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Originally Posted by svandamme
Not sure the energy in the flywheels is part of the fusion production ?
they power the magnetic field, but they need to be energized up front
the fusion energy, is generated inside the magnetic containment field, and that's the bit they rated 59 megajoules.
59 Mj is "only" 16,3889 kwh
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Is it? 1MJ is 277 watt hours so 60 kettles of tea is in the ballpark.
I understand they need a press release and cool photo but this is same fusion progress I’ve been reading for 30 years. Bigger, more expensive, etc, etc. I’m in the camp that thinks people don’t have the attention span to manage a giant fusion plant, and very expensive when something goes wrong.
Humanity will get there someday but I’m thinking still more than 20 years away.