World’s biggest nuclear fusion reactor comes online (www.independent.co.uk)

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The scientists used lasers to fuse two light atoms into a single one, releasing 3.15MJ (megajoules) of energy from 2.05MJ of input – roughly enough to boil a kettle.

Why do we even study this? Renewables are the only way. This is a waste of money which is a finite resource.

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[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 11 months ago

In order to get the energy output of a fusion reactor with renewables you would have to have millions and millions of solar panels you don't think that's expensive?