Reply To: T-shirt designers unite and take over

[Brian H]

Breakable wrote: In my opinion focus fusion can nicely cooperate with other kinds of technology.
I would expect that in the future solar and wind power would be used to power individual homes in times of plenty,
and in still and cloudy conditions fusion reactors would start up.
Why I think that? Because solar and wind power are getting cheaper by the minute, and while everyone will be able to afford solar panels,
not everyone could install a fusion reactor in the basement.

http://www.nanosolar.com is producing solar panels for 1$ per watt already. Sold out for 2008.
http://www.humdingerwind.com/windbelt.html is developing micro wind generator for 3$ per piece, to light up developing countries.

Your numbers are in contradiction to your conclusions. The solar and wind generators would be an expensive self-indulgence vs. buying power from a FF generation site. You don’t have to have your own; there are these neat things called “transmission lines” that can actually transport power over quite large distances!

$1/watt = $1,000/KW. FF is $50-$60/KW. Thats 16-20 times cheaper.

The humdinger is somewhat better, but tiny and useful only in specific airflow conditions. Not a significant player in any substantive energy market.