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Is that true for RTSCs? In the last month of this saga, every time I saw someone comment on some amazing new technology that RTSC would enable, another expert w
by jliptzin 3y ago
Is that true for RTSCs? In the last month of this saga, every time I saw someone comment on some amazing new technology that RTSC would enable, another expert would chime in and explain why that’s not actually possible or feasible for various reasons. The only convincing gain I’ve seen is a ~10% drop in power transmission costs. But obviously this can’t be right because of how excited everyone gets about it.
- teraflop 3y agoIf RTSCs turn out to be viable, they would reduce power transmission costs by maybe 10% for our current infrastructure. That's just because we don't build power lines over distances where the losses would be much greater than that, because it doesn't make sense. But they would also enable new infrastructure beyond what is currently feasible, because we could transport power over much longer distances without any increased loss. For example, you could transport solar power from the daylit side of the earth to the night side.
- jliptzin 3y agoInteresting, thanks