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>Physicists have been promising since the 1960s that fusion reactions have the potential to provide an abundant, emissions-free solution to the planet’s long-term energy needs.
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>Now, scientists, fusion executives and investors say the foundations may finally be in place for a company, or several, to demonstrate a commercially viable fusion plant by the 2030s.“
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>The stage is set for a big five years in fusion,” says Richard Pearson, a co-founder of Japan’s Kyoto Fusioneering, which was set up in 2019 to develop fusion power plant technology. “A lot has to happen, and there is a lot to do, but the emphasis and excitement in the industry is definitely there.
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>”The promise of fusion — in which hydrogen isotopes are heated to such extreme temperatures that they fuse, releasing energy — has tantalised researchers for decades.