> Because not every location has high solar irradiance[0] nor wind density[1].
Isn't that solvable with HVDC links?
I agree with GP at this point it is mostly a budget, political will, manufacturing problem.
Isn't that solvable with HVDC links?
I agree with GP at this point it is mostly a budget, political will, manufacturing problem.
No, because then you have the Russia situation times ten - namely that a foreign power can cripple your society at will.
> The shipyard estimate supports our estimates that ThorCon power plants can be mass produced by shipyards at costs of $800/kW to $1000/kW
$1000/kW, or $1/W, is roughly the cost of utility-scale solar these days (SEIA reported $0.89/W for Q1 2021)