07 Apr 2010
Thailand / Biomass & Waste
Thailand’s A.T. Biopower moves away from biomass to solar
Thailand’s A.T. Biopower has decided to suspend its biomass project due to feedstock issues, and said it will instead develop solar projects.
The company’s 22MW plant in Pichit, Thailand, needs at least 500 metric tons a day of husks, but it is CEO Natee Sithiprasasana said there is not enough supply of rice husks. However, he did not say what the company will do with the plant. The company is considering “small-capital projects” that can produce 2MW to 3MW of solar power, he said, estimating that a plant of that scale would cost about THB 200m (USD 6.2m) to THB 300m. Thailand is drafting a 20-year energy plan aimed at getting 3GW of electricity from biomass by 2030, compared with current output of about 700MW
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Biomass and "New Page"
Nova Scotia Power, NewPage to build 60MW biomass project (05 Apr 2010)
New Energy Matters (subscription)
NS Power is currently developing the 30MW Digby Neck wind project, which parent company Emera had purchased from bankrupt developer SkyPower, ...
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NS Power is currently developing the 30MW Digby Neck wind project, which parent company Emera had purchased from bankrupt developer SkyPower, ...
Weed Seize
Yarmouth RCMP Drug Section executed a search warrant on April 1st under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence in Bear River, Digby County.
With the assistance from Yarmouth IBET, Digby Street Crime and General Investigative Service units, and members of the Annapolis Street Crime Unit and local Detachment, officers seized 122 marijuana plants including 88 matured plants from a grow room located in the basement of the residence. One male was arrested and is facing charges of production of marijuana. Further charges are pending.
The RCMP thanks the public for their continued support and assistance in providing information on criminal activities.
If you have information regarding drug activity in your community please contact any RCMP office, local police or Crime Stoppers anonymously anytime at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or by their Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award from $50 - $2000.
With the assistance from Yarmouth IBET, Digby Street Crime and General Investigative Service units, and members of the Annapolis Street Crime Unit and local Detachment, officers seized 122 marijuana plants including 88 matured plants from a grow room located in the basement of the residence. One male was arrested and is facing charges of production of marijuana. Further charges are pending.
The RCMP thanks the public for their continued support and assistance in providing information on criminal activities.
If you have information regarding drug activity in your community please contact any RCMP office, local police or Crime Stoppers anonymously anytime at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or by their Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award from $50 - $2000.
Those "Disposable" Coffee Cups
Starbucks Offers Cash for Your Eco-Friendly Cup SolutionsSubmitted by jgeeslin on 2 April, 2010 - 05:27
Betacup has just launched an online contest to engage creative thinkers in solving the disposable cup waste problem through open collaboration. Starbucks Coffee Company is sponsoring the contest as part of its aim to serve 100% of its hand-crafted beverages in reusable or recyclable cups by 2015.
Anyone can submit an idea on how to reduce paper cup consumption and promote adoption of environmentally-friendly alternatives. Ideas will be open to the public for discussion, and community members and jurors will be able to provide feedback, allowing collaborators to refine and update their submissions through June 15, when the contest comes to a close.
Starbucks has provided $20,000 in cash prizes to be awarded for the most innovative ideas. The participant who submits the best idea, determined by an expert panel, will receive a $10,000 cash prize. In addition, participants whose ideas are among the top five selected by the community of collaborators will each be awarded a $2,000 cash prize.
"Finding effective solutions to the disposable cup waste problem will be a challenge – a good solution will need to include product design, communications and incentives to change consumer behavior, and work within service and recycling infrastructures," said Shaun Abrahamson from Colaboratorie Mutopo, a group of mass collaboration specialists who co-founded the betacup. "We think this is an ideal task to present to a large global community of coffee drinkers, many of whom have likely thought about this issue and possible solutions."
Visit http://www.thebetacup.com to learn more and be part of the solution.
Betacup has just launched an online contest to engage creative thinkers in solving the disposable cup waste problem through open collaboration. Starbucks Coffee Company is sponsoring the contest as part of its aim to serve 100% of its hand-crafted beverages in reusable or recyclable cups by 2015.
Anyone can submit an idea on how to reduce paper cup consumption and promote adoption of environmentally-friendly alternatives. Ideas will be open to the public for discussion, and community members and jurors will be able to provide feedback, allowing collaborators to refine and update their submissions through June 15, when the contest comes to a close.
Starbucks has provided $20,000 in cash prizes to be awarded for the most innovative ideas. The participant who submits the best idea, determined by an expert panel, will receive a $10,000 cash prize. In addition, participants whose ideas are among the top five selected by the community of collaborators will each be awarded a $2,000 cash prize.
"Finding effective solutions to the disposable cup waste problem will be a challenge – a good solution will need to include product design, communications and incentives to change consumer behavior, and work within service and recycling infrastructures," said Shaun Abrahamson from Colaboratorie Mutopo, a group of mass collaboration specialists who co-founded the betacup. "We think this is an ideal task to present to a large global community of coffee drinkers, many of whom have likely thought about this issue and possible solutions."
Visit http://www.thebetacup.com to learn more and be part of the solution.
Climate Change Talk
Climate Change talk - Sat April 24.10
Flora Doehler | April 7, 2010 at 12:29 am | Categories: Oakdene Centre, environment, fundraiser | URL: http://wp.me/pfgTD-6j
Climate Change
From Copenhagen to 'Climategate' : a cover-up?
What's the REAL story?
when: Saturday April 24, 2010, 7 pm - 9 pm
where: Oakdene Community Centre, Bear River
cost: pay-what-you-can. Proceeds to the Oakdene roof repair fund.
donated refreshments
Flora Doehler | April 7, 2010 at 12:29 am | Categories: Oakdene Centre, environment, fundraiser | URL: http://wp.me/pfgTD-6j
Climate Change
From Copenhagen to 'Climategate' : a cover-up?
What's the REAL story?
when: Saturday April 24, 2010, 7 pm - 9 pm
where: Oakdene Community Centre, Bear River
cost: pay-what-you-can. Proceeds to the Oakdene roof repair fund.
donated refreshments
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