Controlled fusion (as opposed to the uncontrolled fusion in a hydrogen bomb) has already happened many times on Earth. The problem is getting more energy out than you put in.
I have a few of those. Overall my annual electricity is now free, it took 7 years to amortise the capital cost.We already have energy from nuclear fusion, we just need some of these to collect it:
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Very aware of that that is why it won't happen in my lifetime. If you don't produce more energy than you consume it is a process that doesn't matter to energy production. That is why Liquid Salt thoriun reactors are a practical solution for the foreseeable future.
I have a few of those. Overall my annual electricity is now free, it took 7 years to amortise the capital cost.
Fusion - Energy of the future and it always will be...
Nuclear Fusion is just another word for "job security". I personally think it's a dead end because they're trying to replicate something that probably doesnt work the way they think it does.
I've been hearing nuclear fusion as a viable power source is just around the corner since I was in the 9th grade - 46 years ago... I'll believe it when I see it.
In the mean time we desperately need a more efficient way of harvesting and storing the energy from the fusion happening 150 million km / 94 million miles from here.
Martin
Science is the exploration of the unknown, the search, the quest, the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
It's our job to know about our existence (provenance) and our limits (distance in space and time...dimension). Security comes last with the human species. And perhaps you are right (dead end) and perhaps not.
Me I think it can be done; by smartly using the sun energy to alimentating the nuclear fusion special chamber. By concentrating it in forms of extremely powerful lasers and magnets. But I'm less than versed on the matter, far away from knowledgeable.
That's why I'm here, to explore the frontiers of learning knowledge.
Right now our sun is relaxing in quietude ...
○ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...stem-space-telescope-kepler-a9493756.html?amp
Yeah, ours, too.I have a few of those. Overall my annual electricity is now free, it took 7 years to amortise the capital cost.
I knew someone else was thinking the same.
Yeah, ours, too.
We built the house (well... had it built) so I actually never really thought about the amortization
I like the idea of using as much energy as possible that doesn't produce CO2 in its generation, but 1) that's just me and 2) I try not to get all like a vegan about it.