Commercialisation of Research Particularly in Nuclear Fusion
Institutskolloquium
- Datum: 25.10.2024
- Uhrzeit: 10:30 - 12:00
- Vortragender: Alex Borovskis / Dr. Christian Flüchter
- This colloquium will consist of two shorter presentations. The first speaker is Alex Borovskis. Alex is a global cleantech leader with deep expertise in fusion technologies. As the co-founder of HELIXOS (https://www.helixos.co), he delivers commercialisation, strategic communications, and technical advisory services to global research organisations, governments, technology developers, investors, and end-users. Alex leads all aspects of the organisation’s business development, project execution, and operations. The second speaker is Dr Christian Flüchter. Christian is a consultant and project manager at VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH (https://www.vditz.de). He works for various ministries on projects involving the funding of applied research in technologies such as OLEDs, photovoltaics, photonics, quantum technologies and, for the last three years, nuclear fusion. Christian received his PhD in Experimental Physics from the TU Dortmund in 2008 with a dissertation on h-dielectrics for the semiconductor industry, which was carried out at the DELTA synchrotron laboratory of the TU Dortmund and abroad at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory LNLS in Campinas near Sao Paulo.
- Ort: IPP Garching
- Raum: Arnulf-Schlüter Lecture Hall in Building D2 and Zoom
- Gastgeber: IPP
- Kontakt: karl.krieger@ipp.mpg.de
ABSTRACT OF FIRST PART: The global energy landscape is experiencing a transformative shift driven by the urgent need to transition to low-carbon energy sources while also meeting the growing demand for power due to increasing access to electricity industrial electrification and growth in energy-intensive technologies. Fusion has emerged as a potential disruptive technology offering the promise of abundant, sustainable, clean, and firm energy generation with a high energy density, and the potential to complement renewable energy resources. As concerns about climate change and energy security increase fusion technology could fundamentally change how energy is generated globally. The recent increased focus on the commercial development of fusion technologies has, in turn, increased the attention applied to research and development and knowledge transfer from research institutions working on relevant topics, globally. This has led to research institutions redefining their role in the industry navigating the landscape of commercialisation and technology transfer pathways for their fusion research programs.This seminar will outline the technology commercialisation process as it applies to research institutions in the fusion context. It will unpack a number of policy mechanisms, support programs, commercialisation pathways, and models to enable the industrialisation of fusion research. Finally, it will discuss case studies that outline the way in which leading organisations and jurisdictions are tackling these challenges. ABSTRACT OF SECOND PART: The new BMBF funding programme for applied research in nuclear fusion was announced in March 2024. The presentation gives a brief overview of the objectives and planned activities, as well as an update on the status of the calls and recent developments. The transfer aspect via the instrument of joint project funding, the expectations and rules will be highlighted.