Jiansen Lu
The energy of future
May 15th 2011 16:17
We have 19% of renewable energy, which comes from natural resources, such as wind, water, tide and sunlight. The rest are fossil fuels and nuclear power. Nuclear fusion, although not commercial used before 2040, can play a big part in our carbon-free energy future. Fusion power could solve many of the problems of current nuclear plant (fission energy). Some scientists are certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis.
Nuclear fusion at Sun to form Helium and release energy
Fusion power is power generated by nuclear fusion processes, which two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus and release a comparatively large amount of energy. The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. In Sun, two atoms of hydrogen are combined to create helium-4 and energy. In the year 2019, the international experimental fusion reactor gets turned online in France. By about 2030, maybe by 2040, we may have commercial fusion reactors.
Video: Energy Of The Future: Nuclear Fusion Research
How will a fusion power plant work? At what stage is fusion research today? The film gives an entertaining and informative nine-minutes account in which a school class in 2100 reenacts the development of fusion energy.
EFDA-JET - the world's largest nuclear fusion research facility!
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