Lockheed Martin: Compact Fusion Research & Development

[Black02GT]

Yet somehow a working tech plasma waste reactors never seemed to get mentioned aka arc recycling.
Hell, I'm all in on the govt projects, TEA and Global Fusion. Not overlooking the stop gap on getting out of fossil and essentially recycle the energy the waste from old technology though. Make the best out of the waste.

 

[SID297]

Take a look at the link I sent. It goes over everything.

I skimmed it. H2 is far more expensive than CH4 with many more ancillary negatives. If all you want is 0 carbon power generation then start cranking out cookie cutter fission plants. France had a very good model for that years ago, but I'm not sure if they are still using it.

 

[Black02GT]

I skimmed it. H2 is far more expensive than CH4 with many more ancillary negatives. If all you want is 0 carbon power generation then start cranking out cookie cutter fission plants. France had a very good model for that years ago, but I'm not sure if they are still using it.

Net posi fusion plants?

 

[Tezz500]

I skimmed it. H2 is far more expensive than CH4 with many more ancillary negatives. If all you want is 0 carbon power generation then start cranking out cookie cutter fission plants. France had a very good model for that years ago, but I'm not sure if they are still using it.

Not necessarily what I want.

It’s it’s what I see getting pushed in the foreseeable future. They’ve already started talking about it… and with enough infrastructure, it’s doable.

 

[Rb0891]

THIS is part of the equation for sure.

BUT. GE and Siemens I know have the technology ready to go to burn H2 in there Gas Turbines. Easy Refit

Production, Delivery and Storage of H2 on that large of a scale? Those are another issue entirely.

But I really think that can bridge the gap between Fossils and Fusion.

That’s just my 24 years in the industry and what my gut tells me.

Take a look at the link I sent. It goes over everything.

United technology has been using natural gas for their fuel cells for some time. Bunch of them installed up in Hartford. Think they were 400kw units. Even had a turbine add on to cogen the heat.

 

[TK1299]

8 years ago. Wonder where they are, now. We're approaching the guy's 10-year deadline for military applications. Haven't heard of anything coming up through R&D. Hope the guy was right, though.

I wonder when they will consult Bob Lazar

 

[rborden]

CNN had an article on this the other week.

A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible | CNN

Scientists working in the UK announced that they more than doubled the previous record for generating and sustaining nuclear fusion, the same process that allows the sun and stars to shine so brightly.

www.cnn.com

 

[SID297]

Not necessarily what I want.

It’s it’s what I see getting pushed in the foreseeable future. They’ve already started talking about it… and with enough infrastructure, it’s doable.

It's like EtOH fuels, looks good on the surface, but doesn't really solve anything.

 

[HuntFishCobra]

I think what a lot of people tend to forget is that planting trees is a great solution that doesn’t screw over entire nations of hardworking people, to an extent

 

[gimmie11s]

So you hate the environment? Because I’ve been told if you don’t believe in wind and solar, you just want to pass certain death on to our future generations.

Sorry, I’m bored.

Time for a new wife.

 

[Tezz500]

It's like EtOH fuels, looks good on the surface, but doesn't really solve anything.

Yep I agree but when has any of it made sense? You tell the greenies you can make power with just water vapor coming out the stack and they’ll be all over it.

 

[DaleM]

It's like EtOH fuels, looks good on the surface, but doesn't really solve anything.

We need to get our resident scientists in here!

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Confirmed: California Team Achieved Ignition

If we could harness fusion to generate electricity, it would be one of the most efficient and least polluting sources of energy possible.

www.newsweek.com

 

[James Snover]

We need to get our resident scientists in here!

Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Confirmed: California Team Achieved Ignition

If we could harness fusion to generate electricity, it would be one of the most efficient and least polluting sources of energy possible.

www.newsweek.com

The writer of the article didn't study the topic very well. Ignition has been achieved numerous times in the lab via several means. Tokamaks, z-pinch, laser inertial confinement, etc. Every time a hydrogen bomb goes off, ignition has occurred.

What has not happened, and what the article makes no mention of, is the gain of the reaction. Did you get more energy out of it than you had to put into it to get it to fuse? In theory, to practical for power generation we need a gain of 10. The theoretical max is around 10,000. So far, we still have to use more power to create fusion than we get out of it. We haven't even hit break-even. Break-even will be significant, but even that is no good for power production.