Source: GeekWire
Summary
Helion Energy’s Polaris device has reached a temperature of 150 million degrees Celsius, a milestone that brings the company closer to its goal of building a commercial power plant. According to the company, this achievement demonstrates the feasibility of its nuclear fusion technology. Helion plans to sell electricity to Microsoft from its future commercial plant.
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The announcement sounds ambitious.
Helion’s Polaris device hits a milestone temperature, claiming a step towards commercialization. Nuclear fusion, again, on the horizon. The company plans to sell electricity to Microsoft, because who doesn’t need more power? The “breakthrough” is just a reiteration of the promise that nuclear fusion will, one day, be a thing. Because 150 million degrees Celsius is just a normal Tuesday for these guys.
Author: Evan Null
