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What practical issues remain for the adoption of Thorium reactors?
From what I've read on thorium reactors, there's enormous benefit to them. Their fuel is abundant enough to power human civilization for centuries, their fission products are relatively short-lived, ...
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How do you calculate power at the focal point of a mirror?
I'm a Mechanical Engineering student and I'm working on my senior project, so I need help. My project is about designing a solar dish having a diameter of 1.5 meters and a focal length of 60cm. so at ...
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Charging 12V 150Ah battery
I want to charge a 12V battery of 150Ah with a solar panel. The solar panel specs is
12V, 25 Watt.
Can anyone please provide me how to calculate that how much time it will take to charge the battery? ...
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Should we forget fusion and focus on geothermal power? [closed]
Firstly I can say that I would love us to come up with a sustainable fusion solution. However with the latest estimates being 2050 at the earliest for an effective fusion solution and the planets ...
