Before assuming that fusion power will provide limitless energy at minimal cost, it might be well to remember wind and solar. Both were assumed to be much the same – limitless energy at zero cost – until bleak reality surfaced in all its impracticality. Similarly, EVs were assumed to be superior in all respects to conventional vehicles until their limitations became apparent. Has any serious effort been applied to what the limitations and drawbacks, if any, of fusion power might be?
It's still too soon to gauge its limitations...but you're right that a lack of known limitations doesn't mean none will emerge. We'll be at a better place to answer those questions when pilot plants yield operational results and form factors start to converge
Before assuming that fusion power will provide limitless energy at minimal cost, it might be well to remember wind and solar. Both were assumed to be much the same – limitless energy at zero cost – until bleak reality surfaced in all its impracticality. Similarly, EVs were assumed to be superior in all respects to conventional vehicles until their limitations became apparent. Has any serious effort been applied to what the limitations and drawbacks, if any, of fusion power might be?
It's still too soon to gauge its limitations...but you're right that a lack of known limitations doesn't mean none will emerge. We'll be at a better place to answer those questions when pilot plants yield operational results and form factors start to converge