miniature star on earth planned to solve energy woes

Miniature star or earth planned to solve energy woes

In a bid to solve earth energy woes scientists are contemplating building the world first  “ sustainable fusion “ reactor by creating what they claim is miniature star on our planets.

Fusion is the process by which atoms combine releasing large amounts of energy it can produce the equivalent energy of 300 gallons petrol from just a gallon of sea water and fuel equivalent two tonnes  of coal from 50 cups of water.

Following series of key experiments over last few weeks, the 2.2. Billion dollars project has inched a little closer to its goal of igniting a workable fusion reactor by 2012 the daily mail reported.

A team at national ignition facility is Liver more ,California has fixed up the 192 laser beams at the centre of the reactor and aimed them at glass target containing tritium and deuterium .

The resulting release of energy was magnitude of 1.3 million mega  joules, which was word record peak radiation temperature measure at  the core was approximately six million degrees Fahrenheit, says scientists.

For direct comparison, the temperature at the centre of sun is 2.7 million degrees Fahrenheit. The scientists  estimate that a prototype power station version of fusion reactor could be operational by 2020 and that by 2050 almost quarter of the U.S. energy could supplied by fusion power.

“ the  result of all these experiments  are encouraging. They give us great  confidence  that we will be able to achieve ignition condition in deuterium-tritium fusion targets “ N I F director Ed Mosses was quoted as saying.

Added  a spokes person for facilities fusion is very promising as a long term future energy source, as fuel required to generate it are relatively abundant on earth and creation of energy is safe and environmentally safe.

“ deuterium  is extracted from sea water and tritium is derived from metal lithium a common element in the soil. One gallon of sea water would provide the equivalent energy of 300 gallons of petrol and fuel from 50 cups of water contain the energy equivalent of two tonnes of coal.


“A fusion power plant would be carbon free as well as produces considerably lower amounts and less difficult to store radioactive by products than current nuclear power plants.

If these experiments successful world energy woes will reduce and power availability will be boom to world energy requirements and world industrial growth.