We have always been keen advocates of Nuclear Fusion, hoping for the ultimate in utterly clean utterly abundant power it represents (LSS passim) Until recently, our hopes seemed grounded more in faith than reason; perhaps our mistake was to expect a single, all-changing breakthrough to solve the problem at once. But the last few years have witnessed a series of small but steady advances-nudges, if you like- which suggest this ultimate goal of applied physics is getting nearer and nearer to becoming a practicable method. This item A new Billion dollar bet on Fusion Energy from Nature Briefing is another example of the substantive progress now being made
A company called Pacific Fusion has started to build a fusion machine that it hopes will be the first to generate more energy than it consumes, thanks to the use of immense pulses of electricity to squeeze capsules of hydrogen fuel. The billion-dollar facility, which will sit down the road from a major US nuclear-weapons laboratory, could also be used for research on the country’s ageing stockpile of nuclear warheads. It is one of dozens of start-ups flush with investment, all fuelling the dream of a fusion power plant that supplies virtually limitless clean energy.
Pacific Fusion – Powering a prosperous planet
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