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How aneutron fusion will help overcome the energy crisis.
Due to the growing demand for clean energy, there is a growing interest in thermonuclear fusion. Now, at least 43 private companies are trying to safely combine two atomic nuclei to get energy. However, the standard deuterium-tritium reaction used in traditional reactors has a number of problems due to the high neutron activity.
Such neutrons require sophisticated technologies to prevent radiation damage. Gerald Kulcinski of the University of Wisconsin notes that interest in alternative fuels has grown in the last decade because of the damage that neutrons can cause to reactors.
New approaches to thermonuclear fusion
TAE Technologies, originally known as TriAlpha Energy, is developing an aneutron fusion program. Researchers use hydrogen and boron as fuel. This process leads to the release of energy in the form of charged particles, which simplifies the conversion of energy into electricity.
Helion Energy, a company with ten years of experience, also uses a reverse magnetic field configuration, but instead of hydrogen and boron, it relies on helium-3 and deuterium. Helium-3 is extremely rare, but Helion plans to produce it in its reactor.
Other promising initiatives
Due to the growing demand for clean energy, there is a growing interest in thermonuclear fusion. Now, at least 43 private companies are trying to safely combine two atomic nuclei to get energy. However, the standard deuterium-tritium reaction used in traditional reactors has a number of problems due to the high neutron activity.
Such neutrons require sophisticated technologies to prevent radiation damage. Gerald Kulcinski of the University of Wisconsin notes that interest in alternative fuels has grown in the last decade because of the damage that neutrons can cause to reactors.
New approaches to thermonuclear fusion
TAE Technologies, originally known as TriAlpha Energy, is developing an aneutron fusion program. Researchers use hydrogen and boron as fuel. This process leads to the release of energy in the form of charged particles, which simplifies the conversion of energy into electricity.
Helion Energy, a company with ten years of experience, also uses a reverse magnetic field configuration, but instead of hydrogen and boron, it relies on helium-3 and deuterium. Helium-3 is extremely rare, but Helion plans to produce it in its reactor.
Other promising initiatives
- HB11, based in Australia, uses lasers and magnetic confinement to synthesize hydrogen and boron.
- German Marvel Fusion is working on laser fusion using a high-energy laser.
- Princeton Fusion Systems uses deuterium and helium-3, focusing on mobile and portable energy.
