Ephotovoltaic energy, turbines, hybrid cars… in France, these innovations barely land. In Silicon Valley, they are already has-been, and researchers are working on new “green technologies” intended to reduce our consumption of electricity. Rue89 makes a non-exhaustive inventory of the most surprising inventions, gleaned from the book “Green Revolution: Investigation in Sillicon Valley” by Michel Ktitareff, which appears on October 7 at Dunod.
Satellites to heat the earth
Even if it means using solar energy to create electricity, you might as well get it at the source. The start-up Solaren, already specialized in photovoltaics, therefore plans to deploy, by 2016, satellites with solar panels.
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Green Revolution: Investigation in Silicon Valley: Preface by Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (Quai des Sciences)
Release Date | 2009-10-07T00:00:00.000Z |
Language | Français |
Publication Date | 2009-10-07T00:00:00.000Z |
Format | Kindle Ebook |