11-29-2014, 09:09 AM
You may be joking but there are already people lining up against fusion energy. They say that the solar system already has a giant fusion reactor and all we need is solar panels to harvest it. Fortunately, fusion energy is safe. If the containment system fails the worst that can happen is the fusion reaction stops. The fuel used is extracted from seawater, fortunately, Hawaii has plenty of that.
"Five years after that, they expect to have a fully operative model ready to go into full-scale production, capable of generating 100MW—enough to power a large cargo ship or a 80,000-home city—and measure 23 x 42 feet, so you "could put it on a semi-trailer, similar to a small gas turbine, put it on a pad, hook it up and can be running in a few weeks."" I wonder if by "large cargo ship" they mean "aircraft carrier". They do. It is no surprise that energy independence may be coming from a defense contractor. The limiting factor in all the cutting edge 21st century weapons has been energy delivery. It looks like the weapons people may have found their solution.
"Five years after that, they expect to have a fully operative model ready to go into full-scale production, capable of generating 100MW—enough to power a large cargo ship or a 80,000-home city—and measure 23 x 42 feet, so you "could put it on a semi-trailer, similar to a small gas turbine, put it on a pad, hook it up and can be running in a few weeks."" I wonder if by "large cargo ship" they mean "aircraft carrier". They do. It is no surprise that energy independence may be coming from a defense contractor. The limiting factor in all the cutting edge 21st century weapons has been energy delivery. It looks like the weapons people may have found their solution.