Fiction:Praetorian Tech

Energy
Among the energy resources the Praetorate has to draw upon, the most prominent are: Fossil Fuels, Nuclear, Early Green Tech, and highly experimental Fusion Systems.

Fossils
The fossilized remains of ancient Alpacis Theropodae, and other ancient species. Petroleum, Coal, Natural Gas. There's not much to it, just mine, purify, and burn. Often referred to as the lifeblood of the city-states, this is the dirtiest, yet at the moment, cheapest fuel the Praetorate has. A worldwide shift to green fuel is in the works, thanks to concerns about depletion, but may take a century or more to actually occur.

Alternatives
Biofuels, Windmills, Photovoltaic Panels, Hydroelectricity, Geothermal energy. The energy of the future. Petroleum alternatives are already used in historic places, such as the original cities of Othens, and Lacon, where pollution has become a threat to national monuments. Othens draws much of it's energy from hydroelectric dams across the continent's major rivers. PV panels power satellites probes and calculators. as the Fossil Fuel reserves are drained, these alternatives are growing to take their place.

"Nukyulah Powah"
E=MC^2. The equation that makes it possible to unlock the energy of the atom. Purified Uranium. Poison if handled without protection, and the catalyst for a reaction of incredible power and ferocity. This is the heart and soul of Laconian tech. The weaponized form was the political catalyst for the beginning of the Space Race. The most common form is the Standard Reactor, a building-sized reactor that can power an entire city. The second most common is the Nuclear Micropile, a smaller rector used in seacraft, land dreadnoughts, and the early FTL-Capable spacecraft.