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Drill into Developing Energy Tech

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Lightning sparks through a plume of ash during the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano. (David Jon/NordicPhotos/Getty Images)

Greetings intrepid readers, and welcome to the very first post in our ongoing energy series. Sarah Dowdey, Robert Lamb and I will be covering the energy beat from now on, in addition to our regular science posts. We’re not going to preach at you as to why green is good. We figure you may have heard that once or twice before. We will, however, be taking a fun, futuristic, broad look at developing energy technologies. If you wind up being inspired to start your own steaming heap of compost in the backyard or taking a second look at geothermal energy to heat and cool your home, we won’t object.

Most any topic in the energy arena will be fair game, ranging from exploring what BP’s top kill method is, to how much energy a volcano releases during an eruption, to whether it’s cost-effective to rent solar panels. Whether you’re interested in smart grids or no grids at all, we have you covered. Here’s a sample of some more stuff we’re interested in:

  • Asteroid mining and, of course, asteroid mining bots
  • Enslaving black holes
  • Catching lighting
  • Dyson spheres
  • Jupiter’s weather
  • Green building design
  • Energy security
  • Green jobs
  • Suits that capture the energy of human movement
  • Nuclear pulse propulsion
  • Energy weapons
  • The DARPA Vulture
  • Nuclear aircraft
  • Seriously energetic animals (like the bombardier beetle and the electric eel)
  • Solar-powered animals (the roadrunner!)
  • Worst energy ideas ever
  • Plastic rationing
  • Urban sprawl
  • Women in organic agriculture

If you have ideas you’d like to see us write about in the next few months, please jot them down below or send us a note on Facebook or Twitter.

After all, we’ve come a long way from those early days when man had few energy sources on which to rely. The sun, a roaring fire, brute strength, livestock and moving bodies of water all served nicely for survival, but the energy options (and restrictions) facing modern society have changed considerably. So let’s talk about them.


Filed under: Energy 365, Stuff to Blow Your Mind Tagged: asteroid mining, Black Holes, composting, energy security, energy weapons, geothermal energy, plastic rationing, urban sprawl

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