In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:15:59 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Robin van Spaandonk wrote: > >>If some form of fusion energy is developed, then this could turn out to be a >>wasted investment, since it assumes that energy distribution is most cheaply >>accomplished when that energy is electrical. > >Plasma fusion would need the electricity grid. It would probably >concentrate it even more than present day fission, which is the most >concentrated method (with the fewest, largest central generators).
Granted, however that wasn't really what I had in mind. I was thinking more in terms of either CF or my own process. CF may eventually be built into individual devices, but that isn't likely to be true immediately. My own process would at least initially be most suited to small generation plants (e.g. the size of a normal sub-station). In both cases, a HVDC network would not be needed. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
