Archive for July, 2009
Viva 1910…or…You can’t go home again but you can live in the same neighborhood
Posted on July 31, 2009, under Sekalaista, Uutiset.
Resistance to changing the culture we now possess (or possesses us?), a culture that is arguably fatally destructive to the biosphere, includes the argument that we can’t go back to the way we used to live 100 years ago or some other harsher time where we tied our shoes, cleaned floors with mops, and (God forbid) churned butter.
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
The Reality Report: Interview with Steve Andrews about the 2009 ASPO-USA Conference
Posted on July 31, 2009, under Uutiset, Öljyhuippu.
Learn about the planning behind the 2009 conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas.
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
BPL Global Joins JUCCCE
Posted on July 30, 2009, under Sekalaista.
BPL Global ), Ltd. , a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy efficiency and reliability, has become a member of the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy organization.
Lähde: Topix
Solar Power Part Of Ohio Budget
Posted on July 30, 2009, under Sekalaista.
Ohio’s latest budget seeks to put solar power in the financial reach of Ohio residents by addressing the cost of installation, the biggest barrier to the renewable energy technology’s large-scale deployment.
Lähde: Topix
10 Minute Charge for Student-Built Electric Car
Posted on July 30, 2009, under Sekalaista.
We are familiar with the better qualities of electric vehicles. They use alternative energy and leave less carbon footprints on the climate. But they are still not mass produced. They have many drawbacks and one has to find a remedy for such disadvantages. One of the hurdles in making them vehicles of masses is [...]
Posted in: Electric Cars, Inventions, Transportation
Lähde: Alternative Energy
Hedcor revises hydro power plant design for mutually beneficial use of Tamugan River
Posted on July 30, 2009, under Polttoaineet, Sekalaista, Uutiset.
Just recently it was announced that Hedcor, developer of the Tamugan hydro electric power project, had submitted to its main rival, the Davao City Water District (DCWD), a compromise proposal for use of the Tamugan river in order to achieve a “win-win” situation for both parties on the use of the river.
Basically it will mean that Hedcor will only build one hydro electric power plant on the site instead of the planned two and move the plant to a higher elevation. Redesign is expected to be finished in 6 months.
The original plan had two cascading run-of-river hydropower plants. It would have consisted of the upstream 7.5 MW Panigan plant tapping the Panigan River and the downstream 20 MW Tamugan Plant tapping the Tamugan River. Both plants would have generated 27.5 MW of power for the grid.Because of this the planned capacity of the hydro electric project would be reduced to 18MW along with total cost of construction. From the original P6 Billion it would now only cost P5.2 Billion.
DCWD had opposed Hedcor’s hydro electric power plant project because they said that it would dry up the river and in turn its supply of water to Davao City’s watershed..
Thebattle for the use of the Tamugan river had dragged on for such a long time that even the city Mayor was called into mediate. DCWD had prior rights to the use of the river due to a permit given to them by the National Water Resources Board. However on a recent ruling, the NWRB had denied DCWD’s objection to Hedcor’s use of the river while also granting user rights to Hedcor. Despite the setback, DCWD announced that it was still pressing on with legal action to block Hedcor’s power plant project.
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Tags: Hedcor, DCWD, Tamugan River, Hydro Electric, Davao City
Lähde: Alternat1ve.com - One Alternative Energy Blog
RENEWABLE SOURCES SOAR TO OVER 11% OF U.S. ENERGY PRODUCTION
Posted on July 30, 2009, under Sekalaista.
NOW PROVIDING MORE ENERGY THAN NUCLEAR POWER
Lähde: EarthToys
Coal - July 29
Posted on July 29, 2009, under Uutiset, Öljyhuippu.
-Blackout: Dwindling Coal Reserves and the Siren Song of “Clean Coal”
-The Good Earth
-Not under our backyard, say Germans, in blow to CO2 plans
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
Deep thought - July 29
Posted on July 29, 2009, under Sekalaista, Uutiset.
-Personal Responsibility
-Thinking the Unthinkable
-Evaluating Decisions and the Long Term Perspective
-Why Civilisations Collapse
Lähde: Energy Bulletin
Failed nuclear power station becomes solar power station
Posted on July 28, 2009, under Polttoaineet, Sekalaista, Uutiset.
How can you not be lured by a headline like this: “Nuclear power goes solar”? Or so says a piece of news posted on the Greenpeace website a few days ago. So what’s it all about?
Well, a former nuclear power station in Austria has been reopened as a solar power station. Yes, you read it right. According to the report, the Zwentendorf nuclear plant was never operated and has been mothballed since the 1970s. On Saturday it opened for clean energy business (to the tune of 1.2 million euros) as the largest solar power station in Austria.
Greenpeece was invited to hang a banner from the station. The organization chose to emblazon on the banner the following line: “Energy Revolution -Climate Solution.”
Still according to the report, a 1978 national referendum chose to keep the station inactive and nuclear fuel rods were never inserted into the reactor. Since then, the white elephant has stood dormant by the river Danube. Until last Saturday, that is.
Greenpeace says: “The only safe nuclear power comes from the sun”. Now, that’s an enlightened thing to say. Congratulation to Austria for setting such a great example on renewable energy.
Lähde: EnergyRefuge.com Blog
