The Fusion Technology Transfer Award 2023 was granted to the French research organisation CEA. Their winning project leveraged on its quench modelling code STREAM and lessons learned during WEST quench incident and JT-60SA loss of vacuum incident to develop safer hydrogen tanks and support AIRBUS to bring zero-emissions aircraft to market by 2035.

A 10 000 EUR prize has been handed to this initiative, which highlights the benefits of fusion know-how to safety modelling and cryogenics system. “Fusion projects are increasing European competitiveness in cutting-edge technologies”, celebrates Susana Clement, F4E Head of the Broader Approach Programme and Delivery Department (JT-60SA, IFERC, and IFMIF Projects).