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Hope for the Future

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sbrandt

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There are so many promising alternative energy sources just around the corner, I thought I’d start maintaing a page for them, and update it as I come across links of interest.

  1. Bio-Fuel
    1. LS9: Using microbes to generate hydrocarbons
    2. Plastic that grows on trees
    3. Seashore Mallow as biodiesel source
  2. Hydrogen
    1. Efficient method for Water + Sun = Hydrogen
  3. Wind
    1. Harnessing the Jet Stream
    2. Wind Turbines (safe for birds)
  4. Fusion
    1. Pulsed X-Ray lasers for generating power from sea water.
  5. Solar
    1. Green dye: 10x power, 0.1x cost
    2. Spray on solar cells
    3. Highly efficient design from South Africa
    4. Nano Tower Solar Cells and more on these
    5. Plastic Leaf-like solar cells with 6% efficiency
    6. Nanowires — perhaps this one can combine with some of the above breakthroughs
    7. Quantum Dots
    8. 40% Efficiency at 1000 suns
    9. Space-based solar power generators
  6. Biodiesel
    1. Algae biodiesel could power all cars, use no farm land
    2. And soak up CO2
    3. Oil from turkey parts
    4. Cheaper Biodiesel
    5. Biodiesel breakthroughs website
  7. Batteries
    1. Better Lithium Ion Batteries

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