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2015년 4월 13일

오랫동안 인류에게 가장 익숙한 천체였으며 무수히 많은 신화와 예술의 소재가 되어왔던 달이, 청정하고도 재생가능한 에너지를 만드는 데에 결정적인 역할을 하고 있다. 황량하고 거칠던 해안 마을은 에너지 생산 지역으로 바뀌고 있다. 이제는 우리가 달이나 바다에 대해 좀 더 새로운 시각의 상상을 시작할 때가 되었다.

과학적으로 볼 때 지구의 작은 위성일 뿐인 달은 인류에게 오랫동안 수많은 영향을 미쳐왔다. 달은 지질학적, 생태적 환경을 완성하는 데에 근본적으로 중요한 역할을 했을 뿐 아니라, 오랜 세월 동안 사람들에게 상상력의 원천이었다. 이제 달은 인류에게 에너지의 근원이 되어주고 있다. 태양열 발전과 풍력 발전 이후 달의 힘에 기댄 조력 발전의 시대가 오고 있는 것이다.

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달의 힘을 잡아라

이제 달의 시대가 온다

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