Victor Cody Toth
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One issue here is that from what I can cather the Xlinks project is still in the planning phase. There have been similarly ambitious projects in the EU in the past, and all were eventually shut down. In other words even the estimates there might be too optimistic. For example multi-MW scale energy storage in batteries over several hours would be as much of a first as an energy breakeven in fusion from my knowledge.
Please excuse my lack of sources, I am writing this on a phone in the middle of the night, it's just that big an issue. You should be able to verify my statements if any are in doubt, though I try my best to explain.
One simple and very clear error that you have made is about the role of nuclear in a renewable world. From an engineering perspective it is simply literally not solvable to run the grid without it. This is the lynchpin of your entire essay. All the other things do not matter if you can not replace nuclear by anything other than fossil fuels.
a) Without meaning to offend, saying that... (read 1468 more words →)
I am, that's why i mentioned that construction times obviously won't scale exactly linearly with capacity... but i also stated that the same source gave a 1 month timeframe for a 10MW plant, so from the data i could find it is pretty linear. 1 month for 10MW vs 6 months for 50MW I don't know why it can not be parallelized more, but i would also guess that is has to do with the production of parts and warehousing them being nontrivial due to sheer size.