At DIFFER, we are working on a future in which clean energy will be available to everybody, anywhere in the world.

Our climate is changing due to emissions from fossil fuels. At the same time the world population – and consequently the worldwide energy demand – continue to grow. The demand for sustainable, relevant energy solutions is considerable. Energy that we can use in familiar ways in our homes, for transport and in industry.

Research
Research institute DIFFER is helping to make this possible through its fundamental scientific research into new and improved energy supplies for the future. Our research focuses on two major energy themes: Fusion Energy and Solar Fuels. We are investigating how we can realise the enormous potential of generating clean power from fusion energy, the same way of releasing energy as takes place in the sun. We are also working on a way of converting sustainable energy cleanly and efficiently into fuels for storage and transport: solar fuels. DIFFER is part of the institutes organisation of NWO.

Together
We work together with industry and knowledge partners with various backgrounds: physicists, chemists, engineers and other specialists. In this way, we are helping to develop the technology needed to generate and store sustainable energy as efficiently and cheaply as possible with the right materials. So that together, we will be able to accelerate the transition to a sustainable society.