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The price isn't listed because everything is made custom to order. Nobody orders generic HTS tape. I've heard prices ranging from $500 to $1,500 per kiloAmp-me
by akiselev 3y ago
The price isn't listed because everything is made custom to order. Nobody orders generic HTS tape.
I've heard prices ranging from $500 to $1,500 per kiloAmp-meter depending on order volume and geometry, so a meter of tape with current carrying capacity of 10,000 amps would cost $5,000-15,000.
I have no idea what CFS uses but some fusion designs require current carrying capacity exceeding 150 kA so it gets expensive really fast when a meter of tape costs $75,000+.
- jacquesm 3y agoThat puts the 10000 km at the upper range of 'astronomical'.
- akiselev 3y agoMy info is years old so I wouldn't be surprised if all the fusion companies are paying an order of magnitude less. By the time they're making 10,000 km a year, it'll be even cheaper.
- willis936 3y agoAstronomical indeed. How would CFS convince investors to give then 1.8 Bn USD to build a machine it one of the raw components cost 750 Bn USD? It's safe to say that estimate is wrong.