Monday, August 3, 2009

Alternative Energies Update

General Fusion claims it can bring us a grid-capable 100 MW fusion power plant within ten years for an investment of less than a billion dollars:

http://www.technologyreview.com/business/23102/

The magnetized target fusion technique it will use isn't a new concept, but the digital precision necessary to make it work has only recently become available.

1 comment:

Bill said...

Wow, this is some crazy stuff. If it works it will be very impressive. If clean fusion can really be achieved in a cost effective efficient manner it would be an amazing thing. There are some great interviews with business folks and researchers involved in alternative energies at http://www.ourblook.com/component/option,com_sectionex/Itemid,200076/id,8/view,category/#catid92 which are useful on these subjects.

Over 1,000 Qubits Achieved – Physicists Set World Record for Atom-Based Quantum Computers

https://scitechdaily.com/over-1000-qubits-achieved-physicists-set-world-record-for-atom-based-quantum-computers/