| ▲ | _carbyau_ 9 hours ago | |
Yes...ish, I largely agree that the footprint is smaller per MW and quite a boon. But 42MW energy doesn't come from nowhere, fuel needs to be considered. And there everyone has their own constraints. The AI companies will likely care about $ and little else. Engineers will point out that 42MW fuel takes up space and supply on an ongoing basis. Other people will be worried about the externalities of burning 42MW of something vs solar panels and batteries etc. You can't please all of the people. | ||
| ▲ | ehnto 5 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Decent for large scale backup perhaps? Or remote plants (almost always mining in the middle of nowhere). Remote plants have fuel logistics already. Another fit might be somewhere like singapore which is very space poor but very trade connected. But they're currently building a ocean power cable to Australia where they will tap a massive solar farm or existing grid. It probably fits some use cases better than any alternatives, but for powering cities and suburbia I think renewables still make heaps of sense when space is available somewhere that can join the grid. | ||