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[-] lemmyng@piefed.ca 33 points 2 months ago

Because the Sun is a giant fusion reactor.

[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Oh okay. The reactor will still use steam boiling though

[-] naught101@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

That's the setup for the joke

[-] frank@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago

Only maybe! DEC works similarly to how we collect energy in photovoltaics, and seems to be pretty promising

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_energy_conversion?wprov=sfla1

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