Turning fusion energy into a usable power source requires far more than successful plasma experiments. Technologies at the level of materials and components must be conceived, tested, and qualified under fusion-relevant conditions.

To meet this challenge, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology operates world-leading infrastructures that connect fundamental physics with the technologies of a reliable and safe fusion power plant.

Explore why these infrastructures are indispensable for making fusion energy usable.

Fusion technology cannot succeed without plasma physics.
National and international plasma experiments are essential to advance fusion research, and KIT researchers contribute decisively to their design, construction, and operation.

Discover where our technologies are embedded in leading plasma experiments worldwide.

 

ITER

Proof of Concept, aktuell im Bau befindlicher Testreaktor.

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ASDEX Upgrade       

Ermittlung von Plasmaeigenschaften und Belastung der Plasmakammerwand.

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W7-X, Greifswald 

Untersuchung der Kraftwerkstauglichkeit des Stellaratorprinzips.