LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
So many start-ups making food, packaging, clothing, and building materials, so little time to cover them all... 🍄😍
Oxygen-ion batteries, Puerto Rico's first community-led microgrid, ebike rebates, plus some bold claims being made by thermal energy storage start-up, Rondo.
What if scientists could create meat that was identical in taste and texture to animal-derived meat – AND it produced fewer emissions and required a small fraction of the resources used to raise conventional meat?
Cow-less dairy, circular economy examples, climate tech enterprises, car-free living in car-centric cities, plus floatovoltaics: coming soon to a reservoir near you?
Everything's coming up seaweed! Plus a new tool to help prevent soil degradation, right to repair, a biking utopia, semi-transparent organic solar cells for greenhouses, and so much more.
Modular tech, micromobility, sound waves, and more.
Jane McGonigal's new book should be required reading for anyone who's worried, wary, or looking for reasons to be hopeful for what the future might bring.
Who knew? (And who on Earth would choose hydrogen over electricity to power a bike??)
Turns out unsustainable growth isn't so sustainable. Who woulda thunk? 🤷