• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Oh for sure. It’s like a desire path or evolution’s crab in that way. I think I just misunderstood people’s criticisms as belittlement of the process without them understanding why it’s still the standard.

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      3 days ago

      Fair enough, I’m sure people DO criticize it but it’s mostly a joke.

      On a side note, are there any theoretical energy sources that DON’T involve steam? I’m not well-versed

      • macarthur_park@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        Solar (photovoltaics), wind turbines, and hydroelectric are a few non-steam energy sources in use.

        As for theoretical sources, some of the pulsed-power fusion concepts use the electromagnetic pulse from fusion to directly induce electrical power. But none of these have been demonstrated yet.