Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor

[Daryl Hunt]

When it first announced the project, the company said it could have a working prototype of the revolutionary power source as early as 2019.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Fascinating stuff. I hope it pans out.

 

[JGalt]

That's pretty cool! I want to be the first one to have a fusion-powered monster truck. Instead of "rollin' coal", I'll be "rollin' Deuterium plasma."

 

[MarathonMike]

There hasn't been much progress in nuclear fusion for decades. I hope this spurs a 'fusion race' with other companies. LMT may or may not be successful, but if a dozen companies put in the R&D, I'll bet one of them gets it done. That would be a game changer.

 

[frigidweirdo]

There hasn't been much progress in nuclear fusion for decades. I hope this spurs a 'fusion race' with other companies. LMT may or may not be successful, but if a dozen companies put in the R&D, I'll bet one of them gets it done. That would be a game changer.

I bet China's far, far ahead of the US by now.

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

I bet China's far, far ahead of the US by now.

Of course they are, they steal the tech data every day.

 

[aaronleland]

I hope they spend decades on it, and it ends up not being able to power a refrigerator.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

What makes it possible is that it can be done fairly easily. What makes it dangerous is controlling it. Not being able to control it might make a runaway and you just might lose an entire county to the damage in an instant before it runs out of fuel. It appears that Lockheed thinks they have the control licked.

Imagine a nuclear fission power bomber without the nasty fallout and nasty rays. Something the size of the old B-36 comes to mind except modern.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

What makes it possible is that it can be done fairly easily. What makes it dangerous is controlling it. Not being able to control it might make a runaway and you just might lose an entire county to the damage in an instant before it runs out of fuel. It appears that Lockheed thinks they have the control licked.

Imagine a nuclear fission power bomber without the nasty fallout and nasty rays. Something the size of the old B-36 comes to mind except modern.

Red is a good color for a corvette yes?

 

[Daryl Hunt]

That's pretty cool! I want to be the first one to have a fusion-powered monster truck. Instead of "rollin' coal", I'll be "rollin' Deuterium plasma."

And you might be the first to get a nice fine for your rolling Deuterium plasma. Some moron decided to try and break up some protesters recently with this and ended up with a hefty fine with his black cloud.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

What makes it possible is that it can be done fairly easily. What makes it dangerous is controlling it. Not being able to control it might make a runaway and you just might lose an entire county to the damage in an instant before it runs out of fuel. It appears that Lockheed thinks they have the control licked.

Imagine a nuclear fission power bomber without the nasty fallout and nasty rays. Something the size of the old B-36 comes to mind except modern.

Red is a good color for a corvette yes?

Knowing Dodge, Dodge will try and shoe horn one into their Challenger package.

 

[westwall]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

That is a laughable assertion. Solar is notoriously inefficient, incredibly toxic to produce, and doesn't work when the Sun ain't shining. Fusion, if it can be perfected would instantly change the energy system dynamics of the world. Anybody who doesn't understand how profound a change that would engender is truly living in the 18th century.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

That is a laughable assertion. Solar is notoriously inefficient, incredibly toxic to produce, and doesn't work when the Sun ain't shining. Fusion, if it can be perfected would instantly change the energy system dynamics of the world. Anybody who doesn't understand how profound a change that would engender is truly living in the 18th century.

 

[longknife]

What I would really like to see is a usable fuel cell where water is turned into hydrogen to power plants for transportation uses.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

What makes it possible is that it can be done fairly easily. What makes it dangerous is controlling it. Not being able to control it might make a runaway and you just might lose an entire county to the damage in an instant before it runs out of fuel. It appears that Lockheed thinks they have the control licked.

Imagine a nuclear fission power bomber without the nasty fallout and nasty rays. Something the size of the old B-36 comes to mind except modern.

Red is a good color for a corvette yes?

Knowing Dodge, Dodge will try and shoe horn one into their Challenger package.

The new Dodge Destructo. Good for 1 quarter mile only. It hits 462 mph and goes up in a ball of light. It has a new Warrantee of 20-20. 20 minutes or 20 feet whichever comes first.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

What I would really like to see is a usable fuel cell where water is turned into hydrogen to power plants for transportation uses.

There may be a new battery on the horizon that uses metalics that changes a solution into and then hydrogen directly into electricity and then back to the original solution. The next 5 years is going to be one wild ride for everything connected to energy.

 

[Old Rocks]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

That is a laughable assertion. Solar is notoriously inefficient, incredibly toxic to produce, and doesn't work when the Sun ain't shining. Fusion, if it can be perfected would instantly change the energy system dynamics of the world. Anybody who doesn't understand how profound a change that would engender is truly living in the 18th century.

Mr. Westwall seems to be a bit down on solar. However where it has been used, the people seem to like it. And here is a plan that will change it's utility forever.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

That is a laughable assertion. Solar is notoriously inefficient, incredibly toxic to produce, and doesn't work when the Sun ain't shining. Fusion, if it can be perfected would instantly change the energy system dynamics of the world. Anybody who doesn't understand how profound a change that would engender is truly living in the 18th century.

Mr. Westwall seems to be a bit down on solar. However where it has been used, the people seem to like it. And here is a plan that will change it's utility forever.

Australia is a good candidate. Just go inland and you get to some of the flattest and barren land you have ever seen. Most of the population hugs the coastlines. It's a natural for Solar Power. I have a background in battery power and solar power. We are on the brink of even having 3 wheel vehicles that can operate at about less than 20 mph without the need of a battery when the sun is out on just solar cells alone. With the cost of Lithium Batteries coming down you can now run a higher amp hour battery and have quite a bit more range on the low speed vehicles and use them at night. If need be, plug them in to get you home. The Recharging Stations are cropping up all over the place these days in places like California, Oregon and Denver.

As for housing, if you are building a new house, you can build a zero energy building for about the cost that you used to build a regular building for. That means solar along with improved insulation, position of glass and a few other neat tricks that don't cost that much in construction. By having a backup battery system you can have power after the sun goes down. The good news is, you only need max power about 4 hours a day. The rest of the time, you are either using less power since it's rest time or it's daylight and you are producing an overage of power. You can have 10KWs of Batteries that you only use for the peak period and the non peak period. When the sun is out, you are recharging it. The Solar Cells go on in place of the Roof Tiles. By using a heat exchanger your heating and cooling will not require a lot of power and your solar can cover that as well.

This system works even when it's overcast. When the sun is completely covered it still works at about an 80% rate. You may need a backup heating system though just in case depending on how cold it gets. In the Southern States, no heat will be needed.

 

[IsaacNewton]

Ultimately solar power is the final answer to all energy needs of the human race, but fusion is a close second if perfected as it doesn't produce harmful chemical like CO2 or Methane. How they may have solved the conundrum of getting more energy out of the reaction than goes in is the key question. The sun uses natural gravity to power its fusion reactions, to do it on Earth they'd have to reach temps of 100 million degrees. That takes a lot of energy which makes it so hard to get more out than you put in.

That is a laughable assertion. Solar is notoriously inefficient, incredibly toxic to produce, and doesn't work when the Sun ain't shining. Fusion, if it can be perfected would instantly change the energy system dynamics of the world. Anybody who doesn't understand how profound a change that would engender is truly living in the 18th century.

Mr. Westwall seems to be a bit down on solar. However where it has been used, the people seem to like it. And here is a plan that will change it's utility forever.

No worries, some still think they live in 1885 and are on the lookout for the newest whale oil lamp.