Re:Finally, Fusion Power Is About to Become a Reality
by londons_explore on Sunday January 06, 2019 @04:20AM
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Remember to include non-electrical energy use too. Many kWh of oil, coal, and natural gas are used in the UK, for industry, transport and building heating.
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Re:Finally, Fusion Power Is About to Become a Reality
by philwelch on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:09PM
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To make matters worse, also keep in mind the energy cost of closed-loop synthesis of jet fuel from atmospheric and oceanic sources. (Yes, you can turn CO2 and H20 back into hydrocarbons with solar power, but it's considerably more expensive than just drilling the hydrocarbons out of the Earth's crust.)