Baker Adam
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 3-8 Whitehall Place , London SW1A 2AW, UK.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2024 Oct 9;382(2280):20230401. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0401. Epub 2024 Aug 26.
The UK's fusion energy approach has developed over the past 5 years to include government policy initiatives and a range of public sector investments designed to be delivered in partnership with the private sector. These have aimed to create an environment that stimulates innovation and investment to deliver economic as well as scientific and environmental benefits throughout the lifetime of the public sector fusion energy programme. The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production acts as a focus and anchor for both public and private sector efforts to develop fusion energy, developing the supply chain and potential for Intellectual Property development and export opportunities well ahead of the anticipated STEP completion date of 2040. This is maximized by the UK's approach to a holistic research and innovation programme backed up by a regulatory and skills programme. This article is part of the theme issue 'Delivering Fusion Energy - The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)'.
在过去五年中，英国的聚变能源发展路径不断演变，涵盖政府政策举措以及一系列旨在与私营部门合作实施的公共部门投资。这些举措旨在营造一种环境，刺激创新与投资，以便在公共部门聚变能源计划的整个实施周期内实现经济、科学和环境效益。能源生产球形托卡马克装置成为公共和私营部门发展聚变能源的努力焦点与支柱，在预期的2040年能源生产球形托卡马克（STEP）完成日期之前，就大力发展供应链以及知识产权开发和出口机会的潜力。英国通过全面的研究与创新计划，并辅以监管和技能计划，将这种潜力最大化。本文是主题为“实现聚变能源——能源生产球形托卡马克（STEP）”特刊的一部分。
