Water seems to just be the right tool for the job in many applications. It always seemed funny to me that we have not found a better option to generate electricity over the years. Most large scale generators, no matter how complex, is just using something to heat up water and spin a really big fan in order to spin a really big magnet.
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For now it’s the best method we have.
Water is plentiful, doesn’t inherently pollute (by itself), and can convert a lot of energy into steam without breaking apart.
But it’s also not super efficient, there’s a lot of energy lost in the process.
The next miracle in terms of energy production might be the magneto-hydrodynamic process. Where plasma from a Fusion reactor can be passed through a closed loop and electrons from the plasma can pass or excite electrons in a wire directly to generate electricity
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