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And ultimately, fusion doesn't solve the hardest problem with energy today which is cost. Solar already provides unlimited clean energy, and it took decades of
by mjamesaustin 2y ago
And ultimately, fusion doesn't solve the hardest problem with energy today which is cost.
Solar already provides unlimited clean energy, and it took decades of development for the cost to drop to a competitive rate.
Even if we had a functioning fusion plant tomorrow, it will likely cost WAY more per kWh and require decades of iteration and improvement to become economically feasible.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoI would wonder if solar plus the absolute massive battery reserves you’d need for a data center ten times bigger than the current worlds largest would still be cost effective versus a single fusion reactor
- jay_kyburz 2y agoI wonder how that cost would compare to putting your solar and data center in space? (with non stop solar pointed at the sun) I wonder if cooling is easier or harder in space?
- bostik 2y agoHarder. Vacuum is an excellent thermal insulator.
- marcosdumay 2y ago> I wonder if cooling is easier or harder in space? It's harder. You can stop wondering. It gets easier if you run things hotter, up to the point that there isn't much of a difference at a few hundred °C (and keeps making no difference when hotter).
- HDThoreaun 2y agoCan’t dissipate heat effectively in space
- samatman 2y agoThe Thermos is properly known as a "vacuum flask" (or Dewar flask).