Solar Steam To Power Martian Cities? (Video)
With average tempreatures hovering around -63 degrees Celcius, future Martian colonists are going to have to find innovative ways of staying warm--not to mention power their (hopefully) growing communities.
Since it may be awhile before Earth may allow future Martians to have a nuclear
power
plant (due to political reasons), residents may have to rely on using "solar
steam power"
technology to keep the lights on--not to mention biospheres toasty.
Since Mars has plenty of ice water upon (or underneath) its surface, colonists
should have
no problem building massive solar power steam plants, which could enable cities
to be
powered inexpensively (decreasing dependence from Earth for fuel).
Even though this technology is promising, future settlers of Mars may want to
consider a
variety of alternative energy sources, ranging from hydrogen energy to "green"
algae, to
even turning future trash into power.