Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries
When it comes to solar and wind power generation, the old quip goes: “What are you gonna do when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow?” Energy storage and returning power to be used by neighbors has always been part of that plan, but like all good disinformation, it’s a simple half-truth that’s easy to repeat.
There are also some other applications for the technology. Alaskan towns that spend six months a year in darkness could order up some sunlight for a few hours a day using such a satellite network. This would lift depression and perhaps improve public safety. Job sites at all latitudes could benefit from real sunlight at night instead of weaker work lights. Even militaries could probably benefit from use of this kind of sun-reflecting technology.
With these dark skies, you can see things that you can’t see in town. The Milky Way can easily be seen, but it’s dark enough at this site to see other galaxies, constellations, and even your own shadow in the light of Jupiter. Telescope pads make it easy for astronomy enthusiasts to see better than just about anywhere else on land. It’s about the only way to experience the night sky like all of our ancestors did thousands of years ago.
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