(December 14, 2022 at 8:36 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: 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.
I think that there may be better luck with tokamaks, but success may still be 20 years away.
Reliable fusion power generation has been 20 years away for over 40 years.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
