A major fusion energy announcement came out of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California today. Scientists at the facility were able to initiate a fusion experiment that produced more energy than was required for its ignition, aiming 192 laser beams recreating the energy of the sun at each end of a tiny cylinder containing a spherical chunk of hydrogen fuel encased in diamond. This constituted a fairly typical fusion experiment, one conducted “hundreds” of times prior. The difference in the experiment conducted December 5, 2022? The scientists were able to keep the spherical fusion fuel “hot enough, dense enough, round enough, for long enough” that it ignited, producing “more energies than the lasers deposited.” So, what does this huge scientific breakthrough mean for cars? Will you see fusion energy replace coal, wind, or nuclear power plants anytime soon? A lot of people resist electric cars because our power grid isn’t green enough, with 60 percent of our electricity generated by fossil fuels. Read original article here.
