What if you could draw energy from the night sky without effort? That's the question that researchers at the University of California, Davis are trying to answer with a new engine that generates power simply by sitting under the clear starry heavens.

What if you could draw energy from the night sky without effort? That’s the question that researchers at the University of California, Davis are trying to answer with a new engine that generates power simply by sitting under the clear starry heavens.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Even just some kind of battery tech that removes excess heat and turns it into battery cooling or even trickle charging back to the same battery.

    You don’t need a high tech solution. A buried salt and sand pit can store enough energy to heat a house all winter in Northern Canada.

    Drake landing. Sand batteries are cheap and easy but you are fighting oil and gas politicians.