Q: What are the different ways of harnessing fusion energy on Earth?
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There has been talk of harnessing the power of the Stars for 50 years, but to the naked eye not much has been trully done in that field. No operational fusion reactors stand today that would power our day to day needs and the first one are marketed as being build at the end of the 21st century. But not all fusion reactor concepts are created equal as they use different strategies to confine the plasma needed for fusion ignition.
What are the different ways of harnessing fusion energy on Earth and what are their advantages and disadvantages?
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I remember visiting the nuclear plant of Thiange in Belgium during my college years, back in 1991. At the time nuclear fusion was being introduced as expected to go into production within 30 years.
Sigh... 😀
It is an ongoing story. At the beginning of research it was though of as a pretty easy subject. Boy were they wrong.
On another note. I didnt know you could see that the picture is a .gif on the stemq app. Very nice. :D