Fusion News

University of Gothenburg SEP 23, 2015 Fusion energy may soon be used in small-scale power stations. This means producing environmentally friendly heating and electricity at a low cost from fuel found in water. Both heating generators and generators for electricity could be developed within a few years, according to research that has primarily been conducted … Read more

HeraldScotland Ben Thomson / Wednesday 23 September 2015 In 1961 President Kennedy made an historic announcement that the United States would put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. Defying the many sceptics, eight years later Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface uttering the immortal words: “That’s one small step … Read more

Private Wealth SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 • MICHAEL S. FISCHER The development of a fusion reactor to generate clean energy has long been the holy grail of scientists worldwide. Researchers are now boasting of advances that could make the technology achievable in the near future, and private investors are taking notice. “Fusion has been talked about … Read more

Australian National University The world’s largest fusion energy experiment, ITER, has turned to Australian physicists to supply a crucial imaging system for the multi-billion-euro experiment. Engaging with ITER is a great opportunity for Australian high technology industry and researchers, said Director of the ANU Australian Fusion Facility, Professor John Howard. “There is huge potential if … Read more

By Evan Ackerman 11 Aug 2015 The Marvel movie version of Tony Stark graduated from MIT in the early 1990s. He built an ARC reactor at Stark Industries later on, but apparently, some of the initial research he did as an undergrad stuck around in some notebooks somewhere on a dusty shelf at MIT. It … Read more

Scandanavian Oil and Gas Sep 17, 2015 Assystem, an innovation and engineering consultancy secures multi-million Euro contract with Fusion for Energy (F4E) – the EU organisation responsible for Europe’s contribution to ITER. The five-year contract sees Assystem working on the world’s biggest international energy project, currently under construction in the South of France. Assystem, which … Read more

bostinno Olivia Vanni 09/16/15 Whyte and Sorbom of MIT compare superconductor to monstrous copper conductor. Most of my mornings normally consist of chugging coffee, not chatting about fusion, plasma and superconductors. Then again, most mornings, I don’t have the chance to talk to MIT’s Dennis Whyte, head of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department, as … Read more

worldfinance.com Steven Cowley, September 16th, 2015 Nuclear fusion could work – but only if we cough up some money This December, world leaders will gather in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where they will attempt – yet again – to hammer out a global agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Despite the inevitable … Read more

Issues in science and technology Summer 2015 by Robert L. Hirsch The inherent limitations of the tokamak design for fusion power will prevent it from becoming commercially viable, but the lessons from this effort can inform future research. Burning wood was an important source of energy for early humankind, because it had no competition, no … Read more

MIT Technology review By Richard Martin on September 14, 2015 The focus of research on fusion power has moved from big government programs to startups with novel designs. WHY IT MATTERS If it’s ever harnessed, fusion could provide an essentially limitless source of zero-carbon energy. After three decades of expensive government-funded research that has failed … Read more