The role of fusion energy in a decarbonized electricity system
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Please join us for a webinar in which the key findings from a new study will be presented and discussed. This study examines the role fusion could play as a major part of future electric power systems. We will cover the societal value of fusion and how the deployment of fusion will depend on:
This study includes both a global perspective on the potential fusion penetration, as well as an examination of the complementary role of fusion based on local resources and constraints.
Fusion energy combines several advantages that are especially important in a decarbonized world, including:
This new study was recently completed by the MIT Energy Initiative in collaboration with the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Agenda
Moderator: Dennis Whyte, Hitachi America Professor of Engineering. MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Speakers:
Amanda Farnsworth, PhD ’24, Senior Analyst, PowerIntel
Sara Ferry, Research Scientist and Group Leader, Fusion Materials and Components, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Randall Field, Director of Research, MIT Energy Initiative
Ruaridh Macdonald, Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative
Sergey Paltsev, Senior Research Scientist, MIT Energy Initiative; Deputy Director, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
John Parsons, Deputy Director for Research, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
Accessibility information
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