u/Artifexa

A company has developed a platform that can generate electricity from the temperature gradient of sea water, and desalinize water on the spot.

The first prototype, tested in the Canary Islands, is functional, working, storm-proof, and the company is preparing to scale its deployment

They say it could easily substitute 25GW of fossil fuel generators in small island nations across the world.

More info of the prototype deployed (in spanish, you'll have to use auto-translate).

https://www.xataka.com/energia/adios-a-depender-viento-sol-canarias-acaba-encender-primera-plataforma-que-genera-electricidad-hirviendo-oceano

Info from the company's site

https://globalotec.co/installation-of-worlds-first-purpose-built-offshore-platform-for-ocean-heat-energy-completed/

https://globalotec.co/projects/plotec/

In Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga.

Original article (in spanish).

https://alhaurindelatorre.es/las-tejedoras-del-gran-toldo-de-la-calle-malaga/

It doesn't get much more optimistic than a cosmic party saying "this is a happy world".

The off voice at the end says "Whoever you are, wherever you come from, [beer brand], get in!"

It's a good excuse to get a GOG account and start exploring our alternative to american gaming platforms!

Robbo - https://www.gog.com/en/game/robbo

Heartlight - https://www.gog.com/en/game/heartlight

Adventures of Robbo - https://www.gog.com/en/game/adventures_of_robbo

Electro Man - https://www.gog.com/en/game/electro_man

I recognize some patterns from the videogame Mechanicus.

Kinda fitting, since it was a game about the cyborgs of "the cult of the machine god" confronting the Necrons (mind-uploaded aliens). Both sides of the conflict historically influenced by the shards of their own machine gods, which happen to be members of the same primordial species, and both sides desperately trying to prevent the nightmares inhabiting the noosphere from coalescing into realspace.

A view of Aleppo, Syria, where rooftops are covered with solar panels. With limited access to consistent electricity, many residents have turned to solar energy as a reliable alternative

Sometimes I think we should start sharing "apparently politically neutral" memes to timidly light some bulbs in some heads.

Keeping them as aseptic, and common-sense possible, so they are not rejected outright, to squeeeeeze some empathy and "hopepunkness" in otherwise doomscrollers. Specially leveraging any situations.

Heck, might even be a good idea to create a "meme team".

Example attached.

After all, every big tree started by being a small seed...