RE: Noteworthy News
December 14, 2022 at 8:36 pm
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2022 at 8:36 pm by HappySkeptic.)
The energy released is <1 kWH of heat, only some of which could be turned to electricity. The theoretical price of the pellets are around $0.50-$1 each. The lasers used are 1% efficient, so around 70 kWH were used to run the lasers per-ignition (better lasers do exist).
The efficiency of the lasers have to be increased by 10-20x (possible), and the efficiency of the ignition needs to increase by at least 20x (perhaps not possible). Furthermore, one would need 10 laser shots/second to generate enough energy to effectively harness, and this ignition facility can only do a few per day.
Few people think that this type of ignition is a viable solution.
The efficiency of the lasers have to be increased by 10-20x (possible), and the efficiency of the ignition needs to increase by at least 20x (perhaps not possible). Furthermore, one would need 10 laser shots/second to generate enough energy to effectively harness, and this ignition facility can only do a few per day.
Few people think that this type of ignition is a viable solution.
