Scientists in China have achieved a major milestone in clean energy generation. According to Interesting Engineering, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have built the world’s first working thorium molten salt reactor (MSR). The big breakthrough came when they successfully loaded fresh fuel into the working reactor. Up to this point, uranium has been…
China has unveiled plans for seismic investment in wind power to boost its capacity for cleaner energy. As Interesting Engineering detailed, a memo from Huaneng, one of the nation’s largest power developers, calls for infrastructure that can support a future 35 megawatt offshore wind turbine. The infrastructure is expected to include a site for the…
For the first time, researchers at the University of California San Diego witnessed diamond capsules undergo shock-induced amorphization, a major discovery with implications for fusion energy. According to Interesting Engineering, they used powerful lasers to compress a diamond capsule and simulate nuclear fusion processes. The goal is to create a symmetrical implosion that releases nuclear…
Type One Energy has successfully passed the first formal design review for its “Infinity Two” stellarator fusion reactor power plant that aims to deliver 350 megawatts of electricity to the grid by the mid-2030s. The U.S.-based company has been developing the technology for a potential project with the Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides power to…