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Comment Re:Earth ship anyone? (Score 1) 274

by tbosc on Thursday July 08, 2010 @11:50AM (#32840812) Attached to: How To Build an Open Source House?

Agreed, you should checkout the documentary Garbage Warrior, which details Michael Reynolds trails and tribulations in building his eco-homes called earthships. Also salient, the Tiny House Movement has some interesting strategies in skirting regulations by turning homes into "not" buildings.

Astrium Hopes To Test Grabbing Solar Energy From Orbit 144

Posted by timothy on Thursday January 21, 2010 @02:48PM from the don't-stand-underneath-when-they-fly-by dept.

goldaryn writes "Word from the BBC today is that Europe's biggest space company is seeking partners to help get a satellite-based solar power trial into orbit: 'EADS Astrium says the satellite system would collect the Sun's energy and transmit it to Earth via an infrared laser, to provide electricity. Space solar power has been talked about for more than 30 years as an attractive concept because it would be 'clean, inexhaustible, and available 24 hours a day.' However, there have always been question marks over its cost, efficiency and safety. But Astrium believes the technology is close to proving its maturity.'"

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