“In 2012, the Naval Research Laboratory estimated that rotating detonation engines could save the Navy 15-20 percent off a ~US$2-billion annual fuel bill...
With the price of fuel now, they’ll save $382.
Actually, that is an issue when it comes to developing power plants. Here in the Pacific Northwest there have been lots of places where plans have been developed and studies done to develop low environmental impact small water-powered electrical generation.
But they keep getting shelved and they put up a fairly quick and easy natural-gas plant instead as gas is so cheap. And of course they are hoping that gas will stay cheap for the next 8(?) years or whatever.
With the price of fuel now, they’ll save $382.
While the cost of fuel is a major consideration... with stretched out supply lines it becomes logistics and more logistics...
Using less fuel can be a very good thing.
“And of course they are hoping that gas will stay cheap for the next 8(?) years or whatever.”
A few years ago Com Ed put up a ring of gas peaker plants around Chicago.
I hope they last more than “8(?) years or whatever”.