Sentences with phrase «prove fusion power»

If successful, the project would prove fusion power is feasible on a commercial scale — with the first fusion power plants expected by 2040.

Via its Laser Ignition Fusion Energy (LIFE) project, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in the United States has a unique double mandate: not only must it prove fusion power can be a viable source of energy — and become a game - changer for the world's energy supply — but it must also plan to commercialize the energy source even before practical fusion energy is a reality.

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However, researchers say that constructing a fusion power plant has proven to be a daunting task, in no small part because there have been no materials that could survive the grueling conditions found in the core of a fusion reactor.

Scientists have long believed that the power of the sun comes largely from the fusion of protons into helium, but now they can finally prove it.

Despite their military funding, many who work on laser - powered fusion in the US believe that it will prove useful as a source of commercial energy.

The nation's previous strategy was a schedule - driven development program to prove fusion to be a technically and economically credible energy source, with the goal of an operating, demonstration power plant by about 2025.

While using nuclear fusion to power homes and businesses may still be some way off, the work proves that the burning of star - like fuel can be achieved and contained using the current approach.