Word: solarized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...space manufacturing -for example, the construction of large turbogenerators driven by sunlight. Much easier to build in the gravity-free environment around the colonies, these giant machines could be towed back to the vicinity of the earth, parked in fixed orbit and then used to relay the captured solar power down to earth as a beam of microwaves...
...that such kinks have been ironed out. Consumers now can buy either a display that must be switched on for viewing or a "liquid-crystal" display that remains constantly illuminated. For those willing to shell out at least $500, Ragen Precision Industries of New Jersey offers a no-battery "solar" powered model, which requires so little light for power that the manufacturer claims it will still be running after a year in a drawer...
...aims at promoting neighborhood self-sufficiency by teaching inner-city people how to raise organically grown vegetables. Another project involves construction of solar-powered hot-water heaters on apartment roofs. A third seeks to increase food supplies by teaching people to raise fish at home. "It's protein," says Hess, pointing to a tank full of tiny rainbow trout. "You can trade them or sell them...
Prognosis: Accelerated solar heating and cooling programs could save the equivalent of 1 million bbl. of oil daily by 1985, about 5.5 million...
Prognosis: Fusion will have no real impact on the U.S. energy scene until after the year 2000. But in combination with solar technology, it holds the greatest promise for the next 100 years...