[deleted] t1_ir8ishj wrote
Reply to comment by ricktor67 in Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and they're betting big. by filosoful
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ricktor67 t1_ir8jb52 wrote
Okay, but fusion is probably still 10 years away from anything but proof of concept and 25 years away from a commercial power plant being built. In that same time we can put solar on every house roof and wind turbines in all the empty cow fields(assuming lab grown meat takes off) and knock our carbon use down by 90%.
epi_glowworm t1_ircld8w wrote
That you can. But in that 25 years, it would be prudent to concurrently continue research into fusion (so we can have fusion in 25 years), continue installing renewables while attempting to fine tune the design and continue improvements with the knowledge that this will never be a baseline load but the load peak chasers to the existing grid, see how we can improve the humming electric lines on those pole (Like Betsy the cow running into a pole should not be the reason why power was out in town), and find out who's the person I need to talk to about getting Zoboomafoo back.
Whether we like it or not, we all have to work together to win this. But I require Zoboomafoo as a condition.
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