Side-blog for wilburwhateley. Personal nonsense, a lot of reblogs [maybe some poetry/cut-ups], cool animals, and stupid humor—with a dash of the apocalypse
I’m not sure how all of the logistics would work (I’m more of a sociology guy than a STEM guy), but I don’t see why a colder climate wouldn’t be able to take advantage of renewable energy sources – geothermal and perfected solar technology and such.
Aesthetically, you’d probably end up with something very similar to the “Northern Lights glass igloos” in Finland:
Maybe connect all the igloos with a tunnel/tube system and have them all link up to a big hub at the center. Maybe the hub has advanced solar panels and sits on a geothermal hot spot, and the energy accumulated there could power the surrounding homes and buildings.
People can and should add to this, because my winter solarpunk imagination is a tad limited.