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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72008156  Germany05/19/2017 06:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These are methane clathrates, not "flammable ice". Why do people feel the need to dumb things down? And this is dangerous: if a mass of clathrates was destabilized by such mining, it could inject gigatonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, although it's not as long-lived. And if you burn it, it still yields CO2. We need nuclear fusion urgently. Good luck china citizen you gonna need it |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44753432 United Kingdom05/19/2017 06:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How can you possibly think this is a game changer or the fuel of the future though. It's not even renewable. Here are a few things that will make you realize the real future of energy. Mini Reactors Could Make Affordable Fusion Power a Reality by 2030 [link to futurism.com (secure)] The small, spherical Tokamak ST40 reactor is on track to reach its next goal of hitting the 15,000,000 °C (27,000,000 °F) mark this autumn. When it does, we will be one step closer to achieving fusion power on a commercial scale. YEARS, NOT DECADES” Earlier this month the newest fusion reactor in the U.K., Tokamak Energy’s ST40, achieved first plasma. This milestone event on the road to fusion energy signals the viability of the company’s overall timetable. Tesla Just Formed a Breakthrough Partnership to Make Renewables Affordable Customers could get Tesla Powerwalls for just $15 a month. A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel Pixabay In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel. [link to futurism.com (secure)] The First Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Just Shut Down a Diesel Plant The Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind installation in the U.S., providing power for all 2,000 island residents. It also serves as an example of the amazing potential of offshore wind farms in the U.S. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” Worried about cost? The tiles are guaranteed literally forever. As we previously reported, studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and others suggest that 25 percent of the United States’ energy needs could be filled by rooftop solar installations alone. In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels As more and more Fortune 500 companies have embraced renewables, the U.S. has more than doubled the amount of electricity produced with wind energy since 2010. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Germany Just Smashed an Energy Record, Generating 85% Electricity From Renewables In case you needed proof that solar is soaring. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Canada Officially Generated More Than Half Its Annual Energy Needs From Renewables Every Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030 By 2035, Atlanta Will Be Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In 20 years, all of Atlanta’s power will come from sources like solar panels and windmills. Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Glimpse of His Latest Tool in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels Elon Musk appeared at the latest TED conference last week to discuss his multitudinous ventures. Not only did he unveil the first look at Tesla's all-electric semi-trucks, he also announced plans to build four more Gigafactories. [link to futurism.com (secure)] New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis We have a new way of creating solar fuel. A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy Scientists have developed a new device that's capable of harnessing energy from infrared wavelengths and heat. This device, which also functions as an IR emitter, could change the future of energy production. The tiny thermophotovoltaic device — an 8 × 8 array of individually controllable pixels, each measuring 120 × 120 microns — uses a man-made material with special properties, called “metamaterial,” to very efficiently absorb and emit IR wavelengths. The researchers also designed the device so that it could be reconfigured on a pixel-by-pixel basis. [link to futurism.com (secure)] And there are many more breakthroughs in these techs that ive not shown here. Anything that is based on a fossil fuel like this flammable ice, is going to be obsolete in about 10 years. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74667259 United States05/19/2017 06:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is cool but could be dangerous. There is the potential to destabilize the entire deposit which would then disintegrate and rapidly release all the methane resulting in tsunamis, rapid climate change, etc. Research the clathrate gun hypothesis. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74667259 United States05/19/2017 06:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These are methane clathrates, not "flammable ice". Why do people feel the need to dumb things down? And this is dangerous: if a mass of clathrates was destabilized by such mining, it could inject gigatonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, although it's not as long-lived. And if you burn it, it still yields CO2. We need nuclear fusion urgently. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72008156 Good luck china citizen you gonna need it Beat me to it, but glad someone out there has some knowledge! Thanks for sharing. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74921118 United States05/19/2017 07:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These are methane clathrates, not "flammable ice". Why do people feel the need to dumb things down? And this is dangerous: if a mass of clathrates was destabilized by such mining, it could inject gigatonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, although it's not as long-lived. And if you burn it, it still yields CO2. We need nuclear fusion urgently. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72008156 Good luck china citizen you gonna need it You could run every electric car on the planet for ten thousand years on the money WASTED on the illusive quest for a practical FUSION energy source. They should line them ALL up, and blow their brains out for wasting OUR money, OUR great grandchildren's money, and THEIR great great grandchildren's money! |
| BRIEF User ID: 39607259 United States05/19/2017 07:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You wanna frack your back yard? Or ship in some high octane methane ice? Not mine...there's so much natural gas that's easily accessible, there's no need to mine it from the ocean floor. I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked.  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 47882971 United States05/19/2017 07:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These are methane clathrates, not "flammable ice". Why do people feel the need to dumb things down? And this is dangerous: if a mass of clathrates was destabilized by such mining, it could inject gigatonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, although it's not as long-lived. And if you burn it, it still yields CO2. We need nuclear fusion urgently. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72008156 Good luck china citizen you gonna need it Global warming tards. I mean hole in ozone. I mean global warming. I mean ice sheet melt. I mean green house gas causing an ice age. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74921118 United States05/19/2017 07:20 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How can you possibly think this is a game changer or the fuel of the future though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44753432 It's not even renewable. Here are a few things that will make you realize the real future of energy. Mini Reactors Could Make Affordable Fusion Power a Reality by 2030 [link to futurism.com (secure)] The small, spherical Tokamak ST40 reactor is on track to reach its next goal of hitting the 15,000,000 °C (27,000,000 °F) mark this autumn. When it does, we will be one step closer to achieving fusion power on a commercial scale. YEARS, NOT DECADES” Earlier this month the newest fusion reactor in the U.K., Tokamak Energy’s ST40, achieved first plasma. This milestone event on the road to fusion energy signals the viability of the company’s overall timetable. Tesla Just Formed a Breakthrough Partnership to Make Renewables Affordable Customers could get Tesla Powerwalls for just $15 a month. A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel Pixabay In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel. [link to futurism.com (secure)] The First Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Just Shut Down a Diesel Plant The Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind installation in the U.S., providing power for all 2,000 island residents. It also serves as an example of the amazing potential of offshore wind farms in the U.S. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” Worried about cost? The tiles are guaranteed literally forever. As we previously reported, studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and others suggest that 25 percent of the United States’ energy needs could be filled by rooftop solar installations alone. In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels As more and more Fortune 500 companies have embraced renewables, the U.S. has more than doubled the amount of electricity produced with wind energy since 2010. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Germany Just Smashed an Energy Record, Generating 85% Electricity From Renewables In case you needed proof that solar is soaring. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Canada Officially Generated More Than Half Its Annual Energy Needs From Renewables Every Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030 By 2035, Atlanta Will Be Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In 20 years, all of Atlanta’s power will come from sources like solar panels and windmills. Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Glimpse of His Latest Tool in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels Elon Musk appeared at the latest TED conference last week to discuss his multitudinous ventures. Not only did he unveil the first look at Tesla's all-electric semi-trucks, he also announced plans to build four more Gigafactories. [link to futurism.com (secure)] New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis We have a new way of creating solar fuel. A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy Scientists have developed a new device that's capable of harnessing energy from infrared wavelengths and heat. This device, which also functions as an IR emitter, could change the future of energy production. The tiny thermophotovoltaic device — an 8 × 8 array of individually controllable pixels, each measuring 120 × 120 microns — uses a man-made material with special properties, called “metamaterial,” to very efficiently absorb and emit IR wavelengths. The researchers also designed the device so that it could be reconfigured on a pixel-by-pixel basis. [link to futurism.com (secure)] And there are many more breakthroughs in these techs that ive not shown here. Anything that is based on a fossil fuel like this flammable ice, is going to be obsolete in about 10 years. We had a blight come through here in West Virginia. Some dumbbell imported hardwood from EUROPE that had a wood bore in it that has DECIMATED the ash trees here. ANYWAY, just had to cut down a giant ash tree on the property that is going to provide enough wood for about three years of firewood. Burning wood helps our other trees who use the carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen which WE need to breathe! What a GREAT SYSTEM GOD CREATED! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 44753432 United Kingdom05/19/2017 07:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How can you possibly think this is a game changer or the fuel of the future though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44753432 It's not even renewable. Here are a few things that will make you realize the real future of energy. Mini Reactors Could Make Affordable Fusion Power a Reality by 2030 [link to futurism.com (secure)] The small, spherical Tokamak ST40 reactor is on track to reach its next goal of hitting the 15,000,000 °C (27,000,000 °F) mark this autumn. When it does, we will be one step closer to achieving fusion power on a commercial scale. YEARS, NOT DECADES” Earlier this month the newest fusion reactor in the U.K., Tokamak Energy’s ST40, achieved first plasma. This milestone event on the road to fusion energy signals the viability of the company’s overall timetable. Tesla Just Formed a Breakthrough Partnership to Make Renewables Affordable Customers could get Tesla Powerwalls for just $15 a month. A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel Pixabay In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel. [link to futurism.com (secure)] The First Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Just Shut Down a Diesel Plant The Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind installation in the U.S., providing power for all 2,000 island residents. It also serves as an example of the amazing potential of offshore wind farms in the U.S. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” Worried about cost? The tiles are guaranteed literally forever. As we previously reported, studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and others suggest that 25 percent of the United States’ energy needs could be filled by rooftop solar installations alone. In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels As more and more Fortune 500 companies have embraced renewables, the U.S. has more than doubled the amount of electricity produced with wind energy since 2010. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Germany Just Smashed an Energy Record, Generating 85% Electricity From Renewables In case you needed proof that solar is soaring. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Canada Officially Generated More Than Half Its Annual Energy Needs From Renewables Every Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030 By 2035, Atlanta Will Be Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In 20 years, all of Atlanta’s power will come from sources like solar panels and windmills. Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Glimpse of His Latest Tool in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels Elon Musk appeared at the latest TED conference last week to discuss his multitudinous ventures. Not only did he unveil the first look at Tesla's all-electric semi-trucks, he also announced plans to build four more Gigafactories. [link to futurism.com (secure)] New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis We have a new way of creating solar fuel. A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy Scientists have developed a new device that's capable of harnessing energy from infrared wavelengths and heat. This device, which also functions as an IR emitter, could change the future of energy production. The tiny thermophotovoltaic device — an 8 × 8 array of individually controllable pixels, each measuring 120 × 120 microns — uses a man-made material with special properties, called “metamaterial,” to very efficiently absorb and emit IR wavelengths. The researchers also designed the device so that it could be reconfigured on a pixel-by-pixel basis. [link to futurism.com (secure)] And there are many more breakthroughs in these techs that ive not shown here. Anything that is based on a fossil fuel like this flammable ice, is going to be obsolete in about 10 years. We had a blight come through here in West Virginia. Some dumbbell imported hardwood from EUROPE that had a wood bore in it that has DECIMATED the ash trees here. ANYWAY, just had to cut down a giant ash tree on the property that is going to provide enough wood for about three years of firewood. Burning wood helps our other trees who use the carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen which WE need to breathe! What a GREAT SYSTEM GOD CREATED! Yea we used to burn wood for fuel in the UK many hundreds of years ago, until we ran out of forest. And that was with a tiny fraction of the population we have today and no chainsaws. Yea great system. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74918092  Netherlands05/19/2017 07:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | These are methane clathrates, not "flammable ice". Why do people feel the need to dumb things down? And this is dangerous: if a mass of clathrates was destabilized by such mining, it could inject gigatonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Methane is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2, although it's not as long-lived. And if you burn it, it still yields CO2. We need nuclear fusion urgently. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72008156 Good luck china citizen you gonna need it You could run every electric car on the planet for ten thousand years on the money WASTED on the illusive quest for a practical FUSION energy source. They should line them ALL up, and blow their brains out for wasting OUR money, OUR great grandchildren's money, and THEIR great great grandchildren's money! Good luck breathing money, fucktard. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 6617148  Australia05/19/2017 07:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How can you possibly think this is a game changer or the fuel of the future though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44753432 It's not even renewable. Here are a few things that will make you realize the real future of energy. Mini Reactors Could Make Affordable Fusion Power a Reality by 2030 [link to futurism.com (secure)] The small, spherical Tokamak ST40 reactor is on track to reach its next goal of hitting the 15,000,000 °C (27,000,000 °F) mark this autumn. When it does, we will be one step closer to achieving fusion power on a commercial scale. YEARS, NOT DECADES” Earlier this month the newest fusion reactor in the U.K., Tokamak Energy’s ST40, achieved first plasma. This milestone event on the road to fusion energy signals the viability of the company’s overall timetable. Tesla Just Formed a Breakthrough Partnership to Make Renewables Affordable Customers could get Tesla Powerwalls for just $15 a month. A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel Pixabay In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel. [link to futurism.com (secure)] The First Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Just Shut Down a Diesel Plant The Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind installation in the U.S., providing power for all 2,000 island residents. It also serves as an example of the amazing potential of offshore wind farms in the U.S. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” Worried about cost? The tiles are guaranteed literally forever. As we previously reported, studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and others suggest that 25 percent of the United States’ energy needs could be filled by rooftop solar installations alone. In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels As more and more Fortune 500 companies have embraced renewables, the U.S. has more than doubled the amount of electricity produced with wind energy since 2010. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Germany Just Smashed an Energy Record, Generating 85% Electricity From Renewables In case you needed proof that solar is soaring. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Canada Officially Generated More Than Half Its Annual Energy Needs From Renewables Every Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030 By 2035, Atlanta Will Be Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In 20 years, all of Atlanta’s power will come from sources like solar panels and windmills. Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Glimpse of His Latest Tool in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels Elon Musk appeared at the latest TED conference last week to discuss his multitudinous ventures. Not only did he unveil the first look at Tesla's all-electric semi-trucks, he also announced plans to build four more Gigafactories. [link to futurism.com (secure)] New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis We have a new way of creating solar fuel. A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy Scientists have developed a new device that's capable of harnessing energy from infrared wavelengths and heat. This device, which also functions as an IR emitter, could change the future of energy production. The tiny thermophotovoltaic device — an 8 × 8 array of individually controllable pixels, each measuring 120 × 120 microns — uses a man-made material with special properties, called “metamaterial,” to very efficiently absorb and emit IR wavelengths. The researchers also designed the device so that it could be reconfigured on a pixel-by-pixel basis. [link to futurism.com (secure)] And there are many more breakthroughs in these techs that ive not shown here. Anything that is based on a fossil fuel like this flammable ice, is going to be obsolete in about 10 years. We had a blight come through here in West Virginia. Some dumbbell imported hardwood from EUROPE that had a wood bore in it that has DECIMATED the ash trees here. ANYWAY, just had to cut down a giant ash tree on the property that is going to provide enough wood for about three years of firewood. Burning wood helps our other trees who use the carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen which WE need to breathe! What a GREAT SYSTEM GOD CREATED! Yea we used to burn wood for fuel in the UK many hundreds of years ago, until we ran out of forest. And that was with a tiny fraction of the population we have today and no chainsaws. Yea great system. people used to move with the climate. If you wanna stay where you are AND be warm, not Gods' fault. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74921118 United States05/19/2017 07:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How can you possibly think this is a game changer or the fuel of the future though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44753432 It's not even renewable. Here are a few things that will make you realize the real future of energy. Mini Reactors Could Make Affordable Fusion Power a Reality by 2030 [link to futurism.com (secure)] The small, spherical Tokamak ST40 reactor is on track to reach its next goal of hitting the 15,000,000 °C (27,000,000 °F) mark this autumn. When it does, we will be one step closer to achieving fusion power on a commercial scale. YEARS, NOT DECADES” Earlier this month the newest fusion reactor in the U.K., Tokamak Energy’s ST40, achieved first plasma. This milestone event on the road to fusion energy signals the viability of the company’s overall timetable. Tesla Just Formed a Breakthrough Partnership to Make Renewables Affordable Customers could get Tesla Powerwalls for just $15 a month. A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel Pixabay In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel. [link to futurism.com (secure)] The First Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Just Shut Down a Diesel Plant The Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind installation in the U.S., providing power for all 2,000 island residents. It also serves as an example of the amazing potential of offshore wind farms in the U.S. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” Worried about cost? The tiles are guaranteed literally forever. As we previously reported, studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and others suggest that 25 percent of the United States’ energy needs could be filled by rooftop solar installations alone. In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels As more and more Fortune 500 companies have embraced renewables, the U.S. has more than doubled the amount of electricity produced with wind energy since 2010. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Germany Just Smashed an Energy Record, Generating 85% Electricity From Renewables In case you needed proof that solar is soaring. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Canada Officially Generated More Than Half Its Annual Energy Needs From Renewables Every Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030 By 2035, Atlanta Will Be Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In 20 years, all of Atlanta’s power will come from sources like solar panels and windmills. Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Glimpse of His Latest Tool in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels Elon Musk appeared at the latest TED conference last week to discuss his multitudinous ventures. Not only did he unveil the first look at Tesla's all-electric semi-trucks, he also announced plans to build four more Gigafactories. [link to futurism.com (secure)] New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis We have a new way of creating solar fuel. A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy Scientists have developed a new device that's capable of harnessing energy from infrared wavelengths and heat. This device, which also functions as an IR emitter, could change the future of energy production. The tiny thermophotovoltaic device — an 8 × 8 array of individually controllable pixels, each measuring 120 × 120 microns — uses a man-made material with special properties, called “metamaterial,” to very efficiently absorb and emit IR wavelengths. The researchers also designed the device so that it could be reconfigured on a pixel-by-pixel basis. [link to futurism.com (secure)] And there are many more breakthroughs in these techs that ive not shown here. Anything that is based on a fossil fuel like this flammable ice, is going to be obsolete in about 10 years. We had a blight come through here in West Virginia. Some dumbbell imported hardwood from EUROPE that had a wood bore in it that has DECIMATED the ash trees here. ANYWAY, just had to cut down a giant ash tree on the property that is going to provide enough wood for about three years of firewood. Burning wood helps our other trees who use the carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen which WE need to breathe! What a GREAT SYSTEM GOD CREATED! Yea we used to burn wood for fuel in the UK many hundreds of years ago, until we ran out of forest. And that was with a tiny fraction of the population we have today and no chainsaws. Yea great system. Doesn't sound like you folks are too smart. Here we see the forests as a renewable resource, and we treat them as such. Seeing as how England is opening its arms to its MORTAL ENEMIES, nobody is going to ever accuse you of being too brilliant. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74921118 United States05/19/2017 07:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How can you possibly think this is a game changer or the fuel of the future though. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44753432 It's not even renewable. Here are a few things that will make you realize the real future of energy. Mini Reactors Could Make Affordable Fusion Power a Reality by 2030 [link to futurism.com (secure)] The small, spherical Tokamak ST40 reactor is on track to reach its next goal of hitting the 15,000,000 °C (27,000,000 °F) mark this autumn. When it does, we will be one step closer to achieving fusion power on a commercial scale. YEARS, NOT DECADES” Earlier this month the newest fusion reactor in the U.K., Tokamak Energy’s ST40, achieved first plasma. This milestone event on the road to fusion energy signals the viability of the company’s overall timetable. Tesla Just Formed a Breakthrough Partnership to Make Renewables Affordable Customers could get Tesla Powerwalls for just $15 a month. A Tiny Device Can Transform Air Pollution Into Usable Fuel Pixabay In an effort to both reduce air pollution and create clean, renewable energy, scientists have designed two-roomed photoelectrochemical cell that turns polluted air into hydrogen fuel. [link to futurism.com (secure)] The First Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S. Just Shut Down a Diesel Plant The Block Island Wind Farm is the first offshore wind installation in the U.S., providing power for all 2,000 island residents. It also serves as an example of the amazing potential of offshore wind farms in the U.S. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Elon Musk: Tesla’s Solar Roofs Will Be Cheaper Than Regular Roofs & Have “Infinity Warranty” Worried about cost? The tiles are guaranteed literally forever. As we previously reported, studies by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and others suggest that 25 percent of the United States’ energy needs could be filled by rooftop solar installations alone. In 10 Years, Wind Energy May Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels As more and more Fortune 500 companies have embraced renewables, the U.S. has more than doubled the amount of electricity produced with wind energy since 2010. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Germany Just Smashed an Energy Record, Generating 85% Electricity From Renewables In case you needed proof that solar is soaring. [link to futurism.com (secure)] Canada Officially Generated More Than Half Its Annual Energy Needs From Renewables Every Single Car Sold In India Will Be Electric By 2030 By 2035, Atlanta Will Be Using 100 Percent Renewable Energy In 20 years, all of Atlanta’s power will come from sources like solar panels and windmills. Elon Musk Just Gave Us a Glimpse of His Latest Tool in the Fight Against Fossil Fuels Elon Musk appeared at the latest TED conference last week to discuss his multitudinous ventures. Not only did he unveil the first look at Tesla's all-electric semi-trucks, he also announced plans to build four more Gigafactories. [link to futurism.com (secure)] New “Breakthrough Work” Finally Lets Us Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis We have a new way of creating solar fuel. A New Device Could Utterly Transform How We Produce Energy Scientists have developed a new device that's capable of harnessing energy from infrared wavelengths and heat. This device, which also functions as an IR emitter, could change the future of energy production. The tiny thermophotovoltaic device — an 8 × 8 array of individually controllable pixels, each measuring 120 × 120 microns — uses a man-made material with special properties, called “metamaterial,” to very efficiently absorb and emit IR wavelengths. The researchers also designed the device so that it could be reconfigured on a pixel-by-pixel basis. [link to futurism.com (secure)] And there are many more breakthroughs in these techs that ive not shown here. Anything that is based on a fossil fuel like this flammable ice, is going to be obsolete in about 10 years. We had a blight come through here in West Virginia. Some dumbbell imported hardwood from EUROPE that had a wood bore in it that has DECIMATED the ash trees here. ANYWAY, just had to cut down a giant ash tree on the property that is going to provide enough wood for about three years of firewood. Burning wood helps our other trees who use the carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen which WE need to breathe! What a GREAT SYSTEM GOD CREATED! Yea we used to burn wood for fuel in the UK many hundreds of years ago, until we ran out of forest. And that was with a tiny fraction of the population we have today and no chainsaws. Yea great system. Doesn't sound like you folks are too smart. Here we see the forests as a renewable resource, and we treat them as such. Seeing as how England is opening its arms to its MORTAL ENEMIES, nobody is going to ever accuse you of being too brilliant. "nobody is going to ever accuse you of being too brilliant" Thread: 25% of British men believe they have 'man periods' every month |
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| ThePaleOne traded his horse for a white van User ID: 73848211  Austria05/19/2017 08:28 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just think of the consequences: If this is scaled up to industrial scale the arabs better learn riding their camels again. No more oil money for islamic terrorists. And the gigatonnes of methane in the oceans could last us up to 500 years at current consumption levels. Life is a 100% deadly sexually transmitted disease. Life is to short to be a slave, leave the plantation, go: [link to www.goingyourownway.com] |
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| Deadpool Loves You User ID: 25902690 United States05/19/2017 09:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation |  The universe is basically an animal. It grazes on the ordinary. It creates infinite idiots just to eat them. The Rickest Rick Sanchez comments are meant for entertainment purposes only and should not be construed to reflect the feelings and opinions, implied or expressed, of the author. |
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