Changes ahead

Evidently change creates uncertainty and fear; stability is much more reassuring. The need for energy is the number one problem in the world: its lack or non-accessibility frightens us, much more than the wars it produces.

From the late nineteenth century to the present, we have relied on nonrenewable sources–especially oil–and the results are obvious. To say that climate changes re not due to overheating is no longer popular:

People are more angry, especially after the recent floods across Europe.
We need to change course, despite our fears.

Much has been done both on the savings front and on the clean energy front. But it is not enough.
There is renewed talk of nuclear power (forgetting the long lead time for implementation).

Solutions can be found in various ways.
Perhaps with mini nuclear reactors. Perhaps with nuclear fission using thorium and not plutonium, which is definitely much safer. Perhaps with nuclear fusion (which is the opposite of fission) using Britain’s Z machine: nuclear fusion is the process by which two light atomic nuclei come together to form a heavier nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy.

This phenomenon occurs naturally in the heart of stars, where immense pressures and temperatures allow electromagnetic forces to prevail over repulsion between the nuclei.

And why not mention the American startup Amogy that converts ammonia into electricity by producing hydrogen?

The NH₃ Kraken is a tugboat originally built in 1957 on which the Amogy system was mounted: it sailed on a Hudson River tributary upstream of New York City using ammonia (one atom of nitrogen and three atoms of hydrogen).

Becoming energy independent, improving the quality of life and supporting those who are achieving the impossible should be everyone’s mission: this is how we cope with change.