Will Nuclear Fusion Ever Power the World?

At least two well funded startups are aiming at connecting to the grid in less than 10 years.

- MIT's Commonwealth Fusion Systems is taking the safe path of the tokamak but with a high temp superconductor. They plan to reach breakeven in 2025 (produce more energy than they put in). Deployment in the early 2030s.

- Helion goes for a totally new approach with aneutronic fusion and direct production of electricity (ie no boiling water). Net electricity in 2024. Backed by Sam Altman (he put $375M of his own money). Deployment to the grid before the end of the decade.

https://news.mit.edu/2021/MIT-CFS-major-advance-toward-fusio...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2021/11/09/helion-en...

Possibly. But I do know personally that fusion power has been "twenty years away" for at least sixty years.