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To reach that, Musk testified Monday, there need to be "three fundamental pillars" in place: energy generation from solar, wind, nuclear or other non-fossil fuel sources; energy storage; and energy consumption, i.e., by electric vehicles.  "This is essential for humanity to have a good future," Musk said. "We'd (eventually) run out of oil and civilization would collapse." By 2016, the year the acquisition was finalized, Tesla already offered two of those three pillars.  Its Powerwall batteries, which are intended to be used for home energy storage, checked the storage box. Its electri...

Undoubtedly, the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns crippled the South African economy. For months, various sectors battled to stay alive due to various restrictions. Even now, the tourism and alcohol industry – to name a few – are still trying to bounce back from last year. But, as Mike Schussler writes below, the South African economy was in a spot of bother even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. While he says that the country should see some bounce back, the economy is in deep trouble. – Jarryd Neves By Elize Kruger and Mike Schussler for Brenthurst Wealth GDP is either produced...

Company deploys sensors over half the world's oceans to improve weather forecasts Andrew Freedman, The Washington Post Dec. 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail A Sofar Ocean Spotter buoy seen next to a large container ship.Sofar Ocean. Sofar Ocean, a company that makes instruments that collect vital ocean data, known as the Spotter, has now spread enough of these sensors to give them a glimpse into half of the world's oceans, the company announced Friday. By the end of 2021, the company hopes to cover all the oceans. There are already more than 1,000 low-cost, remotely controlled Spotter coastal a...