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A massive nuclear fusion experiment just hit a major milestone, potentially putting us a little closer to a future of limitless clean energy.

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[–] RubberElectrons 5 points 1 year ago

Possibly. Industrial processes are very energy intense.

For example, melting steel takes a certain amount of energy per mass to liquify, and since you're trying to liquify it, you need that energy quickly, otherwise it'll just get warm but stay solid. Nuclear could do it, maybe even wind if all other energy sinks (e.g. houses, apartments, etc) aren't using too much of that renewable energy when the melt is occurring.

We do our best, but once the process starts, it must be completed no matter where the energy is coming from, otherwise it was just a waste of time and money.