The Minutes of David Friedberg on fusion https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/fusion/ Everything David Friedberg has said on fusion: 7 verbatim quotes between September 2022 and April 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:43 +0000 Friedberg claims fusion could produce Earth's annual electricity from a swimming pool of ocean water. https://minutesof.com/q/2db3d295-6041-4662-a566-82e4ab2732f5/ https://minutesof.com/q/2db3d295-6041-4662-a566-82e4ab2732f5/ “Basically, you could use a a swimming pool sized amount of ocean water to make all the electricity needed for an entire year for the planet Earth.” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 fusion Friedberg claims a swimming pool of ocean water could power Earth for a year via fusion. https://minutesof.com/q/0bffe573-5df5-4c26-a556-274f680821f1/ https://minutesof.com/q/0bffe573-5df5-4c26-a556-274f680821f1/ “Basically, you could use a a swimming pool sized amount of ocean water to make all the electricity needed for an entire year for the planet Earth. That's what this can do.” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 fusion Friedberg says a swimming pool of ocean water could power Earth for a year through fusion. https://minutesof.com/q/248d6228-3908-4d5f-ae9d-5dbe767fc55e/ https://minutesof.com/q/248d6228-3908-4d5f-ae9d-5dbe767fc55e/ “you could use a a swimming pool sized amount of ocean water to make all the electricity needed for an entire year for the planet Earth.” — Chris Williamson Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:13 +0000 fusion Friedberg argues renewables cannot replace everything and a portfolio of energy sources including fusion is ne https://minutesof.com/q/8c52f652-bbd6-458f-b7ce-7dd607646753/ https://minutesof.com/q/8c52f652-bbd6-458f-b7ce-7dd607646753/ “Great. But they're not going to kind of replace everything. Fission has this regulatory. So we have to have a portfolio of stuff.” — Dr Brian Keating Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:00:09 +0000 fusion Friedberg argues for a portfolio approach to energy, noting fusion's physics is proven by the sun's existence. https://minutesof.com/q/4236dbcd-dd59-42c1-9c7e-562a76d6d268/ https://minutesof.com/q/4236dbcd-dd59-42c1-9c7e-562a76d6d268/ “So we have to have a portfolio of stuff. Fusion, from a first principles perspective, as you know, works because we see it working in the sky. So we know that this physics is real.” — Dr Brian Keating Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:00:09 +0000 fusion Friedberg reports venture-funded fusion companies grew from 7 three years ago to 70 today. https://minutesof.com/q/33b1af6b-7b71-4214-baca-a773df4e9d60/ https://minutesof.com/q/33b1af6b-7b71-4214-baca-a773df4e9d60/ “So a couple of years ago, three years ago, was about seven venture funded fusion companies. As of the end of last year, Q3 of last year, count was 47.” — Dr Brian Keating Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:00:09 +0000 fusion Friedberg claims a 10-meter cube of ocean water could provide all of Earth's electricity via plasma fusion. https://minutesof.com/q/ef1e9b21-e55b-4526-85b4-3ea6ea2568ae/ https://minutesof.com/q/ef1e9b21-e55b-4526-85b4-3ea6ea2568ae/ “if you look at the amount of electricity that humans consume on planet Earth today, it would take about a 10 meter by 10 meter by 10 meter cube of ocean water to make all the electricity that we consume today if we could put that into a plasma fusion system” — The Julia La Roche Show Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:21:04 +0000 fusion