Archive for September 7th, 2008
Massive floating generators, or ‘eco-rigs’, to provide power and food to Japan
Gotta the love the long-term thinking JapaneseTimes Online
Battered by soaring energy costs and aghast at dwindling fish stocks, Japanese scientists think they have found the answer: filling the seas with giant “eco-rigs” as powerful as nuclear power stations.The project, which could result in village-sized platforms peppering the Japanese coastline within a decade, reflects a growing [...]
Solar plants in deserts could yield water and crops
The Guardian
Vast greenhouses that use sea water for crop cultivation could be combined with solar power plants to provide food, fresh water and clean energy in deserts, under an ambitious proposal from a team of architects and engineers.
The Sahara Forest Project, which is already running demonstration plants in Tenerife, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, [...]
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