Source: Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say | Trump administration | The Guardian The fundamental economic fact is the capital cost of renewable energy has reached (exceeded) the cost of fossil and nuclear power plants. The long term trends are for renewables. Although newer nuclear technologies are being demonstrated such prototypes have a high, initial capital cost combined with neutron degradation of the reactor materials. India and China are doing new work in nuclear engineering while the USA remains … theory only. As for fusion, it is the energy equivalent of hydrogen fuel cells. Bob Wilson
