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More importantly, laser efficiency is around 1%. At "scientific breakeven" you create more energy than the laser delivers. To make it a viable energy source you
by WithinReason 4y ago
More importantly, laser efficiency is around 1%. At "scientific breakeven" you create more energy than the laser delivers. To make it a viable energy source you need to produce at least 100x more energy from a single pulse than scientific breakeven.
- tuatoru 4y agoAnd there are storage and ohmic losses in the power supplies for the lasers. It's inefficiencies all the way down.