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mk  ·  1295 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Plutocrat punch down

As a tangential addendum, here are two energy ideas I've thought of, but are probably completely impractical.

1. Solar-powered desalinization on the decks of tankers (maybe a skirt of around the deck). They produce fresh water, which they can sell at port, and use the very salty water produced to generate electricity on board using the gradient with sea water.

2. A Wankel engine/electric motor hybrid that has just one shaft.