Technology has been developed in the US to convert nuclear fusion energy directly into electricity

Energy has taken a long-awaited giant leap forward, as reported by Zamin.uz.

The American startup Realta Fusion has successfully converted energy produced by thermonuclear reaction directly into electric current, bypassing the traditional thermal stage—meaning no water boiling or steam generation. This new technology is expected to sharply increase the efficiency of electricity generation in the future and deliver a powerful blow to the global energy crisis.

Details of this important development were shared by influential publications. The company, based in Wisconsin, managed to light several lamps using energy extracted from plasma via a special device during testing.

Realta Fusion became the first private company in the world to openly demonstrate such a result. This achievement proved in practice that thermonuclear synthesis can serve not only as a source of immense heat but also as a direct source of electricity.

This signals the opening of a new chapter in the history of energy. Currently, all nuclear and thermal power plants worldwide operate on nearly the same principle.

Fuel is used to heat water, the resulting steam pressure drives massive turbines, and generators produce electric current. However, a significant portion of energy is lost in this complex process.

For example, while the useful efficiency coefficient of modern nuclear plants hovers around thirty percent, Realta Fusion’s proposed method could raise this figure to ninety percent. According to company specialists, they directly capture the energy of charged particles produced by the thermonuclear reaction.

The process works like a special electrical generator: part of the generated current is redirected to maintain the plasma at the required temperature in the reactor, while the main portion is supplied to consumers.

This approach eliminates the need for extra components and complex systems. The main challenge in thermonuclear energy has been that the energy required to sustain the reaction often exceeds the energy produced.

Realta Fusion’s direct conversion method helps overcome this imbalance. Calculations suggest this technology could increase the total output of commercial power stations by twenty to thirty percent.

This would significantly reduce the cost of electricity. It is worth noting that other major companies are also conducting research in this direction.

However, Realta Fusion gained a competitive edge by being the first to publicly demonstrate its results. For countries like Uzbekistan, which are increasingly dependent on energy resources, such technologies are certain to acquire strategic importance in the future.

If thermonuclear synthesis reaches industrial scale, it will become an environmentally clean, limitless, and safe source of energy. Scientists are currently working to apply this success on a much broader scale.