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2.1 megajoules of energy in lasers to make 2.5 megajoules of heat energy. If you turned that heat energy into electricity (our ultimate goal here) you'd have:
by nostromo 4y ago
2.1 megajoules of energy in lasers to make 2.5 megajoules of heat energy.
If you turned that heat energy into electricity (our ultimate goal here) you'd have:
(2.5 megajoules produced * 50% loss in conversion to electricity) - 2.1 megajoules input = negative 0.85 megajoules generated
This is still cool of course, but we're still way off from making this anywhere near feasible.
- dahfizz 4y agoThis is science lab, not a power plant. The point is to create and prove new technologies. They could easily buy a newer, more efficient laser for example. That would increase the overall efficiency, but would ultimately be a waste of money. It wouldn't change the science at all, and the point is the science.