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Non-elemental resources such as fresh water, useful compounds, crude oil etc.
 
Non-elemental resources such as fresh water, useful compounds, crude oil etc.
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Ultimate solar when photovolataic coatings become cheap and efficient enough: covering pavements, roads and roofs.
 
  
Note about undersea ore, not just from land.
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Note about undersea ore, not just from land. Also asteroids.
 
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Slashdot geothermal discussion: [http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/08/05/080237.shtml]
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http://spacesolarpower.wordpress.com/
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7013068.stm Severn tidal power
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http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html
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http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110648&org=NSF&from=news<br><small>"By perfecting the environment for the bacteria to do what they already do in nature, the new approach can be three to ten times more efficient than standard electrolysis."</small>
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Hydrogen economy
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[http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/03/not-drop-to-drink.html fresh water]
 
[http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/03/not-drop-to-drink.html fresh water]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundances_of_the_elements_(data_page)
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundances_of_the_elements_(data_page)
  
[http://www.gizmag.com/new-solar-technology-tests-the-waters-with-promises-of-cheaper-energy/11524/ Less then $1 per watt water-cooled fresnel focussing sun-tracking unit]
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[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39441929/ns/technology_and_science-discovery.com Gigawatts from the solar wind]
 
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==Energy==
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===Solar===
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*High efficiency, low cost photosynthetic PV cells [http://www.eetimes.eu/uk/207403402]
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*Photosynthetic (rather than photovoltaic solar panels)
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*SHPEGS
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* http://www.appropedia.org/User:J.M.Pearce
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* http://www.solarroadways.com
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===Desertec===
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* Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC)
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** http://www.trecers.net
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** http://www.trecers.net/concept.html
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** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Mediterranean_Renewable_Energy_Cooperation
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** Desertec
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===Geothermal===
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* http://thefutureofthings.com/news/1258/alaska-opts-for-underground-energy.html
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* http://www.altarockenergy.com - geothermal energy company
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===Wind===
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Section on land (secondary): Making better use of existing built land; underground; fixed platforms shallow water, floating, other planetary bodies, free-space structures.
* http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/26/super-powered-magnetic-wind-turbine-maglev/
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===Other===
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Also floating aeroponic platforms for farming?
* Ocean depth heat differential. [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026836.000-plumbing-the-oceans-could-bring-limitless-clean-energy.html?full=true NS article on OTEC]
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* Focus fusion
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* Bacteria
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===Overview===
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:It's intuitive to dismiss the oceans and think that our resources are only the ones on land; it's as though we have a blind spot covering 69% of our planet! Actually we can grow ''more'' food in an acre of ocean than an acre of land (and probably generate more energy on average too). As for habitation, see the work of [http://www.seasteading.org/ the Seasteading Institute] or [http://inhabitat.com/lilypad-floating-cities-in-the-age-of-global-warming/ Vincent Callebaut's Lillypad concept] for an arcology at sea. We think of the Atlantic Ocean almost as an inconvenience, an obstacle separating two continents, something to be flown across; it's a huge game-changer to start thinking that it could be a sustainable home for millions of people. --[[User:Balatro|Balatro]] 22:14, 6 December 2012 (CET)
* http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/EE/article.asp?doi=b809990c
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** http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2009/january7/power-010709.html
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* David MacKay - http://www.withouthotair.com
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== Other ==
 
== Other ==
  
 
* [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090912144809.htm Drilling without drill bits]
 
* [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090912144809.htm Drilling without drill bits]
* [http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091214005242&newsLang=en Year-End Review: Geothermal Energy on Launch Trajectory in 2009]
 

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Find reference about humanity due to generate more information in the next 10 years than in the previous 100.

Non-elemental resources such as fresh water, useful compounds, crude oil etc.

Note about undersea ore, not just from land. Also asteroids.

fresh water

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundances_of_the_elements_(data_page)

Gigawatts from the solar wind

Section on land (secondary): Making better use of existing built land; underground; fixed platforms shallow water, floating, other planetary bodies, free-space structures.

Also floating aeroponic platforms for farming?

It's intuitive to dismiss the oceans and think that our resources are only the ones on land; it's as though we have a blind spot covering 69% of our planet! Actually we can grow more food in an acre of ocean than an acre of land (and probably generate more energy on average too). As for habitation, see the work of the Seasteading Institute or Vincent Callebaut's Lillypad concept for an arcology at sea. We think of the Atlantic Ocean almost as an inconvenience, an obstacle separating two continents, something to be flown across; it's a huge game-changer to start thinking that it could be a sustainable home for millions of people. --Balatro 22:14, 6 December 2012 (CET)

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