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INTERVIEW
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Interview with Antonio Arrabal Saldaña, Mayor of Escúzar
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“The generosity of the people of Escúzar holds out a better future for humanity”
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We interviewed Antonio Arrabal, Mayor of the town of Escúzar, about the challenge that hosting the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator facility represents for the town, as well as the transformation and changes that this town in the Alhama region is already undergoing.
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Arrabal indicates that his mayor’s office is committed to renewable energies. Charging points for electric cars have been installed in the municipality. An agreement has also been signed for the creation of an energy community in Escúzar, and the installation of photovoltaic panels for self-consumption on their roofs is facilitated to the residents.
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NEWS
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Escúzar City Council and CIEMAT sign land transfer agreement for the construction of IFMIF-DONES
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The construction of the fist buildings, laboratories, and prototypes related to IFMIF-DONES will begin in 2022.
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The Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology Research (CIEMAT), assigned to the Ministry of Science and Innovation, and Escúzar City Council signed today the land transfer agreement for the construction of the scientific and technical infrastructure ‘International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility -Demo Oriented Neutron Source’ (IFMIF–DONES) in Granada.
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Status of the DONES project and its logistics design and maintenance addressed at the second gathering of the DONES Meetings
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The second gathering of the DONES Meetings was celebrated last March 25th at the School of Architecture of the University of Granada. Two lectures were given at this session: the first focused on logistics and maintenance and the second addressed the status of the project. The speakers in charge were Fernando Arranz, researcher at the National Fusion Laboratory in CIEMAT, and Ángel Ibarra, Director of IFMIF-DONES España, respectively.
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Logistics and Maintenance at DONES was the title of the first presentation of a technical nature. Arranz described and justified the aims of the working group involved, among which the obtention of an operation license is prioritized. The working group is also responsible for complying with the different regulations applicable to the facilities.
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IFMIF-DONES present with Ángel Ibarra at the Innovation Directors Forum celebrated at the Chamber of Commerce of Granada
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Ángel Ibarra, Director of IFMIF-DONES España, was present at the first session of the Innovation Directors Forum held at the Chamber of Commerce of Granada last March 24th. The Director highlighted the role that the particle accelerator will have in research on the energy of the future.
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DIVULGATION
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Very close to fusion energy: Plasma-facing materials
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Ever since Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz definitively stated the law of conservation of energy in 1847, scientists have been trying to find out the cause of the un’s light. And the first plausible conjectures about this question were meteoric. Formulated by Julius Robert Mayer and John James Waterston, they assumed that heavy meteoroid precipitation fed energy into the Sun. However, these arguments were soon abandoned when it was realised that even such a bombardment could not generate the required energy.
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IFMIF-DONES TEAM
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Meet María Luque, project integration engineer at IFMIF-DONES
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The IFMIF-DONES team, the driving force behind the project, relies on professionals with a spectacular background in the field of engineering and research. They bring their previous experience and knowledge together with great enthusiasm, turning the day-to-day work into an exciting place where all the steps that have been taken from the beginning can be put into practice. They’d like to introduce María Luque today to highlight her role within the team.
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NEWS
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Publication of the bidding processes for the construction of the service buildings and urbanization of the IFMIF-DONES infrastructure in Escúzar
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Both the Presidency and the General Secretariat of the Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), within the Ministry of Science and Innovation, have announced a bidding process for the construction works of the administration and visitors, access control and warehouse buildings and urbanization area for the DONES project (DEMO Oriented Neutron Source) in the Metropolitan, Industrial and Technological Park of Escúzar, Granada. A second bidding process was also announced for the completion of management services to supervise the construction works.
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Spain and Croatia sign a joint declaration to promote their collaboration in the IFMIF-DONES fusion energy project
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The Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, and the Croatian Minister of Science and Education, Radovan Fuchs, signed a joint declaration on Wednesday to strengthen collaboration between the two countries within the project to build the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility -Demo Oriented Neutron Source (IFMIF – DONES) research infrastructure.
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DONES Meetings, working as a team in favour of fusion energy
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IFMIF-DONES España has launched a series of monthly meetings, in both virtual and face-to-face formats, to facilitate greater cohesion between the teams working in the IFMIF-DONES project. This series, announced under the name of DONES Meetings, have the aim to extend the project and seek new lines of collaboration with more working groups that can add value to any of the areas of the project.
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New record in fusion energy presents Spain with a unique opportunity to become a key player in the future
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At the beginning of February 2022, a breaking news story was published in the field of fusion. JET, the largest experimental fusion facility currently in operation, has set a new record reaching 59MJ of energy in 5 seconds.
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IFMIF-DONES project at Expo 2020 Dubai
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Ángel Ibarra, Director of IFMIF-DONES España, presented the project in Spain’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, and met investors and representatives of universities and technological and research parks of the United Arab Emirates.
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Start of the bidding process for the works of the first auxiliary buildings of the IFMIF-DONES infrastructure in Escúzar (DONES-PRIME Program)
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The General Secretariat of the Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), within the Ministry of Science and Innovation, has announced a bidding process worth €172,000 (excluding tax) for the completion of management services to supervise the construction works of the administration and visitors buildings, of the administration and visitors, access control and warehouse buildings for the IFMIF-DONES project (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility – DEMO Oriented NEutron Source) in the Paque Metropolitano, Industrial y Tecnológico of Escúzar, Granada.
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IFMIF-DONES seminar in Italy: an opportunity to expand the international positioning of the project
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This online international gathering was organised at a moment in which the individual contributions of different countries are being defined. In this sense, ENEA and INFN (Italy) are evaluating possible in-kind contributions in the fields of design and technological development, enabling the participation of Italy’s industry sector through public procurements. Italy’s contribution could be around €60-70 million, for a period of 7 to 10 years.
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Learn more about the IFMIF DONES project
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Looking for more information from the project? Visit our website.
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