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I live near the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (aka The Laser Lab) and took a tour one day. They have an enormous bank of huge capaci
by TomMasz 3y ago
I live near the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (aka The Laser Lab) and took a tour one day. They have an enormous bank of huge capacitors (think refrigerator-sized) that they charge off the power grid since there's no way in hell they can get sufficient energy directly. Laser fusion is one of those things that's possible but seems unlikely to ever be practical, though something may useful still come from it.
- Bajeezus 3y agoI used to work at the Rochester LLE! I never worked on capacitor logistics, but I heard that it was a PITA to work with local utilities to get those on the grid (but nowhere near as much as the PITA to get that building zoned for Brighton in the first place)