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Environment & Energy

rampartd

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1. i'm glad doe is doing this research but

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 05:06 AM

9 hrs ago

the requiremdent for de humidifiers might make this a good project for space.

are we, the taxpayers, going to give this technology to a billionaire err trillionaire so that he can sell it back to us?

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i'm glad doe is doing this research but rampartd 9 hrs ago #1

Well... if we want a grid powered by "Variable Renewable Energy" sources (i.e. wind, PV) to work, we will need batteries OKIsItJustMe 9 hrs ago #2