Fusion Breakthrough (MIT made a breakthrough in fusion technology)

This week I'm going to talk about a major breakthrough in fusion energy.


Dennis White, at left, the cofounder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, and Bob Mumgaard, the company's CEO, at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

Image courtesy of Common Wealth Magazine


According to Bruce Mohl, editor of Common Wealth Magazine, he says that back in early September, "MIT has achieved a major breakthrough in fusion technology that could begin revolutionizing the way energy is produced around the planet as early as 2030."

This could be a huge game changer for fusion energy. Essentially, MIT built a magnet that is able to contain a fusion reaction.

This is unlike anything that has been tested world wide according to the lovely folks over at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. 

Commonwealth Fusion Systems also states, "The magnet, is also much smaller in size than other models being tested around the globe."

Plasma Science and Fusion Center and the cofounder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems said, "the high-temperature superconducting magnet tested on Sunday required only 30 watts of power, compared to the 200 million watts required previously."

In other words, the magnet requires less power to operate. This also means that we can produce fusion energy economically, according to Dennis Whyte, the director of Plasma Science and Fusion Center and the cofounder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems.

“This test provides reason for hope that in the not too distant future we could have an entirely new technology to deploy in the race to transform the global energy system and slow climate change,” said Maria Zuber, MIT’s vice president for research.

According to Common Wealth magazine, officials have stated that there's still a lot of work to be done but, they say that this magnet is the key to fusion development.

Officials have also stated that a energy producing fusion system prototype is under construction in Devens. They hope for it to come online in 2025, and to have a commercial fusion power plant as early as 2030.

As always I encourage that you go and check out the website and in general do some of your own research. 

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/energy/key-breakthrough-in-fusion-energy-production/#:~:text=A%20CAMBRIDGE%20STARTUP%20working%20with%20officials%20at%20MIT,sun%20does%2C%20by%20combining%20atoms%20under%20enormous%20heat. 

(that is the link that will take you to my source)



Comments

  1. Mason MitchellOctober 16, 2021 at 4:32 PM

    Interesting post I have never heard about this before I enjoyed reading about it. I’ve always been interested in the ways scientist come up with ways to get clean and reusable energy to better the climate. There are apparently a pretty good number of scientists and instructions working on this so I’ll have tot are a look and read about some of it myself. Nice work

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    1. Natasha ProvinseOctober 16, 2021 at 4:35 PM

      Hey! I really enjoyed your post, I have never heard about fusion break through before and I was excited to hear your point of you on this topic. I like to see that you are passionate about something that I don’t know too much about I feel you did a really good job in giving me a run down on the basics of this topic.

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