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mysticsurferbum t1_ixtfqv4 wrote

Reply to comment by KrevanSerKay in Covering a cylinder with a magnetic coil triples its energy output in nuclear fusion test by Gari_305

We have solar. And wind. And ocean wave turbines

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AaronfromKY t1_ixtk1x5 wrote

Those are all well and good, but I think the guy meant it seems odd that fusion can't just generate electricity we could siphon off and use, versus making heat to boil water.

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Bardez t1_ixtqdms wrote

Exactly. Like. There HAS to be a better way to generate electricity than to turn something.

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coolwool t1_ixu3y96 wrote

Well, it's the easiest way, I guess. The energy that is created isn't electricity yet, so without transforming it, you can't use it in that way.
I find it more crazy that for some reason, we found this good way to do it so long ago.

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GodEmperorBrian t1_ixuj39c wrote

You generate electricity by manipulating magnetic fields. The easiest way to do this by far is by spinning a magnet around a coil, or a coil around a magnet. Unless we discover something we didn’t already know about magnetic fields, we’re just going to keep spinning things.

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samglit t1_ixu1eaf wrote

Only solar seems to be a major step forward in removing mechanical turbines.

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Ugunsmuris t1_ixttjhu wrote

Hydrogen power cell might be an example of something diffrent. That is not just harvesting naturaly occuring energy.

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