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October 22, 2011

The Worlds First Straw powered power station: Topic 3.3 : Energy Resources

Have just started to write a vcase study about alternative sustainable energy supplies – I have come across the Elean Straw Powered Power station. I seems that it is the first in the world, which I find a real surprise given the amount of grain straw produced around the world each year. Anyway links below lead to the FACE page about the project which has a great graphic of the process and the page for the company which runs the power station.

Might be an interesting basis for a real life IA concept in sustainable energy!!!!!!!

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March 15, 2011

The New Face of the Nuclear Debate

Filed under: Global Contexts — Tags: , , , , , — triplea_ble @ 1:44 pm

The world is watching with a mix of great interest and fear as workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Japan struggle to control a series of nuclear reactors on the verge of meltdown.

The series of events leading to the present difficulties – an unprecedented 9.0 earthquake centred offshore producing a massive tsunami – represent a perfect storm of conditions which were worse than the proverbial “worst-case scenario”.

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