July 18, 2024
Bloomberg report questions science behind Altman-backed fusion company
Helion
Concerns about operations at Helion Energy, an Everett, Wash.-based
fusion company, is the focus of reporting published today by
Bloomberg.
The article notes that the company, which has drawn big investments
from Open AI's Sam Altman and has a deal with Microsoft, is setting
ambitious targets for producing commercially viable fusion power, but
is so secretive about its work that skeptics worry it will miss key
deadlines and publicly undermine the sector.
Helion plans to start operating its seventh prototype reactor by the
year's end, and aims to build a fusion plant for Microsoft by 2028,
which would likely make it the world's first commercial,
power-generating facility --- if it succeeds.
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/bloomberg-report-questions-science-behind-altman-backed-fusion-company-helion/
Helion plans to start operating its seventh prototype reactor by the
year's end, and aims to build a fusion plant for Microsoft by 2028,
which would likely make it the world's first commercial,
power-generating facility --- if it succeeds.
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/bloomberg-report-questions-science-behind-altman-backed-fusion-company-helion/
Ahh.... only 10 years away now!
build a fusion plant for Microsoft by 2028
On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 11:33:32 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
Helion plans to start operating its seventh prototype reactor by the
year's end, and aims to build a fusion plant for Microsoft by 2028,
which would likely make it the world's first commercial,
power-generating facility --- if it succeeds.
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/bloomberg-report-questions-science-behind-altman-backed-fusion-company-helion/
Ahh.... only 10 years away now!
build a fusion plant for Microsoft by 2028
A 50MW plant, iirc....I have reservations about this happening.
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