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The CEA’s WEST tokamak in France maintained plasma for 22 minutes, setting a new world record and surpassing previous benchmarks by 25%. (www.cea.fr)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

Only 13257 more iterations before its ready for practical use 🎉 at which point the whole world already runs on renewables or humans are extinct.

Seriously tho, good stuff. Lets hope its keeps making progress.

[–] Lugh 2 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

I wonder if fusion powers true usefulness will be when humans are in space? Because you are correct in saying renewables will probably be enough to supply all our needs and more by the 2030s.

[–] Tranbi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

renewables will probably be enough to supply all our needs and more by the 2030

This seems extremely optimistic! Electricity production from coal has been rising steadily for decades :( https://www.statista.com/statistics/1082201/coal-fired-electricity-generation-globally/

[–] Lugh 1 points 3 weeks ago

30% of global electricity was from renewables in 2024. It's already cheaper than most other sources, and keeps getting cheaper.

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