Monaco ITER Business Forum 2016 (MIIFED-IBF)
Mon. 8th - Thurs. 11th February 2016
The Monaco-ITER International Fusion Energy Days (MIIFED) combined with the ITER Business Forum (IBF) will bring together testimonies and experiences from the world industry about their participation in ITER.
The conference will also review the progress achieved so far, the status of construction and manufacturing, and the upcoming industrial activities.
Through B2B and B2C contacts, the event will also stimulate networking and technology transfer.
An exhibit on the technological achievements of fusion and energy will be staged during the conference.
ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment that aims to demonstrate that it is possible to produce commercial energy from fusion.
The Q in the formula on the left symbolizes the ratio of fusion power to input power.Q ≥ 10 represents the scientific goal of the ITER project: to deliver ten times the power it consumes. From 50 MW of input power, the ITER machine is designed to produce 500 MW of fusion power—the first of all fusion experiments to produce net energy. During its operational lifetime, ITER will test key technologies necessary for the next step: the demonstration fusion power plant that will prove that it is possible to capture fusion energy for commercial use.
A cut-away view of the ITER Tokamak, revealing the donut-shaped plasma inside of the vacuum vessel.
The science going on at ITER—and all around the world in support of ITER—will benefit all of mankind.
We firmly believe that to harness fusion energy is the only way to reconcile huge conflicting demands which will confront humanity sooner or later.
The issue at stake is how to reconcile the imperative, constantly growing demand of the majority of the world’s population to raise its standard of living … with the enormous environmental hazards resulting from the present energy supply …
… In our opinion, the use of fusion energy is a “must” if we want to be serious about embarking on sustainable development for future generations.