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I think the point of oil is more that it's portable than that it's great for burning in power plants, we already have renewables, coal and gas and only burn oil
by zimablue 9y ago
I think the point of oil is more that it's portable than that it's great for burning in power plants, we already have renewables, coal and gas and only burn oil to fill any remaining deficit.
Electric cars will kill oil more than fusion would, I think.
- sandworm101 9y agoPlastics. Lubricants. We will still be using oil long after we stop burning it.
- mikeash 9y agoI suspect they're using "oil" as shorthand for "fossil fuels."
- sremani 9y agoThe cheaper oil is the more reliant the market gets on Oil. There are billions of dollars of investments going into plastics in US and abroad. The conventional wells are profitable at $15 per barrel. The only way to exit oil is either is too cheap for mass production or its to expensive for mass consumption. Currently, I do not see either scenario happening.
- ageofwant 9y agoI suspect that if viable fusion power plants become a reality today we will be burning synthesized hydrocarbon fuel for centuries to come. There is vast hydrocarbon fuel infrastructure in place already. If it costs a few cents to synthesise oil from air because you have hyper abundant fusion energy on hand then it would be silly to throw away the infrastructure we have.