Nuclear fusion: a future energy source? (2024)
Published by Wurbs, Sven/ Dehlwes, Sonja/ Lübke, Andrea/ Stephanos, Cyril/ Fischedick, Manfred/ Henning, Hans-Martin/ Löschel, Andreas/ Matthies, Ellen/ Pittel, Karen/ Renn, Jürgen/ Sauer, Dirk Uwe/ Spiecker genannt Döhmann, Indra
In a Nutshell!
- Nuclear Fusion
- Nuclear Power
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Over the past few years, there has been a surge of interest in nuclear fusion within the energy transition debate due to its potential as a climate-friendly energy source. What role might it play in a future net-zero electricity system? How soon could nuclear fusion start supplying energy? And how does the technology actually work? The publication from the Academies’ Project ESYS explains the basics. It looks at the fundamental physical principles of nuclear fusion, its history, the different power plant concepts, potential fuels, and its possible future use.