Several members of our team will participated in the latest edition of the European Researchers’ Night, to be held on 26 September at the Paseo del Salón in Granada. That same day, nearly 400 European cities hosted this event, where streets and squares were filled with workshops, experiments, guided tours, and talks about science and […]

“Fusion Energy. An Energy Revolution Underway. From Scientific Breakthrough to Industrial Deployment” is the title of the latest report published by the Bankinter Innovation Foundation. The document stems from the Fusion Energy Forum held last June, where Ángel Ibarra, Director of the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, took part in a panel of international experts. The report […]

Ángel Ibarra, Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, will take part next Thursday in the closing session of the 18th European Congress on Advanced Materials and Processes – FEMS EUROMAT 2025, held in Granada (Spain) from September 14–18, 2025. This is the largest European event dedicated to materials science and technology. This edition is organised […]

Rafael Esteban (Granada, 1975) holds a Master’s degree in Integrated Management Systems and is a PhD candidate in Civil Engineering at the University of Granada. He joined the project in November 2020 at the University of Granada, where he carried out economic-financial and administrative management tasks during the preparatory phase of IFMIF-DONES. Since February 20, […]

Ángel Ibarra, Director of the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, and Luis Monasterio, Senior Materials Scientist at IFMIF-DONES, attended the first Technical Meeting organised by the IAEA on tritium breeding blankets. The conference, held from September 1 to 5 in Vienna (Austria), focused on the exchange of technical knowledge, discussions on nuclear qualification procedures, and the sharing […]

“Estela” is making significant progress in its bid for a nomination at the 2026 Goya Awards. This animated short film, produced by Rokyn Animation and Grupo ADM, and directed and written by Manuel Sicilia, is supported by IFMIF-DONES in collaboration with the University of Granada, Granada City Council, Granada Provincial Council, Granada Chamber of Commerce, […]

The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) held a liaison committee meeting with representatives of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility – DEMO Oriented Neutron Source (IFMIF-DONES) project. This initiative aims to become a unique scientific infrastructure worldwide, designed to test materials for future fusion reactors, contributing to the safe development of fusion energy.During the meeting, participants reviewed the progress […]

The Governing Council of the Andalusian Government has authorised the advance payment of an exceptional grant amounting to €99.87 million to finance the foundations and construction of the primary structures of the building that will house the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator in Escúzar (Granada). This funding, drawn from the Andalusia ERDF Program 2021–2027, will be transferred […]

The European Commission, through Fusion for Energy (F4E), has approved an investment of €202 million for the construction and commissioning of the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator located in Escúzar (Granada, Spain). This represents approximately 25% of the total cost of the project. IFMIF-DONES is part of the European roadmap for developing fusion energy, a new model of clean and virtually unlimited energy—similar to the energy produced […]

“Leading society toward a sustainable future” was the theme of the 38th National Conference on Chemical Engineering, organised by the University of Granada from July 9 to 11. José Aguilar, PMO Leader at IFMIF-DONES, took part in the roundtable discussion “Energy and the Future: Chemical Engineering in the Energy Economy.”The event brought together professionals, academics, […]