tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post3472568107875101093..comments2024-03-11T09:29:31.793-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Sloooooooooow Progress on RenewablesDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-55789539209139588222016-04-29T08:25:19.330-07:002016-04-29T08:25:19.330-07:00By the way, David, if you're interested in wha...By the way, David, if you're interested in what the prospects are for nuclear fusion (this is my field) to impact the climate crisis, here's a summary of the new cost and scheduling for ITER. <br /><br />http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/updated-panel-backs-iter-fusion-project-s-new-schedule-balks-cost<br /><br />Next week, DOE will announce its intention whether it wants to stay in ITER or not. (They will probably go with "stay in"). The Senate has already made its intention known to pull out. <br /><br />In short, my assessment is that fusion will have no impact until the end of the century. Unfortunately, far too late to prevent us from warming up another 2 or 3 degrees. JoeThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540568535579405609noreply@blogger.com