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Ultimate solar when photovolataic coatings become cheap and efficient enough: covering pavements, roads and roofs. | Ultimate solar when photovolataic coatings become cheap and efficient enough: covering pavements, roads and roofs. | ||
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Slashdot geothermal discussion: [http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/08/05/080237.shtml] | Slashdot geothermal discussion: [http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/08/05/080237.shtml] | ||
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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.
Ultimate solar when photovolataic coatings become cheap and efficient enough: covering pavements, roads and roofs.
Note about undersea ore, not just from land. Also asteroids.
Slashdot geothermal discussion: [1]
http://spacesolarpower.wordpress.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7013068.stm Severn tidal power
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2007/green/item_59.html
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110648&org=NSF&from=news
"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."
Hydrogen economy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundances_of_the_elements_(data_page)
Less then $1 per watt water-cooled fresnel focussing sun-tracking unit
Energy
Solar
- High efficiency, low cost photosynthetic PV cells [2]
- Photosynthetic (rather than photovoltaic solar panels)
- SHPEGS
- http://www.appropedia.org/User:J.M.Pearce
- http://www.solarroadways.com
Desertec
- Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC)
Geothermal
- http://thefutureofthings.com/news/1258/alaska-opts-for-underground-energy.html
- http://www.altarockenergy.com - geothermal energy company
Wind
Other
- Ocean depth heat differential. NS article on OTEC
- Focus fusion
- Bacteria
Overview
- http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/EE/article.asp?doi=b809990c
- David MacKay - http://www.withouthotair.com
