For most human beings, any change, even a positive one, raises anxiety levels. Here we discuss the dream of a fusion world and the ordeal of change - the issues that must be addressed to transition from our world to a fusion world.
Truly Green Nuclear EnergyBefore we can imagine a wonderful future, we need to imagine the ideal energy source. The energy of the future must be safe (no radioactive waste or weapons potential), clean (no GHG or other forms of pollution), cheap, easily distributed, scalable, and sustainable (essentially unlimited). As a concept, Focus Fusion fits that criteria better than any other concept out there.
TransitionThis section looks at ways to facilitate the transition to fusion world, to make it as universally beneficial as possible.
Fusion WorldWhat does a world that runs on focus fusion look like? Consider a world with safe, cheap, clean, unlimited energy. It's hard to imagine because it's so different from what we have now.
Thanks to Mark Nelson for completing this fabulous video!
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Not all fusion is created equal, but few are aware of this. Here we compare conventional fusion (“the stagecoach”) with aneutronic fusion (“the spaceship”).
If Focus Fusion is successful, will it mean that all the investment of time, energy, passion and money that has gone into traditional renewables is wasted? If we can get unlimited energy for a song, will all those solar energy companies go bankrupt? Is this a win/lose proposition?
TR is known to have said:
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The next best thing you can do is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
How many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb? And why do we have to screw it in anyway? There’s no compelling engineering reason for the screw-in design. It’s a vestigial quirk that rose out of the transition from gas light to electric light.
Transitions don’t happen over night. When you compare total energy costs of hummers to hybrid cars today, as Art Spinella from CNW Marketing Research did, you find that the hybrids cost twice as much per mile driven. Hummer drivers rejoiced at this news, because they didn’t listen to the rest of the analysis.
