Fuel for Innovation

The First Industrial Revolution set in motion an unprecedented technological and scientific progress that swept from the western world all around the globe. Although initially opposed by the aristocratic elite due to a creative destruction that threatened their extractive and uninnovative economies, as well as some of the working class, whose ideological members in the present are still revered to as Luddites, it made living conditions overall better for humans.

It was also the first energy revolution that made men independent from the natural environments and their physical strength. Turning night into day and replacing horses with horse power, the modern period can be thought of as a gradual refinement of what is possible in the realm of science.

Two interesting developments have happened simultaneously. For the last centuries, the energy consumption of every individual has risen by 3% per year. At the same time, the efficiency has drastically increased. Light bulbs are a better cost-benefit calculation than candles and even complex endeavours such as commercial flights, could be reduced from 400 litres of fuel per passenger in 1970 to 90 litres in 2020.

It should be mentioned, that the 3% increase takes the efficiency advancements into account. Therefore every 25 years, the human energy consumption doubles. While it is possible at the present moment to produce all of the worlds energy in a clean way by covering the state of Nevada with solar panels, in 200 years, the whole surface of the earth would be required to prevent a rationing of resources,

At Lunaro, we believe that stagnation is not an option and that growth spurs innovation in creative and commercial endeavours. In order to overcome the energy crisis and give every generation more possibilities than the last, it is necessary to move beyond our known territory and into space. The trip to humanities second home moon only takes three days at the time of this writing and it offers more than meets the eye.

Not known during the times of the Apollo missions was that the poles, where no sunlight falls, contain water in the form of ice. Through electrolysis, this can be dissected into hydrogen and oxygen and become the fuel for innovation. Resources can also be brought into space at a much lower cost. Because the moon has one sixth of the earths gravity, it takes 24 times less energy to lift a kilo, making moon the perfect launch pad for further space travel.

Progress is not a natural occurrence set forth by one technology but it requires constant agency and inspiration. As the Industrial Revolution rewarded inventors who benefitted the masses, so does the moon in the 21st century offer a grey canvas to all artists of innovation.

The vision at Lunaro is to turn moon not just into a survivable but a prosperous planet that is culturally and economically rich. Through the creation of unique architecture and vehicles, unbound by the necessities of weather protection and enhanced by lower gravity, we will create model cities that take infrastructure and governance into account.

Our mission starts now.