Yes, I figured that out long after my original post. It's just that Sam's post didn't mention any (semi-)novel method for generating electricity from fusion, s

Yes, I figured that out long after my original post. It's just that Sam's post didn't mention any (semi-)novel method for generating electricity from fusion, so the actual words - "they and their team have built a generator that produces electricity" - appear as either hype or non-information outside that context.