Quote from: jojo69 on December 28, 2018, 08:34:05 PM

Quote from: BTCMILLIONAIRE on December 28, 2018, 07:38:36 PM

Does that analysis factor in fusion eventually becoming economically viable or not?

My understanding is that progress with the stellerator has been very slow. I did hear something a few months ago about a breakthrough with conventional tokamak technology, but nothing since. I guess like some here with regard to quantum computing, I'm not holding my breath. Were someone to demonstrate actual over unity containment with a roadmap to commodification it might be time to reassess, but there remains the density problem. The energy density of a litre of unleaded is pretty astounding.

As to the idea that fusion will "solve" any problems, I am dubious. Humans have a near perfect track record of abject stupidity. All of our advances in energy transmutation, from steam to internal combustion to nuclear, have simply allowed us to do more bad things; more sprawling environmental destruction, larger wars... Frankly, a South American or African peasant with a Mr.Fusion and a goat is a terrifying prospect.

There is no density problem at all.

Fusion is estimated to be around 10 million times more efficient as classic fossil energy.

Basically it looks like this:

Fossil x1 million ~= nuclear fission x 10 ~= nuclear fusion x100 ~= matter/antimatter annihilation

Regarding the second part:

Would you rather live in the stoneage?

I mean with fusion energy abudant we will be able to colonize space and at least have an exit strategy in case our earth is destroyed.