The October page of our Human Era Calendar is dedicated to a possible energy source for the future. During the Industrial Revolution, humans relied mainly on burning fossil fuel to provide enough energy for the newly created industries. (1/3)
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But they contributed to heating up Earth’s atmosphere, so the current challenge for humanity is switching to more sustainable alternatives. Fusion energy could be a source of clean electricity for all of humanity for thousands of years. (2/3)
The needed fuel can be filtered from seawater or minerals: This way a cup of fuel would hold the energy of a ton of coal. But there are still a lot of obstacles to be solved until we can use that technique on a large enough scale. (3/3)