2.1 MJ to 2.5 MJ a .4 MJ increase over a 2.1 MJ cost.
That is a 19% net gain not a .4% gain.
I still don’t believe it, but we shall see.
Ya beat me to it
The team reportedly used 2.1 megajoules of energy to create the conditions for the reaction, and achieved a 2.5 megajoules return.
0.4 % gain
“That is a 19% net gain not a .4% gain.”
Nope. Not ‘net’. They never tell you about all the other energy that was being used. ‘Trigger energy’ is just part of the equation.
“That is a 19% net gain not a .4% gain.”
Nope. Not ‘net’. They never tell you about all the other energy that was being used. ‘Trigger energy’ is just part of the equation.
Its a 19% gain for the experiment, I doubt it produces enough excess to power the lights in the building so their is still a long way to go.
But it is real progress.
On the other hand they could start building today 4th generation nuclear plants which are safe and can use nuclear waste from older plants as fuel. Or start building Thorium based nuclear plants.
But global warming... They would rather crush our standard of living.