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I would love that. But honestly, I would be surprised if fusion energy will be economically feasible before 2100. If ever.
by planck01 4y ago
I would love that. But honestly, I would be surprised if fusion energy will be economically feasible before 2100. If ever.
- jefftk 4y agoI'd bet on that. I'd give Commonwealth Fusion Systems alone 40% in the next 20 years. More on recent fusion developments: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-future-of-fusion https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-f...
- planck01 4y agoI hope you win! I usually get my reality checks from Sabine Hossenfelder, who a while back explained that all these fusion claims are wildly optimistic. You can find her video here: https://youtu.be/LJ4W1g-6JiY https://youtu.be/LJ4W1g-6JiY I am no scientist, so it is hard for me to know if team optimistic or team pessimistic is right. But even if it is the latter, I think we should put more money and research on it!
- jefftk 4y agoThe video isn't nuts, but it's mostly focused on clearing up a common misconception around what "break even" means. It discusses how ITER is not going to be powering the grid in 2025 (strong agree) but I don't see any discussion of the commercialization projects (of which Commonwealth is the strongest) or discussion of timescales anywhere near 2100.
- mlindner 4y ago> Sabine Hossenfelder FYI she's largely been debunked as a fear monger. She swings the pendulum too far in the other direction when reality is somewhere in between.
- rini17 4y agoSources pls?
- dcow 4y agoAccording to SimCity, the year is 2050 on the dot.
- MonkeyMalarky 4y agoJust watch out for any stray solar microwave beams in the mean time.
- flatiron 4y agoWould be interesting if solar beats it out. Both honestly are fusion energy.
- panick21_ 4y agoFusion will never be cheaper then fission. Unless maybe if somebody figures out aneutronic fusion but we are nowhere close yet.