Slovenian Fusion Association (SFA)
is a member of national research units collaborating in the frame of a joint European Fusion program. SFA was founded by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and is lead by the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI). Besides JSI, its members are University of Ljubljana (Faculty of mechanical engineering, Faculty of electrical engineering and Faculty of mathematics and physics) company Cosylab and Inštitut za kovinske materiale in tehnologije. SFA coordinates fusion research in Slovenia, an important part of its activity is also public information about the progress in thermonuclear fusion research.
Slovenian Fusion Association was founded in April 2005.
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Ljubljana will host 20th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications (PFMC-20)
20th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications (PFMC-20) will take place in a lively and historical city of Ljubljana, Slovenia from 19th to 23rd May 2025. The conference will take place at Grand Hotel Union Eurostars,...
WEST and EAST tokamaks set a new plasma duration records
In the past weeks, two superconducting magnet tokamaks, WEST in France and EAST in China, have set new plasma duration records. A great forecast for ITER and fusion energy research! On February 12, 2025, scientists from CEA-IRFM sustained a hydrogen plasma in the...
Fusion Materials Research Group from Jožef Stefan Institute Wins First Prize at SOFT Innovation Prize 2024
SOFT 2024 Innovation Prize Winners with the representatives of the EU Commission and DCU Dublin. Photo: Tamás Szabolics, EUROfusion From September 22 to 27, the 33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT) took place in Dublin, Ireland, during which the SOFT Innovation...