I doubt solar will ever take over... But, if you've been following the news lately, you probably know that nuclear fusion was just achieved (at a very small scale; scientists estimate 10 years or more before it's widely available).
When fusion becomes a primary energy source, and when fusion reactors can eventually be downsized, that's going to be a very interesting time to be alive. Fusion produces an insane amount of clean energy-- for every one part of matter, fusion produces something like 9×10^16 parts of pure energy. Imagine that kind of power accelerating a spacecraft or satellite.
...Conversely, imagine the horror of that kind of power being weaponized.
_NightmareKingGrimm_ t1_j100ne1 wrote
Reply to Sci-Fi Movies In The Future? by Producedinchina
I doubt solar will ever take over... But, if you've been following the news lately, you probably know that nuclear fusion was just achieved (at a very small scale; scientists estimate 10 years or more before it's widely available).
When fusion becomes a primary energy source, and when fusion reactors can eventually be downsized, that's going to be a very interesting time to be alive. Fusion produces an insane amount of clean energy-- for every one part of matter, fusion produces something like 9×10^16 parts of pure energy. Imagine that kind of power accelerating a spacecraft or satellite.
...Conversely, imagine the horror of that kind of power being weaponized.