Socio economic perspectives on fusion power for a sustainable future energy system

Bustreo, Chiara (author), Ayed, N. Ben (author), Biberacher, M. (author), Bongiovì, G. (author), Čok, Vanja (author)

In the global effort towards the mitigation of climate change, low-carbon electricity generating technologies play a pivotal role. Nuclear fusion stands as a highly promising option for carbon-free electricity generation in a sustainable, reliable, affordable and socially acceptable future energy system. The EUROfusion work package “Socio Economic Studies” (WPSES) on fusion conducts research aimed at identifying social and economic conditions that can effectively support fusion deployment in future energy markets. Placing nuclear fusion in the broader context of energy and climate issues, the SES research explores fusion as an energy technology contributing to sustainable energy production for the future society. Because of the cross-cutting nature of the research, SES studies can provide decision-makers with scientific evidence relevant for shaping appropriate strategies in favour of fusion. This paper aims to offer the scientific community a thorough overview of EUROfusion SES research, addressing a gap in the current literature.

• Language: English
• Keywords: nuclear fusion, energy modelling, energy scenarios, public acceptance
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Author Accepted Manuscript
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 9 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 208, art. 114679
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-168104
• UDC: 539.175.3
• ISSN on article: 0920-3796
• DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2024.114679
• COBISS.SI-ID: 213074947
• Publication date in RUL: 28.03.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Fusion engineering and design
• Shortened title: Fusion eng. des.
• Publisher: North Holland
• ISSN: 0920-3796
• COBISS.SI-ID: 15359237

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Description: The most restrictive Creative Commons license. This only allows people to download and share the work for no commercial gain and for no other purposes.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: jedrska fuzija, energetsko modeliranje, energetski scenariji, sprejemanje s strani javnosti

Projects

• Funder: EC - European Commission
• Project number: 101052200
• Name: Implementation of activities described in the Roadmap to Fusion during Horizon Europe through a joint programme of the members of the EUROfusion consortium
• Acronym: EUROfusion