Francesco Sciortino, co-founder and CEO of German startup Proxima Fusion, believes fusion energy can complement wind and solar power and become a “decisive building block” for Europe’s energy security.
“Fusion holds the potential to fundamentally transform the way we think about energy, changing the world from a place that’s controlled by those with reserves of oil and gas, to one where technology lets countries control their own fate,” he told TNW.
On one hand, it’s true that there will be no near-term return. On the other hand, if nobody makes the investment because it is a large project, then it will never happen.
I didn’t say we shouldn’t invest in or continue to research it. But it’s not a solution (or even part of one) for anything in the foreseeable future.