Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made from fusing atoms

Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by zardo on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:48PM (#30459333)

That sounds like a proposal for just not de-carbonizing until fusion is ready. Is that what you mean? When do you think we could have say 5% of the worlds power coming from fusion reactors?

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Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by dahfizz on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:20PM (#30459747)

I'm happy to increase renewable energy production where possible. My point is that saying "we can just be 100% solar" is just as impractical and far fetched as saying "we can just be 100% fusion".

Renewable advocates would be more successful if they were realistic about the problems with significant solar reliance.

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Re:Nuclear-fusion reactor doubles record for energy made fro... by pfdietz on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:04PM (#30460924)

I disagree. 100% solar is much less far-fetched than 100% fusion, because the latter is a much larger technological and economic stretch.

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