76-62103-4 | DOI 10.2833/967945 | Catalogue number MJ-07-23-023-EN-N |
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