This is a exceptionally good article on Biomass, the majority of Thailand's alternative energy is produced by using Biomass-Biogas methods. Can Biomass Replace Coal?
by Thomas R. Blakeslee, Clearlight Foundation
Wind and solar power are clean and free but they only work part of the time. When the sun goes down and the wind dies, coal is still the workhorse for generating baseload power. But coal is killing us by warming the planet, acidifying our lakes and oceans and sprinkling mercury over
Go for solar power, not nuclear energy
25 June 09
I READ with utmost concern of TNB’s plan to implement the first nuclear plant by 2025, as reported in the Star on June 23. My immediate question is, has TNB made any detailed study on the viability of solar energy before deciding on nuclear power plant (NPP)?
For TNB to invest RM6.9 billion to build a 1,000 MW station is way too expensive. Let us be mindful that this is already the cheapest option if the Chinese design is used. It will cost
How we make and use energy will pretty much determine our collective future.
For many building owners, capital costs are a barrier to investing in building retrofits. Using energy performance contracting (EPC), a building retrofit generates guaranteed energy savings that, over a number of years, can be equal to the cost of the project including financing costs. Typically, owners can keep these savings or apply them toward the debt repayment on the project.
The work includes several t
** Thai Language documentary ** Reports on nuclear portion of study tour of Thai delegates to the the Pacific Northwest in the USA. Includes visit to Columbia Generating Station, with focuses on US problem that long-term storage of waste has not been resolved. Discusses decision to implode the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant by Portland Gas and Electric in the late 1980s, and the $24 billion nuclear fiasco of the Washington Public Power Supply (WPPS) that left four unfinished reactors. Footage from i
** Thai language video ** This (Part 1) Thai Public Broadcasting Service (TPBS) documentary explores the nuclear power option in Thailand in light of the experience of nuclear power in the USA. The unresolved nuclear waste issue features prominently. The video is based on footage from a Thai-US energy study tour organized by non-profit organizations Palang Thai and AWISH.
These Malls are the main reason that EGAT wants to build nuclear plant and if I know Thailand, the some of Mall's shareholders sit on EGAT's board of directors, wanta bet? The Large Users (Red Bar) they are the ones that are the most inefficient and they should pay for the extra cost of the nuclear plant. But, you know that ain't gonna happen, you're the one that is gonna pay and pay - democracy Thailand style.I think most Thai people care about the animals and the trees and can do better.
Riversimple pulled the sheet off its ultra-lightweight fuel cell Urban Car today in London and said it delivers a 50-mph top speed, a 200-mile range and fuel economy equivalent to 300 mpg. The company claims it also emits a paltry 30 grams per kilometer of CO2. The car features a 6-kilowatt fuel cell, which is miniscule compared to the 100-kW unit in the Honda FCX Clarity, but the developers say that’s plenty for a vehicle that weighs just 770 pounds.
“This next generation hydrogen-electric ca
Let There D.light!
This is Sam Goldman's story. He grew up in Mauritania, Pakistan, Peru, India and Rwanda, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin and studied biology and environmental studies in Canada before receiving his MBA from Stanford. “My neighbor’s son in Benin was badly burned by a kerosene lamp. I decided to provide a source of light that is safe and cheap.” This is the story of a social entrepreneur in the making and the building of a global social enterprise: D.light Design.
Jorge Colombo drew this week’s cover using Brushes, an application for the iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square.
Check out the link to see an animation of each step in the "painting process".http://www.newyorker.com/video?videoID=24059201001 http://www.newyorker.com/video?videoID=24059201001'>
Bangkok is built on clay rather than bedrock, has also been sinking at a far faster pace of up to 4 inches annually as its teeming population and factories pump some 2.5 million cubic tons of cheaply priced water, legally and illegally, out of its aquifers. This compacts the layers of clay and causes the land to sink.For some 200 years, Bangkok, built over a swamp, has weathered annual floods. Every monsoon season, heavy rains slow traffic to a crawl and flood basements in some areas of the city
Side Show: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/05/16/us/politics/20090516ROTUS/index.html When I see people like Ms. Page, it makes me feel very positive about the human race
Khun Korn, (Minister of Finance) offered his support for a rethink of the country's energy policies, noting that Thailand ranked last in the region in terms of energy efficiency.I don't understand the reason why the Thai people and their leaders don't support the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy in Thailand. I suppose it has something to do with education and the Thai media.
Gore pleads for unity on climate, despite divide
By DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore, the leading American voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan differences and take action to reduce greenhouse gases, but Democrats and Republicans sparred even more vigorously over the cost of dealing with global warming.
Gore, who won a Nobel prize for his work on climate change, told a congressional hearing that
The Grateful Dead 1972
Truckin got my chips cashed in. keep truckin, like the do-dah man
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin on.
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on main street.
Chicago, new york, detroit and its all on the same street.
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
Dallas, got a soft machine; houston, too close to new orleans;
New yorks got the ways and means; but just wont let you be, oh no.
The Art of Doing Rural Business “If you can conceptualize the world’s 4 billion poor as a market, rather than a burden, hey must be considered the biggest source of growth left in the world,” says C.K. rahalad,“assuming that if this market is well understood, it can be served profitably.”
Rural electrification is a rapidly developing field. Electric grids in poor countries grow o slowly that they will not reach many young villagers in their lifetime. Yet wind urbines and photovoltaic
A wind-energy plant in Pattaya could be the harbinger to many more across the country
Published on September 23, 2007
Pattaya's Koh Lan community will soon rely on the wind to supply some of its energy requirements. It will be the first wind-energy plant developed by Thai technologists tailored to suit local climate and weather conditions.
After eight months of hard work, 45 sets of wind turbines with 4.5-kilowatt (KW) capacity each have been installed. Dr Weerachai Ruaynarin of Rajamong
David Pogue of The New York Times hitches a ride with a man who thinks he has the answer to climate change, dependence on foreign oil, and creating jobs, all with the flick of a switch:
Go here to watch video http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4876897n The Silicon Valley millionaire Shai Agassi has a huge, huge idea.
"When you find a great purpose in life, you gotta pursue it," he said.
He calls his idea Better Place. And investors love it - they've already poured $300 million in
An excellent review of the Macbook Air, Rev. B. the latest model.
I really like the screen. a lot less reflective than Macbook & Macbook Pro. Also, the tackpadjesters are real cool I agree with the author that 1 USB port is a bit of a problem.From the review:Shift your gaze north of the keyboard and you’ll be looking at the stunningly beautiful 1280×800 LED display. While technically a glossy screen, the fact that the Air’s display doesn’t have a panel of glass over it, like both its
I thought this video does a pretty good job of explaining want is possible with current renewable energy technology. The rest is up to us to decide what kind of world we want.Peace & hope for the future,
"In 1851 Seattle, chief of the Suquamish and other Indian tribes around Washington's Puget Sound, delivered what is considered to be one of the most beautiful and profound environmental statements ever made. The city of Seattle is named for the chief, whose speech was in response to a proposed treaty under which the Indians were persuaded to sell two million acres of land for $150,000." -- Buckminster Fuller in Critical Path.
Chief Seattle's Thoughts
How can you buy or sell the sky, the w
