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If we can find one with the right material properties it makes long distance movement of power generation much more plausible and economical. Which would enabl
by Mindwipe 3y ago
If we can find one with the right material properties it makes long distance movement of power generation much more plausible and economical.
Which would enable us to put a lot of solar power in the desert and move it around effectively to other places on Earth.
Again, with the right material properties it could also produce efficient storage, and that also has huge implications for electrical generation.
- petsfed 3y agoI got into superconductors shortly after the Fukushima disaster, and it was the poster child for superconductors in transmission lines. One of the perks back then was that you could put these reactors that are sensitive to earthquakes and the like out where they are relatively safe from such things. You can also have fewer, higher output power stations, so fewer municipalities have to operate smaller power plants (which tend to be coal or natural gas).
- rbanffy 3y ago> put a lot of solar power in the desert If you lose 20% to the grid, then build a 20% bigger solar farm. Solar farms actually help with reversing desertification by reducing water losses from direct exposure to sunlight.