Linde Kryotechnik, the Swiss-based cryogenic specialist and part of the Linde Group’s Engineering Division, has developed a ground-breaking refrigeration system used to cool extreme temperatures in an experiment to create fusion fuel.
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), developed the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) fusion device in Greifswald, Germany, which successfully generated hydrogen (H2) plasma for the first time in a fusion experiment.
The objective of the project, which will run for the next four years, is to demonstrate the ability of continuous operation under plasma conditions. Ultimately, this will enable the harvest of energy from the fusion of atomic nuclei to create fusion fuel.
The IPP suggest that as little as one gram of fusion fuel can deliver the same amount of energy as 11 tonnes of coal, and could potentially power the world’s energy needs indefinitely.
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