Energy Singularity, a China-based fusion energy company, has set a record by building the world’s first high-temperature superconducting tokamak device.
Dubbed ‘HH70,’ the device is located in the eastern region of Shanghai. It marks China’s foray into the fusion-based clean energy market.
The recent rise of wind and solar projects around the world is aimed at helping countries move away from fossil fuels and towards cleaner energy. However, both these energy sources face intermittency issues and cannot be switched on at will, continuing our reliance on fossil fuels.
Fission-based nuclear power is the only non-carbon-emitting energy source known to man that can be controlled. However, the technology faces stiff opposition over operational safety concerns and tremendous amounts of waste fuel generated. This is where nuclear fusion can help.
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