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August 03, 2021

Lilium, an electric jet start-up just signed a $1 billion deal with a commercial airliner

KEY POINTS Lilium plans to sell 220 of its vehicles for up to $1 billion to Brazilian airliner Azul. The two firms said on Monday that they plan to build an eVTOL (electric vehicle takeoff and landing) aircraft network across Brazil between now and 2025. The aviation industry is under intensifying pressure to look at new ways of powering their carriers as policymakers publicly acknowledge the necessity of transitioning to a low-carbon society. ilium, a German start-up making electric jets that can take off and land vertically, has announced plans to sell 220 of its vehicles for up to...

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Arcologies, Mars, Space, Terracity - August 03, 2021

NÜWA CITY TEMPE MENSA, MARS

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙪̈𝙬𝙖, 𝙖 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 Despite being able to land rovers on Mars and fly helicopters there, it seems humans are still somewhat far away from actually setting foot on the red planet. But for an endeavor as unprecedented as colonizing another planet, you have to dream big—and plan ahead. That’s what an international team of scientists and other experts are doing, and they’ve come up with not just a design, but a full-fledged plan to build the first Martian city, complete with sustainable housing, food, transportation, and energy. Described in a paper published in...

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Kenya, solar desalination - August 03, 2021

Solar-Powered Desalination Device Aims to Deliver Water to 400,000 Kenyans

Turning seawater into drinking water is typically an expensive and polluting process, but this group hopes to change that. Turning seawater into potable water is typically an expensive and polluting process. Now, Climate Fund Manager and Solar Water Solutions have a revolutionary solution with zero carbon footprint. The groups are working together to install up to 200 desalination units in Kitui County, Kenya. The project's long-term goal is to provide clean water to 400,000 Kenyans by 2023. The total funding opportunity is estimated to be up to USD 15 million. Typically, desalination requires a lot of electricity to keep the water...

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧

Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of destroyed properties. Welcome to Lagos during rainy season. Residents of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, are used to the yearly floods that engulf the coastal city during the months of March to November. In mid-July, however, the major business district of Lagos Island experienced one of its worst floods in recent years. "It was very bad, and unusual," Eselebor Oseluonamhen, 32 told CNN. "I drove out of my house ... I didn't realize it had rained so much ... There was...

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green hydrogen, Japan, wind farms - August 03, 2021

Offshore wind to power Japan's biggest green hydrogen plant

Hokkaido facility to churn out enough clean fuel for 10,000 vehicles Japan's largest hydrogen plant powered by offshore wind energy is set to open on the northern island of Hokkaido as part of a national effort to slash carbon dioxide emissions. Scheduled to begin operation as early as the year ending March 2024, the plant will produce up to roughly 550 tons of hydrogen a year -- enough to fuel more than 10,000 hydrogen vehicles, according to plans. The effort represents a step toward creating a homegrown supply of hydrogen that is "green," or made using renewable energy. Green...

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Lilium, an electric jet start-up just signed a $1 billion deal with a commercial airliner

NÜWA CITY TEMPE MENSA, MARS

Solar-Powered Desalination Device Aims to Deliver Water to 400,000 Kenyans

Offshore wind to power Japan's biggest green hydrogen plant

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