Using fossil-based fuel at the rate we are using it now, emissions of greenhouse gases will continue to grow, and with them- rising sea levels, increased coastal flooding, longer and more damaging wildfire seasons, more destructive hurricanes, droughts and other disasters we might not know about yet. Luckily, new and more efficient technology, renewable energy resources, carbon capture plants and other initiatives can help us address the global warming.
In his speech Adomas Lukenskas talks about fusion technology and how it can help address the humanity’s energy needs in the future. Vilnius University Nuclear Energy Physics graduate, Adomas Lukenskas, was invited to join one of the most recognized research and engineering institutions in the world – Imperial College London where he earned an MSc in Nuclear Engineering. Good academic results and broad knowledge in his field enabled Adomas to follow his long-time dream of working at the forefront of nuclear fusion energy research. He secured an engineering position with UK Atomic Energy Authority – a world leader in the field and a home to the world’s largest operational nuclear fusion research reactor.
Currently Adomas Lukenskas is a manufacturing supervisor of High Heat Flux components that are capable of taking heat flux 10 times greater than that of a shuttle spacecraft re-entering the atmosphere. Components such as these will be absolutely necessary for future Nuclear Fusion Power Plants, and one day will help to harness the power equivalent to that of the sun, by confining it in a magnetic vessel. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
