This is not a question of whether, but a question of when.

Tokamak Energy, a private fusion energy company, recently released an update on its progress in releasing solar energy. According to a press statement, the Oxford-based company announced last month the latest test results of its ST40 compact spherical tokamak prototype.

The results showed that ST40 reached the conditions required for the highest plasma temperature reached by the spherical tokamak.

Tokamak is a reactor being developed by organizations such as Tokamak Energy, the Federal Fusion System supported by Bill Gates, and the Korea Fusion Energy Research Institute. The Korea Fusion Energy Research Institute recently created a reactor by operating the reactor at 1 million degrees for 30 seconds. New record.

Although the temperature of other tokamak devices such as the JSTAR of the Korea Fusion Energy Research Institute has been higher than that of Tokamak Energy’s machines, the latter company believes that the type of machine it is developing is critical to achieving viable commercial nuclear fusion. The company said in its press statement: "The'traditional' tokamak has reached higher temperatures before, but in larger equipment." "The key to the development of commercial fusion energy is the use of compact equipment at these high temperatures. To achieve stable plasma in the world, such as spherical tokamak. Tokamak Energy is approaching the important milestone of 100 million degrees plasma temperature."

In theory, nuclear fusion reactors can already produce unlimited energy. However, the key to making commercial nuclear fusion viable is to generate more energy than the machine initially needs to operate. Nuclear fusion is a reaction used by the sun and stars to generate energy for billions of years. In the reaction, two atoms collide together to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a lot of energy. In tokamak, very powerful magnets are needed to control and stabilize the plasma burning at incredibly high temperatures.

In a video interview with the BBC, Tokamak Energy CEO Chris Kelsall said: “It’s not a question of whether, but a question of when. The answer is when we speak, Mother Nature is there. We are. What must be done is to find the key and unlock the safe for that solution. It will be found." If Tokamak Energy and other nuclear fusion companies do release the energy of the sun, they will develop a method that produces almost no waste. , Which means they can help the world finally give up fossil fuels.

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