The United States Department of Energy will announce tomorrow Tuesday that scientists in the country have succeeded in production for the first time. a fusion reaction that can produce a net energy gainThis can lead to unlimited, cheap and clean energy production.
As US media reported on Monday, The finding marks an important milestone in decades of research. and with multi-million dollar investments to develop a technology that provides unlimited and affordable energy.
The purpose of fusion research is to reproduce. A nuclear reaction similar to what the sun uses to create energy.
“This is a ‘Holy BowlCarbon-free energy that scientists have been chasing since the 1950s. It may be at least a decade, maybe more, away from commercial use, but the (Joe) Biden administration will likely get its full development through massive new investments. years to come,” the Washington Post noted.
The Financial Times assured that physicists are trying to take advantage of the fusion reaction that powers the sun, but that no group has been able to produce more energy from this reaction than it consumes. a milestone, known as net energy gain or target gain, something that could provide a reliable and plentiful alternative to fossil fuels and conventional nuclear power.
The financial newspaper explained that the Federal Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California uses a process called inertial confinement fusion, which consists of bombardment. a small ball of hydrogen plasma with the world’s largest laser, People associated with the project have seen net energy gains in a fusion experiment in the past two weeks, people associated with the project told the newspaper.
Although many scientists believe that Fusion power plants are decades away from becoming a reality, the potential of this technology is hard to ignore.
Fusion reactions do not emit carbon, does not produce long-lasting radioactive waste The FT points out that, in theory, a small cup of hydrogen fuel could power a home for hundreds of years.
The USA’s breakthrough comes as the world wrestles with the USA. high prices The newspaper reminded the need to move away from fossil fuels quickly to prevent average global temperatures from reaching dangerous levels.
Also, the Democrat Biden administration invests approximately $370 billion in new subsidies achieve low-carbon energy to reduce emissions and win the global race for next-generation clean technology.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post, for decades scientists are experimenting on fusion reactions, they haven’t been able to produce more energy than they consume, and while success is significant, enormous engineering and scientific challenges still lie ahead.