New discovery points the way to more compact fusion power plants for energy production

"We are dealing with a significant discovery in fusion research"

11-Apr-2023 - Now researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) have found a way to significantly reduce this distance. This could make it possible to build smaller and cheaper fusion reactors for energy production. The work was published in the journal "Physical Review Letters". The ...

Wendelstein 7-X achieves world record

Stellarator record for fusion product

27-Jun-2018 - In the past experimentation round Wendelstein 7-X achieved higher temperatures and densities of the plasma, longer pulses and the stellarator world record for the fusion product. Moreover, first confirmation for the optimisation concept on which Wendelstein 7-X is based, was obtained. Wendelstein ...

Scientific Director of IPP awarded Emmy Noether Prize

European Physical Society distinction for women in physics

28-Jan-2016 - The Emmy Noether Distinction for Women in Physics has been awarded by the European Physical Society (EPS) to Professor Sibylle Günter, Scientific Director of Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics at Garching and Greifswald. As one of the world’s leading female scientists in the field of ...

New Max Planck Princeton Partnership in fusion research

03-Apr-2012 - The Max Planck Society is strengthening its commitment to the development of a sustainable energy supply and has joined forces with internationally renowned Princeton University to establish the Max Planck Princeton Research Center for Plasma Physics. Shirley M. Tilghman, the President of ...

IPP technology chosen for ITER

05-Oct-2007 - A new type of high-frequency ion source developed at Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching near Munich has been chosen to heat the plasma of the ITER fusion test device. This was now decided, after a unanimous recommendation was made by the international body of experts ...