Fusion News

Global Futurist 13th August 2016 | Matthew Griffin Tokomak Energy aims to build mini-nuclear reactors and announces target of producing electricity by 2025 and feeding power into the grid by 2030 Nuclear fusion needs a “Wright brothers” moment, to convince the world of its promise of unlimited clean and safe energy and so unlock significant … Read more

ibtimes By Hannah Osborne | August 12, 2016 Nuclear fusion is often touted as the Holy Grail of sustainable energy. It works in the same way as the Sun and stars produce energy, meaning it could potentially provide a cheap and near-limitless source of power. However, while the scientific understanding of harnessing this potential source … Read more

Sputnik News 09.08.2016 Research associates at the National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) Department of Plasma Physics have made a discovery that will help protect fusion reactors from plasma damage, thus ensuring their reliable operation, the university press service said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Thermonuclear units are designed to utilize fusion reactions, like those that occur on … Read more

Enviro Tech Aug 10 2016 A major breakthrough from a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) might just have opened the door to a clean, almost endless supply of energy to solve our current crisis. By using sophisticated computer technology, the researchers were able to create a model of conditions inside … Read more

PPPL By John Greenwald | August 11, 2016 The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has been named principal investigator for a multi-institutional project to study plasma-materials interaction (PMI)on the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in China. The centerpiece of the PPPL role in this project is the optimization of lithium … Read more

Earth Talk August 11, 2016 The EU, US, China, India, Korea, Russia and Japan have all contributed to the ITER fusion reactor currently under construction in southern France Dear EarthTalk: What is fusion energy and why are environmentalists so bullish on it? — Mickey Brent, Milwaukee, WI Nuclear fusion may be the most promising energy … Read more

Institute of Mechanical Engineers As part of our Innovation campaign, we spoke to Tokamak Energy’s Dr Melanie Windridge about the company’s vision, the role of engineers in society, and what innovation means to her. Tokamak Energy is one of the companies supported by our Stephenson Fund. What does Tokamak Energy do? Tokamak Energy is working … Read more

earthtalk.org Gus Vannewkirk | 08/03/2016 Dear EarthTalk: What is fusion energy and why are environmentalists so bullish on it? —Mickey Brent, Milwaukee, WI Nuclear fusion may be the most promising energy source that most of us have never heard of. Scientists first discovered fusion as a potential energy source in the 1930’s and have been … Read more

Utility Week Tom Grimwood | 03/08/2016 Ian Chapman has been appointed by the government as the new chief executive of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. The 34-year-old ‘rising star’ will take over from Steve Crowley at the beginning of October. Chapman will head up Britain’s nuclear fusion research programme at the Culham Science Centre near … Read more

Phys.org August 4, 2016 The right side of the figure where the electric field’s absolute value is small corresponds to the L-mode plasma and the left side having large electric field to the H-mode. The black line indicates the experimental value of the electric current and the red line the theoretical value used in the … Read more