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I believe you can download Google videos as avis. Regarding video series, you will probably need a few introduction videos. Aso it woul be probably good to start with a short video with all the selling points for most people with ADD

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It might be a good idea to establish what is the purpose of this video.
As explaining the technology itself it should work, but it does not underline the advantages of FF technology or the disadvantages of tocamacs for example.
In my opinion a video is best used to spread your ideas, and advocate them to others. On the other hand, explanation is necessary when you have something working and want to explain how it does that.

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Fusion powered global warming!
What about coal mining?

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Is it me or does the switch problem smells of sabotage?
PS:Turn on the paranoia – the finish seems near 😉

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PS:Now is the time to get paranoiac – everything is going to smoothly 😉

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I dont think Polywell has “good coordination of simulation and experimentation”, as far as Google tech talks mentioned simulation was not possible.

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I clearly have a difference of opinion with Brian about renewable energy, that it cannot provide for full humanity needs.
I believe its just a matter of cost versus reliability. Of course there are transmission issues, but every problem has a solution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supertanker_AbQaiq.jpg

For example some renewable technologies can complement each other:
http://www.altenergystocks.com/archives/2009/04/why_csp_should_not_try_to_be_coal.html

What I like about renewable’s is that after initial investment (which is quite big) they can provide for a long (nearly unlimited) time, with only maintenance costs which should be pretty low. And the initial investment is shrinking as new technologies emerge, existing technologies are refined and economies of scale are put in motion. For example http://www.nanosolar.com is selling panels to utilities witch cost below 1$ per watt. This is with their old 11% efficiency panels, new technology is already in the works with 16% efficiency. Residential panels are in the works.

The problem with most of USA funding going abroad for renewable’s is that there was more than a few decades for you to develop this technology, but it seems skeptics have prevailed, so now you need to play catch-up. Hopefully FF will solve this problem, what if not? Oil had the same problem for a long time.

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JimmyT wrote:
Nature makes brine too. Its just not as localized as a big reverse osmosis plant would be. As one of my professors put it: “The solution to the problem of pollution is dilution”.

Dilution can only work in some cases. In this case I agree that any water distilled will probably go back into the ocean/sea.
In some cases dilution does not work, when the materials are bio-accumulative such as Mercury.

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http://www.dailypaul.com/node/111232
Bottom 40% of population has 0.2% of all wealth. Well the rich are clearly not rich enough.

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This might be a little relevant:
http://www.talk-polywell.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1584

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While $3.35 or 3.2¢ is quite high it should continue to fall as technology improves. And for FF we still need to see it in action to know all the actual costs. Of course I agree that currently the margin seems to be pretty high.
One thing what I am concerned about FF in comparison to renewable energy sources is that it makes military technology cheaper and more advanced. I just hope this will not lead to more rounds of cold war, so that all the economical advantages would be negated as result.

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I believe distributed power will address a lot of problems the current centralized power systems cant. Still it is most likely there will be a combined solution between centralized and distributed power systems where each can alleviate others shortcomings. For example when some local FF plant goes down for maintenance the global grid compensates to increase overall reliability.

Regarding the clean coal technology, it is not yet available, and I don’t think any FF fans would support its development 😀

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Regarding the global solar power, I dont think you believe that anyone would consider using KSA as their solar-powered energy source when they have their own. For example the plan for EU is:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/01/solar-power-sahara-europe-desertec#
And there is no problem with sandstorms as long as they are not global and there is extra capacity that is part of the grid.

Also take a look how much power USA has compared to EU:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/jcwinni/Sunbelt_Map_550x366.jpg

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FF is clearly superior technology compared to solar.
Some advantages of solar might be:
Access of technology for individuals. An individual most likely will not afford a FF reactor for some time.
Absolutely no fuel required. While FF requires minuscule amounts of fuel Boron, no-one can say what would the exact price for consumers, once the popularity of FF will rise to the sky. Especially once the world gets involved in the first global space war ;). Battleships anyone?
The price of solar panels, batteries, super-capacitors, superconducting (or HVDC) transmission lines is constantly falling because of manufacturing and design improvements. The price will fall even faster once fossil fuels are not the only source of energy.
It is possible that in the near future it will be cost-effective to print solar cells with your own printer at home. Now it is possible, but not so convenient or cost-effective. It will be a much longer time for someone to be able to print a fusion reactor at home.

Basically having advantages means that you can find non-competing uses for each of those technologies.

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I am trying to compile all the fusion approaches with required breakthroughs into one table. Anyone cares to speculate on probabilities:
http://www.talk-polywell.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1578&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight;=

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