Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion experiment makes progress

Greifwald (energate) - The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald announced a success in the Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion experiment. According to the researchers, hot plasma was maintained for eight minutes. The institute announced that it had achieved an energy conversion of 1.3 gigajoules. Converted, that is 361 kWh. "We are now approaching higher and higher energy values," explained Thomas Klinger, head of the Stellarator dynamics and transport dep ...