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Re:A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward by EmmaEngineer on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:02PM (#38254610)
Sunlight: 90,000,000,000MJ/kg
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Re:A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward by virtue3 on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:10PM (#38254743)
Sunlight: 1.6e-6 MJ/m^3

(I do actually think solar will be the most useful energy source going forward)

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Re:A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward by nickpp on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:18PM (#38254824)
That is the total energy of a Kg matter according to E=mc2, if I'm not mistaken. How exactly are you planning to convert that matter into energy? Do you have a Kg of antimatter laying around your house?!
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Re:A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward by gdavisson on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:38PM (#38255066)
Photons are their own antiparticle, so this is not an issue.
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Re:A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward by kimixa on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:51PM (#38255217)
Photons are the means for transfer for all energy sources at some level, so using that as a comparison for the actual generation method seems a little pointless.
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