This is a very encouraging method to generate energy at low cost but I would be curious to find out more about its carbon footprint (so far nothing beats wind power on this one). What I mean is, I can see the energy generation is producing zero carbon due to the elements used but what about the collection of the source elements and the energy required to fuse the atoms together?
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I loved meeting Charles Chase from Lockheed Skunk Works because he wants to change the world and he has a plan. His dream is about building a compact fusion reactor (that would fit it on the back of a truck) which is capable of generating 100MW of electricity – enough to power a small city. Charles thinks he could have a prototype in 5 years and a fully engineered plant in 10 years. This would be capable of meeting all electricity demands globally by 2050. All with virtually zero emissions. An exciting example of how 10X thinking could make the world a better place.
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Yeah! Our military can have rail guns and lasers cannon! Awesome!
laser canons? Pfft, how about photon torpedoes?
If you have a portable reactor you can have a portable energy weapon or rail gun. This is not necessarily a bad thing since one use for these is taking out incoming missiles.
How about we try to focus on figuring out a way to stop shooting the crap out of each other?
Actual defenses, rather than the threat of retaliation, make this more rather than less possible.