Can we then use that electricity to power a boiler?
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
I watched a docu about one fusion startup in the US. They’re skipping the boiling water step and converting the energy directly to electricity.
I dont remember the mechanics of how though. But they reportedly are the closest to net positive.
RamenJunkie@midwest.social 5 days ago
WantSomeFreeAtoms@thelemmy.club 5 days ago
They have been trying to do this for a long time I think and have very close. At least that’s what I thought
Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
I’m old, fusion has been close for a while. Some reactors achieve unity but can’t sustain, some can sustain the plasma but don’t quite produce a net energy production, and all of them are limited by selection of materials compatible with the sheer radiation of the chamber.
We’re frustratingly close, and progress has been made, but I get the feeling it’s one of those areas of science where a large breakthrough in either MHD theory or material science is needed to kick fusion from info NG research into practically possible.
Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
Helion energy. But i don’t think their approach has been verified yet. So take it with a grain of salt.
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I didn’t know someone was trying a different approach like that, their animated graphics were really cool.
Eventually someone has gotta figure this out, I just hope I’m alive to see it and the outcome of it.