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minus-squareNauticalNoodle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours agouse cherenkov radiation to power photovoltaic array.
minus-squarePlutoniumAcid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 hours agoYeah but photovoltaic has a yield of less than 50% even for the best panels. Lots of waste there, compared to steam.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours agoWhat is the peak efficiency of steam turbines?
minus-squareSavinDWhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 hours agoSurprisingly high… Up to 90% https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-07/documents/catalog_of_chp_technologies_section_4._technology_characterization_-_steam_turbines.pdf
use cherenkov radiation to power photovoltaic array.
Yeah but photovoltaic has a yield of less than 50% even for the best panels. Lots of waste there, compared to steam.
What is the peak efficiency of steam turbines?
Surprisingly high… Up to 90%
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-07/documents/catalog_of_chp_technologies_section_4._technology_characterization_-_steam_turbines.pdf