‘Ocean battery’ targets renewable energy dilemma

Good News Notes: “A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea. In one vision, offshore wind farms could use seawater to essentially store energy until it’s needed, helping wean humanity off fossil fuels….

No sun or soil: Local farm uses technology to grow sustainable produce

Good News Notes: “A local farm leads the way in growing sustainable produce seen on store shelves. Robots control the operations at 80 Acres Farms in Hamilton. “I really do believe this is something different,” Noah Zelkind, Director of Business Development said. “Here we grow food and we grow really healthy food sustainability.” The 70,000…

Planet 9 discovery gets closer as astronomers discover 139 ‘minor planets’ past Neptune

 Good News Notes: “Astronomers are getting closer to discovering the elusive and mysterious Planet Nine after 139 ‘minor planets‘ were discovered past Neptune’s orbit. These objects, ones “that were not previously published,” are not officially planets or comets, but rather space objects that orbit the Sun. In total, the discovery is five percent of the trans-Neptunian object…