a thousand fucking dollars to replace a fuel pump?...did you use the mechanic from christmas vacation?
Yep. Was in a sticky situation and wouldn't have been able to get to it for a couple of weeks. Sucks balls.
The c class is built on a smaller frame. It's more like a car for a teenager. No cruise control. Sound system is not as good. Seats are not as comfortable. No GPS. No arm rest, etc, etc.
looks good, but it always looks good...get back to me when they start mass producing them.
It is not mainstream fusion that swallows tens of billions, from what I've seen this has potential, but like all other technologies it will have to work, be practical and economically competitive, including deep geothermal. I like this one because it directly converts fusion power to electric power by pushing back against the magnetic confinement field in pulses. The next generation of reactor should produce power and it is already being built, the 7th I believe. They are obviously privately funded with the government no doubt interested. I didn't hold out much hope for fusion power until I saw this, but it might end up competing with deep geothermal as well a lot of other things. A first generation steam engine a lot to look at it was huge, it was a building, and was piss poor efficient, Watt improved it and many others after him. Deep geothermal wouldn't be much good to a ship, but a compact fusion reactor might be.
my bet is deep geothermal is a no-go. Be a while before we’ll know.
It is good that there are viable alternatives on the horizon, we will see how it works out over the next decade, for most things energy related, including batteries. This fusion idea looks much more viable and pragmatic than others I've seen, apparently they have big private backing who do due diligence with physicists and engineers reporting before dumping in the cash.
I wouldn’t bet too much on that. It’s already the modern way of heating greenhouses in NL. Some homes attached too. Half a large city on it in Germany iirc. Enough successful tests done and experience gained over the past years to expand heavily over the next few years. These go ~2 miles deep.
Do you have any info on wattage and lifetime of a borehole?
Deep geothermal goes 10 miles or more deep using gyrotrons to blast a borehole lined in glass and has the thermal potential to power current coal thermal power stations for instance with just a few boreholes. Tests are underway in America and if it works the technology could be applied nearly anywhere.
Ah yes, I had a feeling I should have read a few earlier posts for context. Can I still get in on the bet
Germany has a few that are partly used for electricity too but it’s just megawatts.
I saw an interesting map of Europe from a geothermal perspective. Apparently a key feature is permeable ground at depth. One can pump water in at one location, and pump hot water out some distance away. This hugely multiplies the size of any one station’s available heat reservoir.Ah yes, I had a feeling I should have read a few earlier posts for context. Can I still get in on the bet
The lifetime of these boreholes is still unknown because none are old enough to determine if they’ll meet or exceed the projected lifetime. Greenhouse industry can afford to invest in it (as it saves natural gas which as you know is now pricey) but there are still many uncertainties.
cleantechnica.com
i saw that same episode on 60min last night as well
