Scientists at the Joint European Torus have achieved a milestone by setting a new world record for fusion energy output

Oxford’s Joint European Torus facility gears up for its last tritium experiments

The UK Atomic Energy Authority continues to operate JET, contributing to global efforts in fusion energy development

ELN has caught up with Max Rowland, a fusion engineer from Abingdon, who has embarked on a six-month mission in the US for Tokamak Energy

The magnets built by Tokamak Energy are expected to support the deployment of low-cost spherical tokamak power plants

The collaboration will apply the latest computing systems, supercomputing and data science expertise to fast-track the development of efficient fusion energy

The magnet is so powerful that could lift an aircraft carrier two metres into the air

The MAST-U machine is expected to be the forerunner of the UK’s first fusion power plant which is forecast for completion by 2040

It will support experiments, data analysis and computer modelling and simulation of plasma behaviour

Funding has been provided to 37 universities, national laboratories and private companies