Tag: fusion

2020 was the first year in which renewable power generation (excluding hydro) surpassed nuclear power generation. Now, proponents of renewables, and I’m certainly one, may find that a heartening statistic.  But it’s not. Considering the growth in demand for energy, …

Renewables “Beat” Nuclear–But Is That a Good Thing? Read More »

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I’ve been preparing to make a few videos for newcomers to the subject of clean energy that answer basic questions on renewable energy, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and the energy-related challenges we face.  I’ll be recording a series of short …

Energy Videos for Newcomers Read More »

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Wally Rippel believes that it was simply an intellectual error to assume that fusion could only happen in the way it was does in the explosion of a hydrogen bomb, i.e., 100+ million degrees Kelvin and extremely short time periods …

Wally Rippel: Fusion Doesn't Have to Be Hot and Fast Read More »

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