"Given that world energy demand, and more particularly electricity demand, is increasing strongly, weneed sources of electricity supply that are safe, affordable, with abundant fuel and are environmental benign, " he said.
In a world in which our electricity is delivered without the whirr of a wind turbine, weneed to be more creative about getting consumers to pay attention to energy use.
In addition to clearing our last remaining scientific hurdle, weneed to advance a parallel engineering agenda into key reactor technologies that will enable commercial fusion power plants to reliably deliver electricity in a highly competitive market.