Both @swurzel and @ScottCHsu have done a great job tracking decades of progress toward net fusion energy — more power out than in. That goal, denoted Q>1, is a key step toward fusion energy commercialization. The researchers’ 2022 paper summarizes decades of results from dozens of machines. Now Wurzel and Hsu are updating their research with newer results like the National Ignition Facility’s successful demonstrations. Projected results from our own SPARC machine, which we detailed in our own physics basis research papers, appear on their plots. We plan to push first for Q>1, but the machine is designed to reach Q=11. For anyone who wants to track fusion energy progress, this unbiased assessment rises above much of the noise. Kudos to these researchers for helping it keep pace with our fast-moving industry. Read more: fusionenergybase.com/article… #FusionEnergy