Energy Firms U-Turning On Green Agenda

Energy Firms U-Turning On Green Energy Agenda

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The most influential energy lobby group in Britain has decided to embrace the move to build a low-carbon economy. This is seen as a very significant decision.

Although being destabilized and victimized by powerful critics in the Conservatory Party, the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Treasury, the group’s motive gives the green agenda a big push forward and a new perspective.

Ever since Tories started to head the energy issue in the spring of last year, there has been a constant push for green power subsidies, where end user’s affordability is given as an excuse.

Lawrence Slade (Energy UK head) has been commenting loosely too, and has also created Pathways to 2030, a critical report on how to stop using a few fossil fuels and reducing renewable energy demand.

But, as expected, these are just good points noted on a page and did not prompt industry players to create the desperately needed power stations. In fact, Centrica, related to British Gas, said that it had no investments in brand new factories.

But why is it that not all Slade members are in full support of Centrica’s statement of intent? Why the change of attitude now?

It is perhaps because of a number of factors, including the Paris Climate Change conference talks, new heads such as Lawrence Slade who took power from Angela Knight, a conservative minister, and the new boss of Centrica, and perhaps recognizing that Energy UK has been opposing the low carbon discussion for a long time now.

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New Oasis Eco Resort in the UAE desert will powered by Solar Panels

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The Oasis Eco Resort will be the newest tourist hotel in 2020 that will follow green technology to the letter. Planned to be built in Liwa Oasis, by Baharash Architecture, this resort is expected to accommodate solar panels of up to 157.000 square feet that will produce enough green energy for the entire 8,400 square foot building.

Supervised and directed by the Eco Resort Group, the Oasis Eco Resort is set to be built in the rural area in southern Abu Dhabi, and it will be a high-end hotel for the affluent. According to Baharash Bagherian, a good groundwater spot was discovered and digging it up is anticipated to benefit crop farmers, fish farmers and owners of recreational venues. There will be an onsite wastewater treatment and recycling system, too, so that the recovered water can be used for irrigation.

Harvested crops will be cooked in the resort’s eatery, and more food will be bought from local farmers. Resorts guests will also be persuaded to buy their food too from the local farmers and then get a free chef to prepare a meal on their behalf. Spring will do the whole resort, and there will be 84 en-suites of different sizes. Surrounding it is beautiful dusty-red scenery made up of sand dunes.

New Oasis Eco Resort in the UAE desert will powered by Solar Panels

There will be a separate zero-emissions zone with its waste treatment center, a research unit and business complex. The place will look nearly like the Yellowstone national park in the USA, with zoologists and other conservation professionals. Ultimately the area will be a big ecosystem with flora, fauna and people and will offer the locals work to do.

The California Methane Leak Became Worse Than The Oil Spill in The Gulf of Mexico

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The Aliso Canyon gas leak was the largest in the history of the US. 100,000 tonnes of methane had entered the air before it was stopped. It is worse than the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010.

In October, one of the 115 wells leaked and despite seven attempts to stop the methane escaping, the Southern Gas company were unable to stop it. As a result, 11,000 residents were evacuated, and a state of emergency was declared. It was not until February 18^th that the leak was sealed for good.

It is the largest gas escape since 2004 and initial research was checked as the air samples reading were so high; it was considered that there had been a mistake. As a result, California will fail to hit its emission targets. University of California author Dr. Stephen Conley confirmed this was the largest release.

gaz leak — **Time series of the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak.**
(A) Plume C2H6-to-CH4 enhancement ratios from airborne measurements (black circles) and ground-based WAS measurements (red square). (B) CH4 (black) and C2H6 (blue) leak rates from airborne measurements. Redline is a fit to the airborne CH4 data assuming an average leak rate from blowout to day 43, an exponential decrease between days 43 and 80, and an average leak rate after that to day 112 when control was restored. (C) The Total amount of CH4 released calculated from the fit in 2B. Error bars indicate ±1 standard error of the mean.

As a result, benzene, xylenes, and toluene – all chemicals that can be dangerous – have been found in samples although there is some good news, as it is believed that lessons have to be learned. It was luck more than planning that allowed the spill to be found as work was being carried out elsewhere when the request was made for a flyover.

It is considered to have been a significant oversight, and there are fears for the ability to measure future emissions. Leaks such as this are likely to happen again unless serious plans are set in place to prevent them.

The research has been published in the Science magazine.

This Solar Energy Farm Provides Power Even At The Night

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It is obvious that solar energy is becoming more affordable than fossil fuels. But solar energy is expensive to conserve enough for a night use and even worse when it’s cloudy. That’s why a brand new solar plant occupying 1,670 acres of land close to Las Vegas was built.

Known as Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, the plant is situated in the Nevada desert. It boasts over ten-thousand small house sized mirrors for trapping the sun’s heat. This energy is the channeled on a receiver that is packed with molten salt. When this salt is heated to nearly one-thousand degrees F, it turns the energy into heat and stores it. Then when power needs to be harvested, the heat trapped in salt is freed to turn water into steam that in turn spins generators to make energy. The process repeats any time.

As Kevin Smith, the head of Solar Reserve (builder of the plant) puts it, the plant releases adequate and stable power for 24 hours and runs at 110megawatts. Smith also notes that the plant’s peak period is at around midnight in LV.

This Solar Energy Farm Provides Power Even At The Night

Requiring no natural gas, Crescent Dunes is planned to release over five-hundred-thousand-megawatt hours of power in a year. A major challenge the company has faced is getting efficient batteries that are needed to backup power for ten to twenty minutes at a time. Their batteries, however, have no comparison to those used with a solar PV plant. While the full cost of the building was one billion dollars, this is cheaper than building a new coal plant or a nuclear plant. By 2020, the company plans to set a one-gigawatt plant in China, and it will be ten times larger than Crescent Dunes.

10 Reasons Why Solar PhotoVoltaic Has Reached the Escape Velocity

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It would appear that there are problems with the solar industry in Nevada. There have been reports by the New York Times claiming that SolarCity amongst other solar companies does not have a bright future. According to the article, the issue is that the industry is heavily reliant upon local, state and federal subsidies but in reality, the future will not be as dull as it may now seem. There are ten reasons why this is the case:

1. Diversification

Due to companies diversifying, they are better able to overcome issues surrounding bad policy. The reason for the misunderstanding is that the New York Times based their story on residential properties, yet this is only a quarter of the industry according to Kevin Brehm – RMI Associate. Companies such as SolarCity have found that diversifying limits the effect of the changes in Nevada policy.

2 Global Industry

The American PV industry is growing globally regardless of issues with the local market. Predictions show a 33% increase in global PV requirements in 2015 and there would be a further increase in 2016. India and China are causing the growth, and the USA has companies able to cope with the increase in demand according to Brehm. SunPower is working in the Middle East and Africa, SunEdison has a pipeline outside the States, and 60% of First Solars potential business will not be USA based. Hanna Solar’s Market Development VP Anthony Coker agrees that the global business screens companies from policies made at home.

3 Robust Technology

Due to robust technology, energy is still coming in from panels installed over 40 years ago despite a 25-30 projected lifetime. Inverters are also providing 20-year warranties and are prepared to replace after 15 if need be.

4. Cost V Fossil Fuel

The Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis is showing that unsubsidized solar PV is still cheaper than fossil fuels. First Solar provide a kilowatt hour for 3.87 cents, and this is thought to have been the cheapest electricity has ever been. Austin Energy has received bids where the cost per hour was under 5 cents.

5. PhotoVoltaic ( PV ) Prices Will Still Fall

Reports show that the PV costs will fall still further. This will be due to the improved installations and a better supply chain. This is the information received from LCOE 9.0. Canadian Solar expects drops of 25% for three years, and GTM believes it will be 40% by 2020. Improved business plans and scale are the primary reasons.

6. Business Leaders

According to Forbes the brightest talents are working in PV – “Top 30 Under 30.” They seem to have learned from the crisis in 207-2009 and unlike their predecessors accept green energy as a long term solution for both a career and energy solution.

7. Closing Coal Plants.

The Clean Power Plan will see a significant reduction in coal production over the next ten years. It could be as much as 46,000 MW of this form of fuel will be lost. As solar PV is affordable, it will fill the gap created, and Brehm believes that this will work. Regardless of the plan, Duke Energy are going to ensure new installations are renewables and natural gas. Coker commented that it was the economy that was leading to the changes and wind, and solar is the cheapest.

8. New Markets Globally

Lower income households are soon going to be able to afford the new products that are on the market. This will create $250 billion worth of new business and on top of this will be customers in developing countries who will want electricity around 1 billion. It will be an ideal way for them to get clean energy.

9. New Markets in the U.S.

Community solar is likely to be the new market targeted, and it will be co-ops in rural areas which lead the charge. Kieran Coleman, an RMI Associate, warns that it is early stages, but there are major possibilities.

10 Innovation

The New York Times shows a downside that it is believed does not exist. Non-profit and for-profit companies are continually making changes to their working practices and products mean more people can afford and access solar and renewable energy. Big companies are getting involved and using solar power, and Mississippi Power is planning new solar farms. There should also be thanks given to New York Public Utilities Commission as they are innovating in both emergent and current sectors.

The Future

Unlike oil and gas, the future looks good for solar energy. Policies and the stock market are not holding them back, so the future is bright for solar PV.

Story Via; blog.rmi.org

Urban Farmers Earn $75,000 on 15,000 Square Feet Space

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Curtis Stone; well known as a successful farmer. He believes in high density and grows crops that will go to market. He is not the first urban farmer, but he works well with the community and encourages others to move to places with no urban farms and become pioneers there.

In Kelowna where he lives, he is well known for helping out neighbors when they have problems or questions and things farmers need to feed residents with knowledge as well as food. He believes his place at the forefront of urban farming is a great opportunity. As more urban farms are set up, the farmers are taking on the same role, and the hope is that it will help them financially.

Urban Farmers Earn $75,000 on 15,000 Square Feet Space

Stone has written a book called the Urban Farmer and explains how wages can impact on profit, and it is good that he understands that the farmer needs a salary as well. He also understands the need to start up with as little outlay as possible.

Curtis Stone; If I can harvest one bed (75 bunches) of radishes in an hour, that task is worth $187.50 gross profit (radishes sell at $2.50 per bunch). I would train a person to do this task as fast as I can, but I will only expect them to do 75% of that (at least at first)… Paying an employee $15 an hour, it took two hours of labor ($30) to produce 56 bunches, which sold for $140; that means your gross profit is $110 on that particular task. That’s a 78 percent gross profit margin.

He has arranged his farm so well, that he works a 48 hour week – less than many other farmers will say they have to work – and also does not work during the winter as he talks to groups and catches up on writing.

Urban Farmers Earn $75,000 on 15,000 Square Feet Space

While there is a growing trend for local produce, farmers shouldn’t be afraid to set up for themselves. He feels that $7000 is all that is needed to start, providing there is about a quarter of an acre owned. His book will give all the information that is needed.

Top photo of Curtis Stone by Andrew Bartman. Second photo of Curtis Stone (middle) by Katie Huisman. Radish photo (last) by Andrew Bartman.

Mercedes Benz is kicking Robots Off the Assembly Line

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Due to the success of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the robots are getting overworked and are not able to keep up with demand. As a result, humans are appearing back on the assembly lines, and this is something that was not expected. The reason is that robots are not flexible enough according to the head of production Markus Schaefer who added that it is also cost effective and will ensure that the company continues to be successful.

All this is taking place in the plant at Sindelfingen, and while there are some of the top of the range models produced here, it is an old site but still manages to produce over 400,00 cars a year. The robots have worked successfully when it comes to repetitive actions, but less suitable when adaptation was needed.

The hope is that the time required to produce a car will be cut from 61 to 30 hours, and robots can’t deal with the change needed. Humans back on the line are enabling the company can shift a line of production over a weekend rather than spend weeks reprogramming the robots to allow them to work to the new pattern. This prevents the down time that has previously been suffered.

The new E-Class will see a human worker replacing, at least, one of the robots that have previously worked on it and although the robots are not going to be permanently removed from the production line, they need to become smaller and more flexible.

NASA Will Produce A Supersonic Passenger Aircraft

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NASA ( National Aeronautics and Space Administration) began working to produce supersonic passenger aircraft.Use of supersonic aircrafts for passenger transportation much to be desired for a long time. But It could not be performed because of some difficulties.

We have the technology of this method that can shorten the time of long-distance travel.

As you remember we use this kind of passenger aircraft ( ‘’ Concorde ‘’ French British co-production ) between 1970 and 2003. Unfortunately Concorde in 2003 was taken to the museum not to be used any more. There were a lot of reasons. 30 years serving to use the current technology of the Concorde, high maintenance, repair and fuel costs and reflection on the ticket price are the general problems. And lastly, 113 people killed in an accident because of a technical failure in 2000.

Apart from all these, there was a more interesting problem faced by supersonic aircraft. When aircraft exceeds sound barrier (1,246 km per hour), at that time a sonic boom which is very noisy event occurs. And the sound of the explosion was repeated at intervals during the travel. Passengers do not hear these explosions but settlement residents complain with this situation. US still prohibited supersonic flight outside of military air corridors.

NASA wants to find a solution to this problem and they aim to produce quieter supersonic passenger aircraft.

NASA Administrator, Charles Bolden said that ‘’ we would like to produce safer, quieter and more efficient aircraft and make air transportation more quickly and effective. 70 years have passed to exceed the speed of sound. So we want to continue that heritage with an entirely new design.’’ Chuck Yeager became the first person that exceed the speed of sound with Bell X-1 named aircraft in 1947. NASA developed 56 different aircraft with the name of X-Plane since 1947. The new supersonic aircraft will be designed to be a continuation of this series.

NASA will work with a team from Lockheed Martin on the given name of Silent Supersonic Technology ( QUEST ) project.

NASA Silent Supersonic Technology (QUEST) from Lockheed Martin to give the name of the new design will work with a team. After feasibility studies and acceptable level of sound across the country NASA research team will design the aircraft. Lockheed Martin will receive 20 million dollars over a period of 17 months for this project. At the end of the project where the results of the studies for the design of new aircraft from the company will be required to transmit the data to NASA.

The first flight of the new generation of supersonic aircraft is expected in 2020.

Bugatti New Chiron has 1,500 Horsepower With Speed of 463 Kmh

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Bugatti “We will continue to make the world’s fastest car” description of this issue was most curious. However, it seems that it was proved by new Chiron.

New Bugatti Chiron is one of the most popular car in Geneva Motor Show. Chiron has 1,500 horsepower that proves to be the world’s most powerful car. Engineers have increased the capacity of engine by 25 percent to reach this power.

The car is equipped with two-stage turbo system, running only two turbochargers in the first position of gas. And when the car hits 3,800 rpm, while the other two compressors are activated and the vehicle reaches full capacity.

2005 Bugatti Veyron which is the first mass production car has the speed of 400 km per hour. But the speed had reached to 431 km per hour in test drive. Chiron has the speed of 463 km per hour that any manufacturers are not succeed. However, for safety reasons the vehicle will be sold with 420 km per hour speed limit. Chiron with this speed limit even the fastest car you can buy right now. To reach 463 km per hour, you need to use a different mode with using a special secondary key.

0-100 km per hour in 2.5 seconds, handling is also very important subject. So Bugatti engineers have developed a new tire to provide it. These tires can transfer torque of 5000 Nm on road. And also hydraulic diffuser and adjustable rear wing are the other factors which contribute vehicle’s grip.

Chiron is equipped a very special sound system that makes it ‘’ World’s fastest concert hall ’’.And the cost of this car is approximately 2.4 Million Dollars.

Tesla Model X is Too Heavy to Legally Ride on The Brooklyn Bridge

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New Yorkers have a penchant for large cars that would normally be considered at home in the countryside. They use lots of gas and pedestrians have little chance of survival if they find themselves in their way. There are a growing number of people thinking that LTVs and SUVs they should be banned from cities.

It is dangerous for other reasons to drive in NY as some bridges are not designed for vehicles as heavy as some of them and yet police at either end of the bridge ignore them entirely. Bankers are free to get from Wall Street to their homes in Brooklyn Heights with the illegal use of those big cars.

Other cars are close to the limit for the bridges, as the likes of Bentleys and Porsche Cayennes full of passengers and goods will be risking going over the limit.

The Tesla has given some a shock as its curb weight puts it under 6,000 lbs but a GVWR puts it as over 6,700 pounds. This is deliberate, and as it will be classed as a work vehicle, there could be around $25,000 taken off the purchase price thanks to the Section 179 deduction.

Tesla Model X is Too Heavy to Legally Drive on The Brooklyn Bridge

The time has come as far as many are concerned to take on the drivers and considering it has been an issue for around 10 years, the NYPD may find calls for them to be arresting more drivers and confiscating cars on the bridge.

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