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byHank21 ( 6290732 ) writes:
If I ignore all the bullshit this yellow haired bastard spouts out, part of me might think Trump is a genius playing a fool - aka - "The Batman that Gotham needs, not the one it wants"
So, his strategy is kind of a "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer" mixed with playing dumb, and letting everyone else fight it out. The entire cast of characters that make up his cabinet - the most useless and worst of the worst. Throw them a bone and keep them close. Let the angry mob chew them up in the en
byDrMrLordX ( 559371 ) writes:
Eh?
Looks like the pro-unlimited "open borders" immigration crew is getting wrecked. All the caravans are shut down, the borders are effectively closed, and people are being deported at a much higher rate than they can enter as "gottaways" or as asylum seekers. It'll be years before NGOs can fool people into coming back to the US to be cheap under-the-table undocumented labor.
As far as the wind/solar industries go, it's hard to see them lasting much longer assuming market players like Commonwealth and Heli
byWaffleMonster ( 969671 ) writes:
As far as the wind/solar industries go, it's hard to see them lasting much longer assuming market players like Commonwealth and Helion get anywhere near their milestones.
I would agree wind and solar are ultimately screwed once fusion plants come online yet I would not expect to see that happening anytime soon. All these fusion companies with their endless meaningless milestones are more noise than signal.
byangel'o'sphere ( 80593 ) writes:
Fusion plants use fuel (expensive fuel).
And the first ones (we likely see them soon), wont be load following but only base load.
So, it is unlikely they can compete with solar or wind power, on price.
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byWaffleMonster ( 969671 ) writes:
Fusion plants use fuel (expensive fuel).
They breed their own fuel.
And the first ones (we likely see them soon), wont be load following but only base load.
I disagree there will be fusion plants anytime soon or these issues matter. The inputs are essentially free and you can always shut down excess plants when they are not needed.
So, it is unlikely they can compete with solar or wind power, on price.
It is unlikely solar or wind will be able to compete in any dimension. Fusion is a non-polluting high density dispatachable energy source that will rapidly become cheaper to operate at scale than anything else. It will also be significantly less carbon intensive than solar.
You might be able to provide elec
byshilly ( 142940 ) writes:
Fusion will have absolutely no part to play in decarbonisation because fusion is not going to be ready at scale in time, ie the next three through thirty years. Best guess is a first industrial plant selling power to the grid is going to be 2050 or so. We can’t wait till then.
Maybe at some point after that, fusion can take over from solar and wind, but fusion has major disadvantages that you’re skipping over: it’s centralised with all the political, regulatory, financing and single-point-o
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