How are other high temp fusion experiments going?
The Japanese, Chinese and Euros all have one, and maybe Russia is still experimenting?
What kind of energy did they use to “ramp up” the magnet? Electricity from a coal burning power plant?
First, so-called Fusion Reactors do not exist. Second the magnets have to continue operating in the high flux of 14 MeV neutrons generated by the fusion reactions. Third, it is merely hypothesized that stronger magnets will make this possible, but every time someone scales up a magnetically confined fusion system to increased size, fields and confinement temperatures he discovers new plasma instabilities that disrupt the whole thing.
There are more issues.
Great.... Not. That which powers industry and America can kill you very easily. Do the math and keep your distance.
Funny that they want to name it SPARC. Many, many moons ago I wrote some code in SPARC Assembler. LOL
All I know is, if its truly an improvement, Government won’t need to mandate it.
Practical, commercial Fusion is only 20 years away.
and it has been for the past 70 years...
Bill Gates... killed it right there for me
They are lying as there are no carbon free anything.
There is a really good youtube video which tells the real story about how far we are from viable fusion power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ4W1g-6JiY
The frequently quoted number is “Break Even”.
The problem is the number excludes the operating power demands for the plant itself.
They do this so governments keep throwing $$$ at it as it appears we are very close.
We are NOT close.
Probably 2x magnitude from true “Break Even”
The fruitful experiment, which took place for the first time on September 5, helps improve the world’s first fusion power plant capable of producing more energy than it consumes. …Stopped reading right there. Looks like someone never read the first law of thermodynamics, you know, “Energy is neither created nor destroyed”, etc.
Neat, so I can hasz 700 horsepower internal combustion engine with loud pipes now?
They are still nowhere as close to an implementable solution as these folks: https://brilliantlightpower.com/thermal-cooling-and-electric-system-advancements/
I hope there’s something here, but I won’t hold my breath.
The old saying about fusion research is, “Power from Fusion reaction is 20 years away and always will be !”.
Here I am , reading this wonderful article, and then they take a dump in the punch bowl by gratuitously adding this stinking scam. Anytime I see anything that mentions this Leftist propaganda I stop reading because from that point on I know they can no longer be trusted.
