!00 MW power tower...12,000 position-able mirrors, a couple of square miles of land, dual tank molten salt, I'd love to know the $/kW...a 100 MW gas turbine fits in my garage.....
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Here is a complete recent 100 MW power plant. While still smaller than the solar one, I don't think it will fit in your garage.
The whole plant, no...but a GT like an LMS100, fits on a flat bed...
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And so what is the point? If you just take the heat collecting part at the top of the tower, it probably fits on a flatbed or something not much larger as well.
Research on the fusion reactor is progressing in small steps. Wendelstein 7-X has reached a new milestone:
Wendelstein 7-X reaches milestone: Power plasma with gigajoule energy turnover generated for eight minutes
Keep in mind that in the video the "new milestone in fusion research" is presented by a German scientist, don't expect a fiery speech with superlatives and that now warp drive is also within reach
Wendelstein 7-X reaches milestone: Power plasma with gigajoule energy turnover generated for eight minutes
Keep in mind that in the video the "new milestone in fusion research" is presented by a German scientist, don't expect a fiery speech with superlatives and that now warp drive is also within reach
Fortunately for me, I don't need that kind of power, so I'll never have to think about how I might shoehorn one of those babies in my garage.