Mines team creating hydrogen membranes for use in nuclear fusion power plants
The project, led by Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Colin Wolden, is funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
Fusion, the process that powers the sun and the stars, has long been a part of the conversation about low-carbon sources of electricity. Unlike nuclear power generated through fission, less waste is generated as a byproduct of fusion. However, there isn’t currently a process that successfully produces power through fusion in a way that is cost effective, efficient and safe.