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That’s very short sighted — wind and solar were not initially price competitive either.
by ed 5y ago
That’s very short sighted — wind and solar were not initially price competitive either.
- shaftway 5y agoAgreed. There are tons of niche environments where wind and solar are not viable. Proving that it's viable will kickstart investment and further research for those areas.
- foxyv 5y agoI don't know about short sighted. More like preparing myself for a long hard slog. Even solar is fighting a battle now against cheaper in the short run natural gas installations and massive PR firms/lobbyists. It's not like if fusion breaks even power wise we will instantly have investors flooding in with the trillions of dollars necessary to commercialize. Also there is no guarantee we won't see the environmentalist blow back that fission did. If people can be mobilized against 5g radio towers, think about how they will feel about hypertech like a fusion plant. All you need is a PR firm and 10 million dollars to turn a large project like that into a no-go.