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Energy Investments and Future Outlook
- Importance of Energy: Energy is crucial across various sectors, significantly impacting health and AI.
- Optimism for Energy and Climate Solutions:
- Committed investments in energy sectors since 2018.
- Notable investments include Commonwealth Fusion and AI in public transit.
- Commonwealth Fusion:
- Aims to demonstrate positive net energy output by early 2027.
- Plans to start construction of their first plant soon.
- Vision: retrofit coal and natural gas plants with fusion boilers for faster deployment without extensive permitting.
- Geothermal Energy:
- Exploration of super hot geothermal drilling (400°-450°) for increased energy output.
- Potential to become cheaper than natural gas.
- Technological Innovations:
- Advancements in drilling and geothermal technologies expected to surprise the energy sector by 2030.