A recognised expert on energy technologies is predicting a healthy long-term future for the helium industry with the gas playing a major part in both nuclear fission and fusion.
Dr William Nuttall, of Cambridge Judge Business School, has co-authored a new book, ‘The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource’ which is the first book to focus in detail on both its supply and demand.
It has been co-authored by Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) Cryogenic Technologist Richard Clarke and Bartek Glowacki, who is a Professor in Materials Science and Metallurgy at Cambridge University.
Amongst the conclusions the book offers, it says more gas will be needed, reserves will have to be conserved and recycling must be prioritised.
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