Reply To: T-shirt designers unite and take over

[Brian H]

Rematog wrote:
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solar power density is low, it would take up a great deal of land. So solar, no matter how cheap or efficient the actual cells become, lacks the basic ability to make power truly plentiful. That is the difference. Focus Fusion would not only allow, but the lower cost would encourage, a massive increase in power usage. But with much less environmental impact.

The steam engine changed the world, by making power very much cheaper and more plentiful compared to what it replaced, muscle power (animal and human). This is what I would see Focus Fusion doing.

Density and convenience are key, as you say. The storage of power from solar for dim days and nighttime is soluble (compressed air, heated water, gravity batteries, hydrogen, etc.) , but it’s all add-on cost and complexity.

BTW, have you heard about the permanent floating communities, ocean liners with condos always at sea? With an FF unit, that would really start to look interesting!