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Nov 20, 2022

ESA SOLARIS: Wireless Power Beamed Down From Space

Posted by in categories: business, government, solar power, space, sustainability

Solar power could be gathered far away in space and transmitted wirelessly down to Earth to wherever it is needed. The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to investigate key technologies needed to make Space-Based Solar Power a working reality through its SOLARIS initiative. Recently in Germany, one of these technologies, wireless power transmission, was demonstrated to an audience of decision-makers from business and government.

The demonstration took place at Airbus’ X-Works Innovation Factory in Munich. Microwave beaming was used to transmit green energy between two points representing ‘Space’ and ‘Earth’ over a distance of 36 meters.

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Nov 20, 2022

Arizona town looks for solutions amid Western water crisis

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Drive just North of Scottsdale, Arizona, and you’ll find a loose grid of dirt roads known as the Rio Verde Foothills. It’s home to around 2,000 families drawn to rustic desert beauty and the freedom of living outside the city limits, but the town is about to become a symbol of the West’s growing water crisis.

John Hornewer moved to the area 23 years ago. When he discovered his new community didn’t have water service, he began hauling water for himself, along with some of his neighbors.

“As my neighbor saw me coming up the road with the trailer, they were like, ‘Hey, could you stop and drop off a load for me?’” Hornewer said.

Nov 19, 2022

Recreating photosynthesis for unlimited hydrogen energy

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

face_with_colon_three circa 2020.


“I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable.” – Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island (1874).

We have come a long way since science fiction writer Jules Verne wrote this visionary sentence, but hydrogen has still not emerged as a major source of energy. ESA is setting out to change this through the latest Open Space Innovation Platform (OSIP) call for ideas.

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Nov 19, 2022

Making Oxygen Out of Thin Air

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Circa 2015 face_with_colon_three


It’s possible to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen in just one step.

Nov 19, 2022

Algae-filled panels could generate oxygen and electricity while absorbing CO2

Posted by in categories: electronics, sustainability

Greenfluidics, a Mexico-based startup, promises newer, greener bio panels that can provide fresh oxygen and considerably bring down your power consumption while also delivering biomass-based fuel to you, New Atlas has reported.

With the world trying to reduce carbon emissions, algae have taken quite the center stage in capturing the carbon dioxide being released. From using algal blooms as large carbon capture sites to even powering electronic devices using algae, researchers are trying to use these green organisms everywhere.

Nov 19, 2022

Artificial Photosynthesis Advance: Standalone Device Converts Sunlight, CO2 and Water Into Clean Fuel

Posted by in categories: solar power, sustainability

Researchers have developed a standalone device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into a carbon-neutral fuel, without requiring any additional components or electricity.

The device, developed by a team from the University of Cambridge, is a significant step toward achieving artificial photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis is how plants and some microorganisms use sunlight to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water.

Nov 17, 2022

Elon Musk, CEO of five companies, doesn’t want to be in charge of any of them

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Twitter could see organizational restructuring this week.


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Musk was among the people who were asked to testify to determine if the Tesla CEO had undue influence on the decision. Former Tesla board member, James Murdoch also testified later on Wednesday, The Verge report said.

Nov 17, 2022

21st Century

Posted by in categories: climatology, sustainability

A future timeline of the 21st century (updated).


An increasingly globalised humanity is faced with climate change, overpopulation, dwindling resources and technological upheaval.

Nov 16, 2022

World’s first CO2-based energy storage solution will be available in the US soon

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

Commercial deployment could be achieved as early as 2024.

Energy Dome, the Italian company that uses carbon dioxide for long-duration energy storage, has now entered the U.S. energy market, Electrek.

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Nov 16, 2022

Reservations for new community of 3D homes in Georgetown to open in 2023

Posted by in categories: habitats, internet, security, solar power, sustainability

The community will offer eight different floor plans, ranging from three to four bedrooms and two to three bathrooms. Homes will be powered by rooftop solar panels, include a Ring Video Doorbell Pro, Schlage Encode Smart WiFi deadbolt, a Honeywell Home T6 Pro WiFi smart thermostat and a Wolf Ranch security package.

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