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Re:Triso particles have safety features that may power a new... by pfdietz on Saturday July 04, 2020 @11:13AM (#23732799)
Yes, that is the direction things are going in. The remaining thermal power technology that's still (for the moment) viable is combustion turbines, which are internally heated (combined cycle does have an externally heated bottoming cycle, but only 1/3 the power output goes through that, and it shares the generator with the combustion turbine proper.) But even combustion turbine sales are falling; that's what's gotten General Electric in such trouble lately.
Re:Triso particles have safety features that may power a new... by jessriedel on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:32PM (#23733335)
Much appreciated! Are there any forward-looking doc's you can recommend that discuss this in more depth, especially any that try to get at the basic physics or economics? It's truly startling to me, and to the extent it's true it really changes the way people should think about future energy tech.