Power Source

Ever since the expedition teams found the burnable ice, Methane Clathrate around the globe, it offered another possible source of power, but it wasn't the end of it.

Discovered by a Russian researcher’s group in 2018, the new power source based on these burnable ice brought hope to the world. By condensing the ice and put it under a special kind of electrolysis, it would generate an enormous amount of energy like a magnifying agent. For an ice cube with the size of 8 cm3, it could provide electricity for a family of four at least a quarter of the year.

This was the new era for power source, immediately countries all over the world started to mine and collect and store the ice. Although the amount of ice was not as abundant as the oil or coal, and the method to obtain was expensive, the price for a cube didn't go up as the market expected. Behind the steady price were the Governments in an effort to cut down the emission of greenhouse gases from traditional power station. They compensated the price by partnering with the mega corporation that had a said inside the congress, or almost every council that they could walk out with benefit.

The cube also revolutionized the environmental-friendly vehicles which reduced their weight even further and made room for more innovative ideas. Other regular vehicle also got rid of the gas and diesel and replaced with the ice. The emissions of many pollutants dropped significantly and continue to be from the year the ice went into the mass market.

The rapid development of the ice then made its move from industrial use slowly to daily life. Almost everything was powered by it. Every country was happy about their progress in cutting down the pollutant.

This of course making the Middle-East turned into an oil asylum, the oil and gas extractions were at a halt worldwide, the holes were covered, the storage was useless at the moment. Some lost their investment, some lost their mind. Coal mines, too, were closed.

But as the world move on, the frequent earthquake around the globe caused several major oil leaks when the covers were blown or shook away. The cleaning up was dreadful, and some are still continuing with the help of the automated ocean cleaning machines or robots.

The ice won’t last that long if no other energy source was used. Controversially, the Nuclear Fusion was adopted in many country because of its high output. Combining with other renewable source that compensate the energy needed to operate it, the world gained the steady supply of cheaper energy.

Other method to provide energy endless energy was being researched, and the notably, graphite ran the show with its potential far beyond expected and since it was one of the earliest researched, the application were already put into use. (Featured in ‘Stackit, Made Possible By Seq’)