CNBC May 21, 2025
Key Points
– Fusion energy is the process of forcing two hydrogen atoms to combine and form one helium atom, which releases huge amounts of energy.
– Type One Energy, a startup in Tennessee, claims to have proven that fusion energy will be able to produce electricity in the next decade.
The artificial intelligence boom has sent energy demand soaring. Some of the supercomputers sucking up all that power are helping to find new energy sources.
Fusion energy is the process of forcing two hydrogen atoms to combine and form one helium atom, which releases huge amounts of power. It uses a stellarator, a type of fusion reactor invented in the 1950’s that produces heat.
Until now, the technology was...
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