Japan Plans to Launch Pilot Fusion Power Plant Next Decade

Japan plans to launch pilot fusion power plant next decade

TOKYO -- The Japanese government hopes to conduct Japan's first field test of a power plant generating electricity from nuclear fusion in the 2030s, N

3 of Japan’s Nuclear Fusion Institutes to Receive ¥10 Billion in Funding, as Govt Aims to Speed Up Research

The government aims to significantly improve the ability of three core institutes to research nuclear fusion, hoping to move up the timeline on powering the grid with fusion. It will spend about ¥10 billion on equipment needed for experiments, such as devices to examine the durability of reactors.

The energy revolution is a constantly evolving reality, and Japan is positioning itself at the forefront of this change by testing a new type of solar panel that could mark a before and after in the production of renewable energy.With a large investment in clean technologies, the Asian country has taken a historic step. This is not just a technical breakthrough: we are talking about a technology that, according to experts, could generate as much…