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This just means for every n W of _heat_ injected the fusion creates 10n W of heat. But I'm pretty sure the experiment itself consumes much more electricity than
by ahoka 5y ago
This just means for every n W of _heat_ injected the fusion creates 10n W of heat. But I'm pretty sure the experiment itself consumes much more electricity than it could theoretically produce (don't forget that converting heat to electricity has an efficiency below 50%). Fusion researchers mislead the public to get more funding when they say ITER will make more energy than it requires. Fusion might be never viable.
- pyinstallwoes 5y agoYeah well anything above a ratio of 1 would be beyond anything we have in terms of return based on investment in relation to cost to generate heat and it’s output. Basically all technology thus far is <1 right?