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CERN signs long-term solar power agreements

Projects can now begin so that 140 GWh/year – about 10% of CERN’s annual electricity consumption during accelerator operation years – will be provided by renewable sources from 2027

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29 November, 2024
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29 November, 2024

A test stand for the High-Luminosity LHC

The major upgrade of the LHC will be tested in an above-ground facility that has recently had its first superconducting system installed

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09 October, 2024
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09 October, 2024

HiLumi News: new large helium tanks

Four large helium tanks will supply the new High-Luminosity LHC refrigerators

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18 July, 2024
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18 July, 2024

Less hungry magnets for the experiments of the future

A prototype superconducting coil developed for the SHiP experiment opens the way for more energy-efficient electromagnets for certain applications

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05 July, 2024

LHC tunnel named as one of the 50 most iconic tunnels in the world

The LHC tunnel is one of the “most remarkable feats of civil engineering” according to the International Tunnelling Association

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06 June, 2024

Enhancing safety: improving seismic risk assessments

How a novel methodology helps to improve simulations of the impact of earthquakes on complex research infrastructures

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02 May, 2024

Introducing CERN’s robodog

A four-legged robotic solution has completed its first successful radiation protection test inside CERN’s largest experimental area

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06 February, 2024
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06 February, 2024

Carbon dioxide for the environment

Following the completion of a successful in-house development phase, CERN is equipping the ATLAS and CMS detectors with new carbon dioxide (CO2) cooling systems that will contribute to the transition towards green and sustainable technology in this area

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12 October, 2023
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12 October, 2023

A new generation of iron-dominated electromagnets has been successfully tested at CERN

The proof-of-principle demonstrator could pave the way for more energy-efficient electromagnets

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11 September, 2023
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11 September, 2023

The Technical Galleries Consolidation Project is progressing well

5 km of technical galleries have been scanned and half of them 3D-modelled, and the work to renovate and replace their technical infrastructure is in full swing

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25 April, 2023