Nuclear fusion ‘breakthrough’: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy
1 year, 8 months ago

Nuclear fusion ‘breakthrough’: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy

The Hindu  

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. Explained | Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough Instead, we have to engineer a complex system that can control the nuclear fission chain reaction and convert the generated energy into more useful forms. Regardless of the efficiency of a future fusion power plant, taking energy conversions from basic science to the real world will require overcoming a multitude of challenges. These factors include government subsidies that favoured these designs; the U.S. Navy’s interest in developing smaller-scale pressurized water reactors for submarines and surface warships; advances in uranium enrichment technology as a result of the U.S. nuclear weapons program; uncertainties regarding nuclear costs that led to the assumption that large light-water reactors are simply scaled-up versions of smaller ones; and conservatism regarding design choices given the high costs and risks associated with nuclear power development. Budget 2023 | Major thrust planned for green energy A call to action Our research on nuclear energy innovation reveals that challenges facing nuclear fusion can be overcome, but they require prudent leadership, decades of research, significant amounts of funding and focus on technology development.

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Chinese scientists bring humanity closer to fusion reactor
2 months ago

Chinese scientists bring humanity closer to fusion reactor

China Daily  

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak developed by the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of CAS in Hefei, Anhui province, Jan 15, 2025. By running a steady-state long-pulse high-confinement plasma operation at 104 million C for 1,066 seconds, Chinese scientists achieved a new world record with a device known as the "artificial sun" on Monday, according to the Chinese Academy of …

Nuclear fusion may be a clean energy source – engineering challenges stand in the way
2 months, 1 week ago

Nuclear fusion may be a clean energy source – engineering challenges stand in the way

Raw Story  

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy. While the “experiment of the century” used inertial confinement fusion, magnetic confinement fusion has yet to demonstrate that it can break even in energy generation. To …

Nuclear energy may be seeing a renaissance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuclear energy may be seeing a renaissance

NPR  

Nuclear energy may be seeing a renaissance Nuclear has been a big topic lately. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Nuclear energy may be seeing a renaissance in the U.S. due to big tech companies with voracious appetites for electricity. WAILIN WONG, BYLINE: In October, Google announced it would buy a ton of nuclear energy from a company called Kairos Power starting …

Climate change and the case for nuclear fusion
6 months ago

Climate change and the case for nuclear fusion

LA Times  

I would like to capture your attention to tell you that there is, in fact, a solution to global warming. That is when I read about the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s great success on nuclear fusion. The International Atomic Energy Agency says fusion could generate “nearly four million times more energy than burning oil or coal.” Researchers, working on nuclear …

Hyderabad Startup Launches 'Tabletop Nuclear Reactor' Using Cold Fusion to Generate Clean Energy
8 months ago

Hyderabad Startup Launches 'Tabletop Nuclear Reactor' Using Cold Fusion to Generate Clean Energy

News 18  

Can all our energy needs be met through nuclear energy? A Hyderabad-based start-up, Hylenr, says it has come up with a low-energy nuclear reactor that can be kept on a tabletop and can produce enough energy to meet a household’s needs. The company says that it’s the world’s first cold fusion technology to generate clean energy. The product was launched …

AI solves nuclear fusion puzzle for near-limitless clean energy
1 year ago

AI solves nuclear fusion puzzle for near-limitless clean energy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have used artificial intelligence to overcome a huge challenge for producing near-limitless …

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says
1 year, 5 months ago

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says

Associated Press  

VIENNA — The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation’s transition to clean energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday. Calling nuclear fusion a pioneering technology, Granholm said President Joe Biden wants to harness fusion as a carbon-free energy source that can power homes and businesses. “It’s not …

AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years
1 year, 5 months ago

AP Interview: Jennifer Granholm says US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm …

Nuclear fusion milestone achieved in huge boost for near-limitless clean energy
1 year, 7 months ago

Nuclear fusion milestone achieved in huge boost for near-limitless clean energy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have achieved a net energy gain in nuclear fusion for the second …

Nuclear fusion landmark reached as Microsoft makes world’s first deal for ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
1 year, 10 months ago

Nuclear fusion landmark reached as Microsoft makes world’s first deal for ‘holy grail’ of clean energy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Microsoft has made the world’s first purchase agreement for nuclear fusion energy, betting …

Mint Explainer: Fusion power — miracle or mirage?
2 years, 3 months ago

Mint Explainer: Fusion power — miracle or mirage?

Live Mint  

American scientists claim they have conducted nuclear fusion in a lab, raising waves of excitement worldwide. Thanks to prohibitive costs, scarce fuel and the potential to affect global disarmament, it may be a long time — if at all — before fusion energy becomes an alternative to fossil fuels and other sources of energy. There will be tritium shortages to …

Fusion breakthrough holds great potential
2 years, 3 months ago

Fusion breakthrough holds great potential

Hindustan Times  

This week, American scientists confirmed a key milestone in the quest for clean energy. The United States National Ignition Facility in California said in a recent experiment, it was able to generate more energy from a nuclear fusion reaction than what was put into it. Scientists estimate a single gram of fusion fuel can produce as much energy as a …

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Scientists make major ‘limitless clean energy’ announcement
2 years, 3 months ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Scientists make major ‘limitless clean energy’ announcement

The Independent  

✕ Close Scientists achieve historic fusion ‘ignition’ to produce ‘near-limitless’ clean energy Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States …

Nuclear-fusion breakthrough accelerates quest to unlock limitless energy source
2 years, 3 months ago

Nuclear-fusion breakthrough accelerates quest to unlock limitless energy source

Live Mint  

Nuclear-Fusion Breakthrough Accelerates Quest to Unlock Limitless Energy Source BY AYLIN WOODWARD | UPDATED DEC 13, 2022 05:44 PM EST Experiment yields net-positive energy, a milestone in effort to develop nuclear fusion as a source of clean power The Energy Department said Tuesday that scientists at a federal research facility had achieved a breakthrough in research on nuclear fusion, long …

Nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: a skeptic’s caveats.
2 years, 3 months ago

Nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: a skeptic’s caveats.

Slate  

To hear it from government researchers, a long-sought, frustratingly elusive, potentially world-shifting clean-energy milestone was finally reached this week: On Tuesday morning, the National Ignition Facility, or NIF, part of the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, declared that it had achieved “fusion ignition,” which an official Department of Energy announcement described as “a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making …

What is nuclear fusion and what does the breakthrough mean for the climate crisis?
2 years, 3 months ago

What is nuclear fusion and what does the breakthrough mean for the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to reports, which are not yet backed up by published research, over the past two weeks, a process …

Why Nuclear Fusion Could Be A Clean-Energy Breakthrough
2 years, 3 months ago

Why Nuclear Fusion Could Be A Clean-Energy Breakthrough

Huff Post  

The major advance in fusion research announced in Washington on Tuesday was decades in coming, with scientists for the first time able to engineer a reaction that produced more power than was used to ignite it. Using powerful lasers to focus enormous energy on a miniature capsule half the size of a BB, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory …

EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
2 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

Associated Press  

The major advance in fusion research announced in Washington on Tuesday was decades in coming, with scientists for the first time able to engineer a reaction that produced more power than was used to ignite it. “And it produced more energy than the lasers had deposited.” Here’s a look at exactly what nuclear fusion is, and some of the difficulties …

A breakthrough in nuclear fusion may produce "near-limitless energy"
2 years, 3 months ago

A breakthrough in nuclear fusion may produce "near-limitless energy"

Salon  

Even long before climate change made it clear that constant burning of fossil fuels was wreaking havoc on Earth's climate, scientists and engineers wondered whether humankind might power our civilization with the same kind of energetic reaction that takes place in the sun. Now, according to an unconfirmed report first broken by the Financial Times, the National Ignition Facility at …

Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy
2 years, 3 months ago

Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun. “This milestone moves us one significant step closer” to having zero-carbon fusion energy “powering our society.” Fusion ignition is …

'Major breakthrough' in nuclear fusion sees scientists achieve 'net energy gain'
2 years, 3 months ago

'Major breakthrough' in nuclear fusion sees scientists achieve 'net energy gain'

Daily Mail  

The US Department of Energy has announced an accomplishment in nuclear fusion that will go down in history - marking a decades-long quest to harness the same energy that powers the sun and stars. Nuclear fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one, while releasing massive amounts of energy. For the …

Explained | Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

The Hindu  

U.S. researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough on Tuesday that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources. The U.S. Department of Energy described the achievement of fusion ignition as a “major scientific breakthrough” that will lead to “advancements in national defense and the future of clean power.” LLNL director Dr. Kim Budil described it as “is one …

US to announce ‘major’ nuclear fusion scientific breakthrough
2 years, 3 months ago

US to announce ‘major’ nuclear fusion scientific breakthrough

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Department of …

Explained: How 'latest breakthrough' in nuclear fusion brings us one step closer to clean energy
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: How 'latest breakthrough' in nuclear fusion brings us one step closer to clean energy

Firstpost  

Nuclear fusion is a technology that has the potential to accelerate the world’s transition away from fossil fuels, which are major contributors to climate change The Department of Energy is planning an announcement Tuesday about a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of several sites worldwide where researchers have been trying to develop the possibility of …

Take claims of nuclear fusion breakthroughs with a grain of salt, Dutch expert says
2 years, 3 months ago

Take claims of nuclear fusion breakthroughs with a grain of salt, Dutch expert says

NL Times  

Marco de Baar, director of the Dutch institute for energy research DIFFER, is not sure about the claims of researchers in the United States who said they managed to achieve energy gains using nuclear fusion, which is a major scientific breakthrough. Atoms are fused together in nuclear fusion, which releases energy but without waste or carbon emissions. An industry that …

‘Important day’: US celebrates fusion energy breakthrough
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Important day’: US celebrates fusion energy breakthrough

Al Jazeera  

Officials hailed the achievement that will ‘go down in the history books’ as a step towards a clean energy future. The United States has announced that scientists have made a breakthrough in fusion energy, in what officials called a “milestone” that has the potential to one day become a boundless source of clean energy. pic.twitter.com/hFHWbmCNQJ — U.S. Department of Energy …

Is nuclear fusion a clean-energy planet saviour?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is nuclear fusion a clean-energy planet saviour?

Al Jazeera  

With a ‘major breakthrough’ announcement expected, nuclear fusion harnesses the power of the stars with unlimited clean energy and no dangerous waste. The US Department of Energy is planning an announcement about a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – one of several sites worldwide where researchers are trying to develop the possibility of harnessing energy from …

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?

NPR  

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Unless there's an even larger breakthrough, fusion is unlikely to play a major role in power production before the 2060s or 2070s, says Tony Roulstone, a nuclear engineer at Cambridge University in the U.K., who's done an economic analysis of fusion power. At that rate, fusion power won't come soon enough for the Biden …

Why nuclear fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
2 years, 3 months ago

Why nuclear fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

LA Times  

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a nuclear fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, the Energy Department said Tuesday. Here’s a look at exactly what nuclear fusion is, and some of the difficulties in turning it into the cheap and carbon-free energy source that scientists believe it …

US scientists achieve ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion reaction: report
2 years, 3 months ago

US scientists achieve ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion reaction: report

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US scientists have reportedly …

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says
2 years, 3 months ago

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says

CNN  

CNN — For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. The National Ignition Facility project creates energy from nuclear fusion by what’s known as “thermonuclear inertial fusion.” …

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says
2 years, 3 months ago

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says

CNN  

CNN — For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. The National Ignition Facility project creates energy from nuclear fusion by what’s known as “thermonuclear inertial fusion.” …

Fusion reactors could provide much more power than previously thought, study suggests
2 years, 9 months ago

Fusion reactors could provide much more power than previously thought, study suggests

The Independent  

Scientists have revised a fundamental law “foundational” to fusion energy research that could allow for more hydrogen fuel in reactors, and potentially help obtain more energy from fusion than previously thought. “In order to create plasma for fusion, you have to consider three things: high temperature, high density of hydrogen fuel, and good confinement,” Paolo Ricci, a co-author of the …

Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
2 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis

Wired  

In the south of France, ITER is inching towards completion. When it’s finally fully switched on in 2035, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor will be the largest device of its kind ever built, and the flag-bearer for nuclear fusion. Like many of the most prominent experimental nuclear fusion reactors, ITER relies on a steady supply of both deuterium and tritium …

Oxford scientists leap ahead in race to harness nuclear fusion
2 years, 10 months ago

Oxford scientists leap ahead in race to harness nuclear fusion

The Telegraph  

Otto Asunta smiles as he traces the patches of light and dark displayed on the screen in front of him, revealing the outlines of the plasma he and his team have bent the earth’s natural forces to create. The potential for abundant, clean energy from this nuclear fusion process means it has long been considered something of a holy grail, …

What is nuclear energy?
2 years, 11 months ago

What is nuclear energy?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Boris Johnson’s government has unveiled its long-delayed new national energy strategy, placing renewed emphasis on …

Explained: What is Google's DeepMind and how is it being used in nuclear fusion
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained: What is Google's DeepMind and how is it being used in nuclear fusion

Firstpost  

In the race to create and contain carbon-free nuclear fusion energy, Alphabet’s artificial intelligence lab DeepMind is the latest contributor In the race to create and contain carbon-free nuclear fusion energy, Alphabet’s artificial intelligence lab DeepMind is the latest contributor. In collaboration with the Swiss Plasma Center at EPFL — a university in Lausanne, Switzerland — the DeepMind AI has …

UK scientists make major nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: Everything you need to know
3 years, 1 month ago

UK scientists make major nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: Everything you need to know

Firstpost  

UK-based scientists have made a major breakthrough in their quest to turn nuclear fusion energy into a viable low carbon, low radiation energy source. Creating nuclear fusion energy in laboratories has proven difficult as it consumes far more energy than it produces, making it useless as an energy source at a large scale. India’s strides towards nuclear fusion energy The …

Nuclear fusion breakthrough opens door to clean and near limitless energy
3 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough opens door to clean and near limitless energy

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK-based JET reactor, located in Oxford, produced 59 megajoules of energy during a five-second …

Scientists break through major milestone in harnessing fusion energy
3 years, 1 month ago

Scientists break through major milestone in harnessing fusion energy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have made a major stride towards turning fusion energy into a viable …

Will fusion energy define our clean energy future?
3 years, 3 months ago

Will fusion energy define our clean energy future?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, December 8 at 19:30 GMT: Fusion energy – a non-polluting, limitless form of power – has long been thought of as a technological fantasy. Fusion energy comes from the process of nuclear fusion, which is how the sun continuously converts small amounts of hydrogen into incredible amounts of energy. Recent advances have led to a rise in interest …

Nuclear scientists come one step closer to developing a clean energy source
3 years, 7 months ago

Nuclear scientists come one step closer to developing a clean energy source

Firstpost  

The energy only lasted for 100 trillionths of a second but it took them closer to the holy grail of fusion ignition - where more energy was created than what they were using. Nuclear scientists using lasers the size of three football fields said Tuesday they had generated a huge amount of energy from fusion, possibly offering hope for the …

Energy efficient: Nuclear fusion can save the world
7 years, 5 months ago

Energy efficient: Nuclear fusion can save the world

Deccan Chronicle  

In 1831, British inventor Michael Faraday found he could excite electrons and generate electrical current by passing a magnet back and forth through a coil of wire. We are still looking for the “holy grail” of energy production, which is nuclear fusion, for a virtually unlimited amount of cheap and clean energy. Man said the same thing in the 1950s …

Chinese team makes unexpected fusion breakthrough
9 years, 1 month ago

Chinese team makes unexpected fusion breakthrough

Wired  

The march to sustainable nuclear fusion appears to have made serious progress, after a Chinese research group said it sustained a superheated plasma gas at 49.99 million degrees C for more than a minute. The Chinese team have been able, it seems, to demonstrate new techniques for increasing that time significantly, and hope to increase even that record by a …

Fusion vs fission: clean, green nuclear energy technologies explained
9 years, 1 month ago

Fusion vs fission: clean, green nuclear energy technologies explained

ABC  

Clean, cheap nuclear energy is often touted as a means to battle climate change. These existing plants all rely on nuclear fission — a chain reaction where uranium atoms are split to release extraordinary amounts of energy and, unfortunately, high levels of radioactive waste. Nuclear fusion happens readily in stars like the Sun, because their cores reach extreme temperatures of …

Nuclear fusion: German scientists to try and take massive step towards clean source of energy
9 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear fusion: German scientists to try and take massive step towards clean source of energy

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists in Germany are set to begin an experiment they hope …

Nuclear fusion project takes key step in lab test
11 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear fusion project takes key step in lab test

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Scientists say they’ve taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate power, an idea that has been pursued for decades. In the new work, reported online Wednesday by the journal Nature, scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory near San Francisco, report results from two experiments done at the lab’s National …

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