If solved
Fusion Power Plants on the Grid
The first fusion power plants feed in reliably and become the new baseload.
Open in the interactive tree →Once net energy and the breeding blanket work, first demonstration plants could deliver power in the 2040s. At first they would be expensive and rare, later built in series. The deciding question is whether they become cheaper than solar with storage.
What it brings
- Low-carbon baseload independent of weather and season
- Process heat for industry and hydrogen
- Power for desalination and carbon removal at scale