I agree with Rossi. He must scale this up because this energy is so insanely dense, that in a decade or so interplanetary spaceships can be build, with a weigh of thousands of tons. Gigawatts will be required.
2011/10/18 Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > Susan Gipp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Because this is in his flamboyant nature to show someting HUGE, LOUD, >> POWERFUL, etc. etc. >> He's convinced that the more is big, the more demostrates it works. > > > I agree. That seems likely. He has often said that smaller, kilowatt-scale > reactors do not prove the machine can be used in industry. > > It is ironic, but I predict that if this technology succeeds, in the future > nearly all generators and motors will be in the kilowatt-scale, generating > electricity at home or powering an automobile or truck. There will be few > applications for power sources of 1 MW or larger. Of course there will be > some, such as blast furnaces, large factories, the hot water heater at a > 2000-room hotel or aerospace engines. I think 747 aircraft engines produce > 140 MW total. Not sure. > > - Jed > >
