The IFMIF-DONES Project was present at the 21st Science Week in Andalucía, where the initiative was presented in a talk about nuclear fusion as the future’s energy. This talk was directed to the general public and organised by the University of Granada and Fundación Descubre. Iván Podadera, from CIEMAT, and Claudio Torregrosa, from the University […]

Humanity is going through a turbulent period, driven by the pressing need to act in the face of such major challenges as the climate and water crisis, the growing global demand for energy, the depletion of carbon and actinide-based fuel reserves and the harmful effects on health and the environment resulting from the use of […]

The bilingual school Colegio Monaita received the Coordinator of the IFMIF-DONES Technical Office, José Aguilar, at its library, who gave a talk to the school’s students. Approximately sixty female students attended this talk about the IFMIF-DONES project and its role in the development of fusion energy. The students, aged between 15 and 17, learned about […]

Belén del Cerro Gordo is currently ILO for ITER (F4E and ITER organization) and other fusion-related projects within the organization chart of CDTI. Belén graduated from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) after completing the degree in Aeronautical Engineering. She also holds an MBA from the Spanish National University of Distance Education (UNED), and a […]

The Director of the IFMIF-DONES Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, and the Coordinator of the Technical Office of the project, José Aguilar, participated in ‘IFMIF-DONES: Pensando en el futuro de Granada’, to inform about the business opportunities that the particle accelerator is generating in Granada. A short-term bidding process of preparatory activities for over €32 million is […]

The Coordinator of the IFMIF-DONES Technical Office, José Aguilar Medina, participated in a conference organised at Centro Cultural Contemporáneo La Madraza. The Coordinator emphasized that this Project ‘is a necessary step in the path towards fusion power plants’, enabling the study of the materials in an environment similar to that of future reactors and ‘will […]

The IFMIF-DONES Consortium was present at the event ‘Laboratorio de Innovación y Emprendimiento’ organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Granada and participated in a discussion panel about the reality and future of employment in the STEAM sector. This event had the aim to promote creative and entrepreneurship culture in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art […]

Antonio Peña, Director of the IFMIF-DONES Implementation Office (2017-December 2020) and current main co-researcher of the DONES Preparatory Phase Project at the University of Granada, visited students at Colegio Virgen de Gracia after almost 30 years. During his visit, the researcher gave a talk to a total of 80 secondary school students about energy, black […]

“Café con Ciencia” is an activity celebrated in Andalucía with the aim to organize different scientific gatherings with small groups of secondary school students and their teachers. These activities, which take place at universities, research centers and other public spaces, have the purpose of sharing experiences and bringing research closer to the younger sector of […]

Vice-Rector and Professor at the Department of Theoretical Physics and Cosmology of the University of Granada, Fernando Cornet Sánchez del Águila, has presented the IFMIF-DONES Project at the Cultural Center of Almuñécar (Granada). The Vice-Rector informed about this technological initiative and its evolution and development. During the talk, the Vice-Rector reviewed the status of the […]