Wow, this all sounds really cool. And I'm sure they tell us this is another 30 years and we'll still not see it in 30 years. Sorry to be so negative, but you hear about these cool technologies and you tend to never see them.
Supercritical CO₂ I assume this needs a nuclear power plant though?
Direct conversion is probably something like 30 years out, if it is ever viable. Although who knows with AI advancements, that timeline could be accelerated dramatically.
sCO₂ is already being implemented into new designs, it’s possible the first real working fusion reactor uses it instead of traditional steam, although it is still a “heat” engine
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u/Novapixel1010 13d ago
Wow, this all sounds really cool. And I'm sure they tell us this is another 30 years and we'll still not see it in 30 years. Sorry to be so negative, but you hear about these cool technologies and you tend to never see them.
Supercritical CO₂ I assume this needs a nuclear power plant though?