• ARKX, the new Ark Space ETF, launches tomorrow—an exchange-traded fund that trades like a stock and offers more oversight than an ICO, according to participants.

• A 75-acre property contains an estimated 8,000–27,000 cubic feet of timber; at ~500 kg/m³ and 14.9 MJ/kg, this represents more than 1 TJ of chemical energy—roughly 6,825 gallons of diesel equivalent.

• Discussion of converting the wood resource into useful energy via combined heat-and-power (CHP) systems that can reach ~80 % overall efficiency, with interest in rapid “kick-start” ignition methods.

• Moisture content of freshly cut wood can range from 40 % to 200 % (water mass relative to oven-dry wood), significantly lowering combustion efficiency; drying the wood effectively transfers summer solar energy to winter heating demand.

• Participants calculate that drying three tonnes of 200 %-moisture wood yields one tonne of oven-dry fuel, and explore solar kilns as a practical seasonal energy-storage strategy.