Nuclear fusion’s moment of truth

Can Nuclear Fusion Become a Reliable and Affordable Source of Clean Energy?

Nuclear fusion has spent decades suspended between scientific triumph and commercial disappointment. Now, however, the technology is experiencing a remarkable investment boom. Private fusion start-ups are attracting record amounts of capital as investors bet that humanity may finally be approaching a practical source of abundant, low-carbon energy. The excitement is understandable. The harder question is […]

Nuclear fusion’s moment of truth

No fusion experiment has yet produced more electricity than the facility consumes, let alone demonstrated a powerplant that can operate reliably. No fusion experiment has yet produced moreelectricity than the facility consumes, let alone demonstrated a powerplant that can operate reliably.  The precarious fusion boom. Start-ups are attracting billions. Somescientists think the timeline is far too optimistic. In late August, amidthe blinding New …