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Share some figures that are per dollar. Fusion has the potential to beat all of that.
by shdh 3y ago
Share some figures that are per dollar. Fusion has the potential to beat all of that.
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoI don't understand what you mean? Any future fusion that requires a steam turbine to generate electricity will not be cost competitive with wind/solar/batteries by the time it arrives as the steam turbine will cost more to build and maintain than the alternatives even if you assume the fusion part is free. Some fusion approaches convert more directly to electricity and might make a difference, but probably not for decades.
- defrost 3y agoSure, with the first working protype in 2043, and global deployment of 10,000 working plants by 2063. What's happening in the meantime? TISM