#energy #fusion #hype #NetZero #renewables - The Inverse Hype Law: the less important to net zero a technology is, the greater the hype. On fusion, all critical faculties are abandoned at #BBC etc.
NIF experiment req’d 300 units from grid to power laser to get 2 units at point of ignition (eff. of 0.7%); those 2 units created 3 from fusion. If those 3 units as heat used to run a turbine they’d be lucky to get 1.5 units of electricity out.
0.5% overall efficiency. 1/200th of break even!
@richardwerskine Thanks for sharing. Fully agree with this notion - Fusion certainly merits more coverage. Ultimately, bias is like dust, it is all around us, only the waters of objectivity can settle and sweep it.
I wonder if fungi could make it to higher echelons of the hype scale, it does hold much promise within the sustainability space;
https://www.formresilience.com/how-fungi-could-decarbonize-the-critical-metals-landscape/
