Technologies: Difference between revisions

This article aims to gather tech relevant for the well being of the populations and the planet. Technology can be used for good and evil this is a good reason to keep up-to-date on the problems and opportunities and good solutions.  

= Automation =

[[File:Velib automated bike rentals.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Automated locking system makes bikesharing efficient.]]

= AI =

* '''[[w:Robotics]]'''

= Ecological tech =

There are various interesting ecological technologies being piloted.

== Hydrogen purified steel ==

'''HYBRIT''' an abbreviation of '''HY'''drogen '''BR'''eakthrough '''I'''ronmaking '''T'''echnology, where iron for steel making is not purified by a process called coking, but instead using massive amounts of hydrogen to purify it.

* [http://www.hybritdevelopment.com/ Official HYBRIT development website] for more info.

== Food from air and electricity ==

In Finland Solar Foods Ltd. has demonstrated making protein called Solein with renewable electricity and CO2 as raw material and are building their first real plant soon.

* [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/29/plan-to-sell-50m-meals-electricity-water-air-solar-foods The Guardian reporting on 'Plan to sell 50m meals made from electricity, water and air'] (2019)

== CO2 capture ==

CO2 capture can refer to capturing CO2 from an industrial process or just grabbing it from air.

* [https://www.fastcompany.com/90356326/we-have-the-tech-to-suck-co2-from-the-air-but-can-it-suck-enough-to-make-a-difference FastCompany.com article 'We have the tech to suck CO2 from the air–but can it suck enough to make a difference?'] (2019)

== Power-to-gas ==

Power-to-gas technologies are advancing. Power-to-gas involves energy losses in the conversion, but the power of gaseous energy that it is much cheaper to store than electricity, plus the distribution networks largely exist already.

* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/europe-stores-electricity-in-gas-pipes/ Scientific American article 'Europe Stores Electricity in Gas Pipes']

== Hemp tech ==

Development of sound hemp products has suffered from the prohibition of the plant since 1937

[[w:List of hemp products|Wikipedia's list of hemp products]] is not complete by a far shot.  

=== Hemp wood ===

From seed to building material in less than a year is a reality in Kentucky as the first HempWood factory has opened. HempWood is said to have slightly better characteristics than oak.

* [https://www.psnet.biz/forum/cbd-news/oak-is-out-hemp-is-in-hempwood-factory-opens-in-kentucky 'Oak is Out, Hemp is in – HempWood Factory Opens in Kentucky']

=== Hempcrete ===

'''[[w:Hempcrete]]''' is a [[w:bio-composite]] material for construction.

=== Hemp supercapacitors ===

{{Q|A '''[[w:supercapacitor|supercapacitor]]''' is a high-capacity [[w:capacitor|capacitor]] with a capacitance value much higher than other capacitors, but with lower voltage limits, that bridges the gap between [[w:electrolytic capacitor|electrolytic capacitor]]s and [[w:Rechargeable battery|rechargeable batteries]]. It typically stores 10 to 100 times more [[w:specific energy|energy per unit volume or mass]] than electrolytic capacitors, can accept and deliver charge much faster than batteries, and tolerates many more [[w:charge and discharge cycle|charge and discharge cycle]]s than [[w:Rechargeable battery|rechargeable batteries]].|Wikipedia|definition of a supercapacitator}}

* [https://ukcsc.co.uk/earth-power-hemp-batteries-better-than-lithium-and-graphene/ 'Earth power: hemp batteries better than lithium and graphene'] (2019)

= Mobility tech =

[[Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers]] lists carsharing, carpooling and traveler router services around the world.

They currently work in Denmark, [https://gomore.se/ Sweden], [https://gomore.no/ Norway], [https://gomore.fr/ France] and [https://amovens.com/ Spain].