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[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because the Sun is a giant fusion reactor.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh okay. The reactor will still use steam boiling though

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That's the setup for the joke

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day 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