The ultimate goal of both projects is to replicate the reaction that powers the sun to release energy in the form of light and heat.
Matteo Barbarino, a Nuclear Plasma Fusion Specialist at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says it’s a dream that has only grown more compelling in the face of escalating climate change. Harnessing thermonuclear fusion has the potential to render all of our carbon-emitting coal and gas-fired plants an old memory.