On 13 January, the execution of the CDTI Innovation Pre-commercial Public Procurement contracts for developing systems and materials validators in fusion energy began with IFMIF-DONES. The purpose of this PPP contract is the development of Integrated Technology Validators for Accelerator systems (VATIAC) and Test Area Systems (VATIST), which will allow the Consortium to perform long-term […]

The IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, the University of Granada, the Astrophysics Institute of Andalusia-CSIC, the Granada Chamber of Commerce and INEUSTAR have signed the creation of an initiative in the form of an association to work to generate an industrial ecosystem linked to the large science sector in Granada. The science industry sector comprises the set […]

Juan Cantero (Granada, 1980) is a civil engineer. He is currently in charge of Construction at IFMIF-DONES. He has extensive professional experience in different countries. – QUESTION (Q): You belong to a generation of engineers compelled to internationalize their professional trajectory. With the benefit of hindsight, how do you evaluate that experience? – ANSWER (A): […]

The Demarcation of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla of the Association of Civil Engineers has awarded José Aguilar Medina, head of the Programme Management Office of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility – Demo Oriented Neutron Source (IFMIF-DONES), as Engineer of the Year 2024, at a ceremony in Seville in front of almost a hundred attendees. […]

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, has stated that consolidating the ‘powerful bridge between science and politics is more important than ever, in the midst of a global ecological and digital transformation, and in the face of the reactionary wave of disinformation, hoaxes and scientific denialism, which is advancing in the world […]

The IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium was one of the ten winners of this year’s XX edition of the Plaza de España Awards granted by the Spanish Government Delegation in Andalusia to organisations, institutions and individuals from the Andalusian community who have stood out in different social, cultural, sporting or scientific fields for the fulfilment, defence and […]

The IFMIF-DONES España Consortium has decided to contribute its scientific knowledge to Granada’s bid for the Capital of Culture. The Mayoress, Marifrán Carazo, and the director of the Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, have signed the Manifesto of adhesion to the project ‘Granada European Capital of Culture 2031’, promoted by the City Council. For the councillor, this […]

IFMIF-DONES will form part of the content to be covered by students from the Universidad de Granada (UGR) participating in the Science Animation Course that takes place at the Parque de las Ciencias every year. This training programme aims to enable university students to gain experience in cultural and scientific dissemination. On 27 November, our […]

A reproduction of the TJ-II sterallator stars in the hall of the Macroscopio building in the Science Park. The sculpture, designed by the Dutch artist Rick van Meel, was inaugurated yesterday by the Director of the Science Park, Luis Alcalá; the Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, Ángel Ibarra; the Deputy Regional Minister for Educational […]

‘Challenges of AI at IFMIF-DONES’ was the title of the presentation given yesterday at the 2nd Artificial Intelligence Congress of Andalusia by Rubén Lorenzo, coordinator of Control and Instrumentation Systems at IFMIF-DONES. His intervention focused on the challenges associated with implementing an AI to control and manage the control systems of the Escúzar particle accelerator. […]