> Granholm added that the unprecedented accomplishment will strengthen national security and moves the world closer to the possibility of an abundant, carbon-free energy source for the future.
> “It would be like adding a power drill to our toolbox for building a clean-energy economy,” Granholm said. “Today, we tell the world: America has achieved a tremendous scientific breakthrough — one that happened because we invested in our national labs and fundamental research. And tomorrow, we will continue to work toward a future powered in part by fusion energy.”
Since the start of the program they have been promoting ICF as a method of power generation. The very fact that they're crowing about net energy gain is because a minimum requirement for a power plant is that the energy that comes out has to be more than the energy that goes in. This is not a requirement for a fusion research machine.
> Granholm added that the unprecedented accomplishment will strengthen national security and moves the world closer to the possibility of an abundant, carbon-free energy source for the future.
> “It would be like adding a power drill to our toolbox for building a clean-energy economy,” Granholm said. “Today, we tell the world: America has achieved a tremendous scientific breakthrough — one that happened because we invested in our national labs and fundamental research. And tomorrow, we will continue to work toward a future powered in part by fusion energy.”
Since the start of the program they have been promoting ICF as a method of power generation. The very fact that they're crowing about net energy gain is because a minimum requirement for a power plant is that the energy that comes out has to be more than the energy that goes in. This is not a requirement for a fusion research machine.