Don’t know why you’re so adverse to using the phrase “solar panels.”
The biggest downside to solar is the amount of surface area required and cost per panel. Not to mention the amount of rare earth required to make just one.
I’d be interested in much power fusion will output in terms of square footage and cost to compare them directly.
Tbh, i've encountered residental areas where the houses happen to have exposed roofs. I suppose that might be one of them places you could throw those panels.
Regarding the amount of rare earth required to make just one solar panel, i was surprised to find out that effectively all you need is something called 'silicon' as well as an initial investment in energy to bake the thing.
It just so happens to be
that, according to google, this 'silicon' stuff is quite abundant and can for example be found in desert sand.
Since you can stack those fusion reactors vertically, i suppose they'd come out on top in the power/sqft category.
The biggest downside to solar is the amount of surface area required and cost per panel. Not to mention the amount of rare earth required to make just one.
I’d be interested in much power fusion will output in terms of square footage and cost to compare them directly.