I am saying Adios for a week as I am readying myself to Journey to the US, the purpose of such a journey is to learn more about my chosen feild. I really do love what I am working in and I hope I can learn many more things to enable me to contribute to this industry some more....In the future I want my own business and I want to be able to work with people closely installing electricity for them in some remote location in the global village so some more people have access to more education :)
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Tsunami Tragedy
It seems the true scale of such a disaster is now unfolding. Families torn apart, children gone forever, subsistence fishermens means of supporting themselves gone. Millions of peoples lives have been affected. It is ok for the tourists, they can leave. But for the people left behind they have to rebuild from the beginning....
It takes a disaster of such scale for the world to co-operate and being generous with relief programs. THis shows true human spirit and character. However why do people have to wait until a thing such as this has to happen. I guess in general we are short sighted, selfish and รก jolt to the compassionate places in our hearts needs to take place for us to be somnewhat compassionate.
Some images stay with you, seeing the expression of pure grief on a man's face as he held his dead baby in his arms and crying...I will not forget this image for a long time...
I can count myself lucky to have escape such, terror, tragedy in my short existance being raised in somewhat lucky Australia, educated and now living and working as a proffessional in Germany as part of the global village. I don't think I could ever imagine the hurt and pain that someone who has been effected goes through because I have never experienced this myself. I think that people in this new world should always think about others and place themselves in the other persons shoes and have some kind of empathy if anything is going to improve. Yet agian history repeats due to greed stubborness and envy...have we as a developed human race really come anywhere or is it just a helpless cycle?
I hurt for those people who are confused, worried, shocked and devistated right now, I wish I could be there to hug them and comfort them.
Floorwalker
It takes a disaster of such scale for the world to co-operate and being generous with relief programs. THis shows true human spirit and character. However why do people have to wait until a thing such as this has to happen. I guess in general we are short sighted, selfish and รก jolt to the compassionate places in our hearts needs to take place for us to be somnewhat compassionate.
Some images stay with you, seeing the expression of pure grief on a man's face as he held his dead baby in his arms and crying...I will not forget this image for a long time...
I can count myself lucky to have escape such, terror, tragedy in my short existance being raised in somewhat lucky Australia, educated and now living and working as a proffessional in Germany as part of the global village. I don't think I could ever imagine the hurt and pain that someone who has been effected goes through because I have never experienced this myself. I think that people in this new world should always think about others and place themselves in the other persons shoes and have some kind of empathy if anything is going to improve. Yet agian history repeats due to greed stubborness and envy...have we as a developed human race really come anywhere or is it just a helpless cycle?
I hurt for those people who are confused, worried, shocked and devistated right now, I wish I could be there to hug them and comfort them.
Floorwalker
Comment About the Tsunami
Well I feel deeply sorry for the hunderds of thousands of peoples lives this has destroyed. Every month I donate some of my salary to CCF, I hope some money can go to help the people that have been affected.
Another note, maaaan I wish I was there to SURF it!!! Seriously, I would try! I reakon its so worth dieing doing something extreme and far out! Hopefully some day I wish to go heliskiing down some glacier in the french alps or something and jump out of the helicopter at the top like on the MILO add!
In the past I have tried to do some extreme things, like I went snow shoeing in 2002 becuase that yeah I had a knee reconstruction and was not able to ski so I decided to try snow shoeing. Thats cool when you run really fast towards a cliff, plant your poles (ski poles) and then do a front flip, usually you land on your feet and keep running.
Another note, maaaan I wish I was there to SURF it!!! Seriously, I would try! I reakon its so worth dieing doing something extreme and far out! Hopefully some day I wish to go heliskiing down some glacier in the french alps or something and jump out of the helicopter at the top like on the MILO add!
In the past I have tried to do some extreme things, like I went snow shoeing in 2002 becuase that yeah I had a knee reconstruction and was not able to ski so I decided to try snow shoeing. Thats cool when you run really fast towards a cliff, plant your poles (ski poles) and then do a front flip, usually you land on your feet and keep running.
Voting Results for Holiday Possibilities in 2005
1. Climb Mt Blanc
Currently 3 Votes, most people seem enthusiastic about this one
2. Inventing New Sport and Getting Arrested
Currently 1 vote, a comment about my attempt to get arrested last time I was in China.
3. Buy a cheap Car and Drive from India to Germany whichever way possible. (Winning)
4 votes, this seems the most dangerous, far out and challenging. So so far I choose this one unless anyone else has more suggestions.
4. Surf a Tsunami..
yeah this woulf be great if I was able to predict them and I think a lot of fellow adventure seekers would have the same idea.
Currently 3 Votes, most people seem enthusiastic about this one
2. Inventing New Sport and Getting Arrested
Currently 1 vote, a comment about my attempt to get arrested last time I was in China.
3. Buy a cheap Car and Drive from India to Germany whichever way possible. (Winning)
4 votes, this seems the most dangerous, far out and challenging. So so far I choose this one unless anyone else has more suggestions.
4. Surf a Tsunami..
yeah this woulf be great if I was able to predict them and I think a lot of fellow adventure seekers would have the same idea.
Friday, December 24, 2004
Floorwalkers List of Holiday Possibilities in 2005
1. Climb Mt Blanc (June/July 2005)
Comment: Once met a crazy Frenchman who told me he climbed it accidently, so I figured it can’t be too hard.
2. Try to get arrested in Japan/ Korea,
Still dreaming this one up, maybe by promoting a new sport that I invented, Urban Golf. Go to a large city and hit golf balls around.
3. Fly to India, buy a cheap car then try to drive back to Germany whichever way possible...
by following road signs. This may take 1 week. The other week I can spend in Australia.
Please send me your suggestions for my next adventure or vote for one above?
Comment: Once met a crazy Frenchman who told me he climbed it accidently, so I figured it can’t be too hard.
2. Try to get arrested in Japan/ Korea,
Still dreaming this one up, maybe by promoting a new sport that I invented, Urban Golf. Go to a large city and hit golf balls around.
3. Fly to India, buy a cheap car then try to drive back to Germany whichever way possible...
by following road signs. This may take 1 week. The other week I can spend in Australia.
Please send me your suggestions for my next adventure or vote for one above?
Friday, December 17, 2004
Researchers use pentacene to develop next-generation solar power
I had an idea about this in 2002 after thinking, man wouldn't it be cool for us to have solar powered clothing for our mp3 players and wearable computers and so on.
Tech Developing Efficient Organic Solar Cell
Atlanta (December 13, 2004) — As the price of energy continues to rise, businesses are looking to renewable energy for cheaper sources of power. Making electricity from the most plentiful of these sources - the sun -can be expensive due to the high price of producing traditional silicon-based solar cells. Enter organic solar cells. Made from cheaper materials, their flexibility and feather-weight construction promise to open up new markets for solar energy, potentially powering everything from Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags to iPods and laptop computers. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new approach to creating lightweight organic solar cells. By using pentacene, researchers have been able to convert sunlight to electricity with high efficiency. The research appears in the November 29, 2004 issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters.
Professor Bernard Kippelen and research scientists Benoit Domercq and Seunghyup Yoo show off their organic solar cell in front of an array of silicon solar cells on the roof of Tech’s Campus Recreation Center.300 dpi JPG = 1.24 MB
“We’ve demonstrated that using a crystalline organic film, pentacene, is a promising new approach to developing organic solar cells,” said Bernard Kippelen, professor in the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. “In our paper, we show that we’ve been able to convert solar energy into electricity with 2.7 percent efficiency. Since then, we’ve been able to demonstrate power conversion efficiencies of 3.4 percent and believe that we should reach 5 percent in the near future.” What makes pentacene such a good material for organic solar cells, Kippelen explained, is that, unlike many of the other materials being studied for use in these cells, it’s a crystal. The crystal structure of atoms joined together in a regular pattern makes it easier for electricity to move through it than some other organic materials, which are more amorphous. The research group, made up of Kippelen and research scientists Seunghyup Yoo and Benoit Domercq, used pentacene and C60, a form of carbon more popularly known as “buckyballs,” in the cells. Previous attempts by other groups using pentacene in solar cells combined the material with metals, rather than an organic molecule like C60. “The metal-pentacene cells had very low efficiencies,” said Kippelen. “We decided we would pair out pentacene with an organic molecule because such a combination could generate larger currents.”
The flexibility of organic solar cells will allow them to power a wide variety of products.300 dpi JPG = 1.04 MB
Once fully developed, organic solar cells could revolutionize the power industry. Their flexibility and minimal weight will allow them to be placed on almost anything from tents that would provide power to those inside, to clothing that would power personal electronic devices. The solar cells are still at least five years away from residential applications, said Kippelen. But he estimates that they’ll be ready to use in smaller devices, such as RFID tags, used by some retailers to control inventory, within two years. Kippelen and other professors at the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics started LumoFlex, a spin-off company based at Georgia Tech, to capitalize on the commercial applications of the research. Tech founded the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics in 2003, when Kippelen along with chemistry professors Seth Marder, Joe Perry and Jean-Luc Bredas came to Tech from the University of Arizona. The center teams up with the silicon-based research of the University Center for Excellence in Photovoltaics (UCEP) in Tech’s commitment to producing ground-breaking research and training in both organic and silicon solar cells. “The silicon and organic photovoltaic groups are working together at Georgia Tech to accelerate the development of cost-effective solar cells to solve the energy and environmental problems simultaneously and reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” said Ajeet Rohatgi, director of UCEP and regent’s professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This year Tech began the Strategic Energy Initiative to carry out scientific and economic research and development on renewable energies like solar and wind power.
Tech Developing Efficient Organic Solar Cell
Atlanta (December 13, 2004) — As the price of energy continues to rise, businesses are looking to renewable energy for cheaper sources of power. Making electricity from the most plentiful of these sources - the sun -can be expensive due to the high price of producing traditional silicon-based solar cells. Enter organic solar cells. Made from cheaper materials, their flexibility and feather-weight construction promise to open up new markets for solar energy, potentially powering everything from Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags to iPods and laptop computers. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new approach to creating lightweight organic solar cells. By using pentacene, researchers have been able to convert sunlight to electricity with high efficiency. The research appears in the November 29, 2004 issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters.
Professor Bernard Kippelen and research scientists Benoit Domercq and Seunghyup Yoo show off their organic solar cell in front of an array of silicon solar cells on the roof of Tech’s Campus Recreation Center.300 dpi JPG = 1.24 MB
“We’ve demonstrated that using a crystalline organic film, pentacene, is a promising new approach to developing organic solar cells,” said Bernard Kippelen, professor in the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. “In our paper, we show that we’ve been able to convert solar energy into electricity with 2.7 percent efficiency. Since then, we’ve been able to demonstrate power conversion efficiencies of 3.4 percent and believe that we should reach 5 percent in the near future.” What makes pentacene such a good material for organic solar cells, Kippelen explained, is that, unlike many of the other materials being studied for use in these cells, it’s a crystal. The crystal structure of atoms joined together in a regular pattern makes it easier for electricity to move through it than some other organic materials, which are more amorphous. The research group, made up of Kippelen and research scientists Seunghyup Yoo and Benoit Domercq, used pentacene and C60, a form of carbon more popularly known as “buckyballs,” in the cells. Previous attempts by other groups using pentacene in solar cells combined the material with metals, rather than an organic molecule like C60. “The metal-pentacene cells had very low efficiencies,” said Kippelen. “We decided we would pair out pentacene with an organic molecule because such a combination could generate larger currents.”
The flexibility of organic solar cells will allow them to power a wide variety of products.300 dpi JPG = 1.04 MB
Once fully developed, organic solar cells could revolutionize the power industry. Their flexibility and minimal weight will allow them to be placed on almost anything from tents that would provide power to those inside, to clothing that would power personal electronic devices. The solar cells are still at least five years away from residential applications, said Kippelen. But he estimates that they’ll be ready to use in smaller devices, such as RFID tags, used by some retailers to control inventory, within two years. Kippelen and other professors at the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics started LumoFlex, a spin-off company based at Georgia Tech, to capitalize on the commercial applications of the research. Tech founded the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics in 2003, when Kippelen along with chemistry professors Seth Marder, Joe Perry and Jean-Luc Bredas came to Tech from the University of Arizona. The center teams up with the silicon-based research of the University Center for Excellence in Photovoltaics (UCEP) in Tech’s commitment to producing ground-breaking research and training in both organic and silicon solar cells. “The silicon and organic photovoltaic groups are working together at Georgia Tech to accelerate the development of cost-effective solar cells to solve the energy and environmental problems simultaneously and reduce our dependence on foreign oil,” said Ajeet Rohatgi, director of UCEP and regent’s professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This year Tech began the Strategic Energy Initiative to carry out scientific and economic research and development on renewable energies like solar and wind power.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Monkey's in the Furnace
Yesterday some funny things happened. Being only in Germany three months, my German is still a tad rusty and I think people really don't understand me when I chat to them.
I was at the Diffusion furnace when I asked the operator, "Die Ofen ist gut? Alle ist clau mit die Ofen?" However when I said this to the operator he looked at me and burst out laughing. At the moment I did not have a clue why but I thought it was cool and laughed as well. The guys there think that I am very funny and whenever I go there I shake there hands for 5 minutes smile and say something funny. They are probably thinking, man here comes the crazy Australian!
Later on I was explaining this to a friend and they aked me what I had said, well apparently "Ofen", the word for "furnace" is very similar to the word "Affe" meaning "Monkey". So apparently what I said to the guy was "Good day, how is the Monkey? Everthing is ok with the Monkey?"
I was at the Diffusion furnace when I asked the operator, "Die Ofen ist gut? Alle ist clau mit die Ofen?" However when I said this to the operator he looked at me and burst out laughing. At the moment I did not have a clue why but I thought it was cool and laughed as well. The guys there think that I am very funny and whenever I go there I shake there hands for 5 minutes smile and say something funny. They are probably thinking, man here comes the crazy Australian!
Later on I was explaining this to a friend and they aked me what I had said, well apparently "Ofen", the word for "furnace" is very similar to the word "Affe" meaning "Monkey". So apparently what I said to the guy was "Good day, how is the Monkey? Everthing is ok with the Monkey?"
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
At the moment I am really wanting to read this book, I can't find it anywhere, I found it on Amazon but I have lost my credit card pin number...
Anyway a quote to cheer anyone up...
"
Anything that happens, happens.Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen.Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again It doesn't necessarily do it in chronological order, though.
" Douglas Adams
Anyway a quote to cheer anyone up...
"
Anything that happens, happens.Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen.Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again It doesn't necessarily do it in chronological order, though.
" Douglas Adams
Monday, December 13, 2004
Clean Energy in China?
It seems to me that the Chinese Government supports renewable energies more than the Australian Government....I think that this shows more foresight on their behalf, even more than the U.S....I think that the next 30-50 years with be incredibly interesting in the balance shift between wealth, R &D and progress from U.S, Australia, and Europe to places like China and India....
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In China, the government provides low-interest loans (i,e.6%) and tax incentives for New and Renewable Energy (NRE) projects. The projects also get local autonomy in the special economic zone if they cost less than 50 million RMB. Some of these incentives are presently supporting wind turbine manufacturing and market development in china. The government has also prioritized the development of small hydropower (SHP) through regulation and improvement of a series of policies in SHP development. The main thrust of the government in this direction is to encourage local population under the scheme of 'self-reliance' , 'self-construction', 'self-management' and 'self-consumption'.
Three state agencies, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the State Development and Planning Commission (SDPC), and the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) have jointly set up a 'Program on New and Renewable Energy Development in China (1996-2010)'. The major targets of this program include 13.4 million hectares of fuel wood plantation,4 billion cubic meters of biogas supply to 12.35 million households ,117GWh electricity from small hydro ,4.67 mtce of solar energy,1000-1100MW of wind power capacity and 50 MW of tidal power capacity. The same three organizations have also launched a photovoltaic program, which is known as the 'sunlight Program??. The program, which will run up to 2010 is expected to upgrade country's manufacturing capacity of polycrystalline and other advanced silicon technologies; to establish large scale PV and PV/hybrid village power demonstration systems, home-PV projects for remote areas; and to initiate grid-connected PV projects. Other notable programs include the 'Brightness Program' and the 'Ride the Wind Program??. The first has been instituted by the SDPC through the bilateral and multilateral assistance aiming to install several solar and wind power systems in the northwest part of China .The second (also know as Chengfeng Program) is a bilateral co-operation program, which has already installed a total of 110 MW wind turbines in the various parts of the country by the end of 1998. Besides these programs, a GEF/World Bank renewable energy development program is also in the pipeline. This program will support the installation of 200MW of wind farms by IPPs; installation of 200,000 PV solar home system by private firms and strengthening of institutional capacity, business skills and project management in the field of renewable energy in china. "
"
In China, the government provides low-interest loans (i,e.6%) and tax incentives for New and Renewable Energy (NRE) projects. The projects also get local autonomy in the special economic zone if they cost less than 50 million RMB. Some of these incentives are presently supporting wind turbine manufacturing and market development in china. The government has also prioritized the development of small hydropower (SHP) through regulation and improvement of a series of policies in SHP development. The main thrust of the government in this direction is to encourage local population under the scheme of 'self-reliance' , 'self-construction', 'self-management' and 'self-consumption'.
Three state agencies, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the State Development and Planning Commission (SDPC), and the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) have jointly set up a 'Program on New and Renewable Energy Development in China (1996-2010)'. The major targets of this program include 13.4 million hectares of fuel wood plantation,4 billion cubic meters of biogas supply to 12.35 million households ,117GWh electricity from small hydro ,4.67 mtce of solar energy,1000-1100MW of wind power capacity and 50 MW of tidal power capacity. The same three organizations have also launched a photovoltaic program, which is known as the 'sunlight Program??. The program, which will run up to 2010 is expected to upgrade country's manufacturing capacity of polycrystalline and other advanced silicon technologies; to establish large scale PV and PV/hybrid village power demonstration systems, home-PV projects for remote areas; and to initiate grid-connected PV projects. Other notable programs include the 'Brightness Program' and the 'Ride the Wind Program??. The first has been instituted by the SDPC through the bilateral and multilateral assistance aiming to install several solar and wind power systems in the northwest part of China .The second (also know as Chengfeng Program) is a bilateral co-operation program, which has already installed a total of 110 MW wind turbines in the various parts of the country by the end of 1998. Besides these programs, a GEF/World Bank renewable energy development program is also in the pipeline. This program will support the installation of 200MW of wind farms by IPPs; installation of 200,000 PV solar home system by private firms and strengthening of institutional capacity, business skills and project management in the field of renewable energy in china. "
Friday, December 10, 2004
Dream
I better write this down before I forget:
I woke up this morning after one hell of a hilarious dream, I don't dream all that often, however when it happens, wooooo, they are really funny and detailed!
I was helping out my Dad who owned a brand new convienience store in US in a large city somewhere. It was spacious, organised and clean. It had everything for a convienience store. It was a bit like a Seven-11 or something. Well lit with Flourescent lights and Candies placed around the counter. Anyway after work I came down and helped out packing the cheezels on the shelf. A man walked in and apparently I knew him, but this bit is getting a little vague. I chatted with him for a bit and then the main event of the dream happened. I remembered looking down at my feet and noticing I was wearing some bown leather boat shoes, the dressy type that you wear. THese were my favouite and most comfortable shoes and I wore them all the time.
Anyways suddenly a lot of people walked into our store at once, I mean a lot, like hundreds, I mean it was a big store but man seriously you could not move and it was terribly busy. They were with a school from Scotland, however for some reason they spoke with Australian Accents and my father and myself being Australians living in America could communicate perfectly.
Anyways I was packing the shelf and I noticed one particular girl was wearing shoes that looked remarkably like my own, then I realised the same scratch in the same position of my left shoe. Wait a minute she is wearing my shoes!! They were some black skater shoes with a white sole and Vans written in white writing down the sides and on the tongue. They were slightly worn, approximately 100km on there odometer.
I quietly went up to her and asked, 'Hey dudess! Why are you wearing my shoes? They are mine, can I have them back now? Hey look I will swap you with mine.' She kept walking looking a little frightened but trying to completely ignore me and hiding her emotion. Man I got annoyed, there she was walking around in my shoes! My shoes!I let her walk off. I will deal with her later, after I have packed the Cheezels. Anyway later on, after 5 minutes, the teacher or headmistress came and talked to me. She said ‘Are you bothering my students? I said ‘ No, they are my shoes that one of your has stolen from me!’ ‘How can that be possible?!’ she retorted. ‘I dun know but they are my Vans, I am sure of it! They have the same wearing marks and I bet you if you let me wear them I will prove it to you, they will fit my feat perfectly.’ >Dream ends. >…..
I think that the detail in this dream was quite remarkable, usually I get dreams that are vague and I can’t remember but this one, abnormal. Maybee it has something to do with the fact what happened to me the night before. I went to Teiko’s and ate some ice cream, looked at her pictures and showed her mine and chatted by the fire. Eventually we made out and it was lovely and Romantic. When she walked to the Bus stop with me, it was freezing cold so I had to hug her tightly to keep her warm. She was wearing one of those Eskimo Jackets and I think she enjoyed being held by someone. I know I did!
I woke up this morning after one hell of a hilarious dream, I don't dream all that often, however when it happens, wooooo, they are really funny and detailed!
I was helping out my Dad who owned a brand new convienience store in US in a large city somewhere. It was spacious, organised and clean. It had everything for a convienience store. It was a bit like a Seven-11 or something. Well lit with Flourescent lights and Candies placed around the counter. Anyway after work I came down and helped out packing the cheezels on the shelf. A man walked in and apparently I knew him, but this bit is getting a little vague. I chatted with him for a bit and then the main event of the dream happened. I remembered looking down at my feet and noticing I was wearing some bown leather boat shoes, the dressy type that you wear. THese were my favouite and most comfortable shoes and I wore them all the time.
Anyways suddenly a lot of people walked into our store at once, I mean a lot, like hundreds, I mean it was a big store but man seriously you could not move and it was terribly busy. They were with a school from Scotland, however for some reason they spoke with Australian Accents and my father and myself being Australians living in America could communicate perfectly.
Anyways I was packing the shelf and I noticed one particular girl was wearing shoes that looked remarkably like my own, then I realised the same scratch in the same position of my left shoe. Wait a minute she is wearing my shoes!! They were some black skater shoes with a white sole and Vans written in white writing down the sides and on the tongue. They were slightly worn, approximately 100km on there odometer.
I quietly went up to her and asked, 'Hey dudess! Why are you wearing my shoes? They are mine, can I have them back now? Hey look I will swap you with mine.' She kept walking looking a little frightened but trying to completely ignore me and hiding her emotion. Man I got annoyed, there she was walking around in my shoes! My shoes!I let her walk off. I will deal with her later, after I have packed the Cheezels. Anyway later on, after 5 minutes, the teacher or headmistress came and talked to me. She said ‘Are you bothering my students? I said ‘ No, they are my shoes that one of your has stolen from me!’ ‘How can that be possible?!’ she retorted. ‘I dun know but they are my Vans, I am sure of it! They have the same wearing marks and I bet you if you let me wear them I will prove it to you, they will fit my feat perfectly.’ >Dream ends. >…..
I think that the detail in this dream was quite remarkable, usually I get dreams that are vague and I can’t remember but this one, abnormal. Maybee it has something to do with the fact what happened to me the night before. I went to Teiko’s and ate some ice cream, looked at her pictures and showed her mine and chatted by the fire. Eventually we made out and it was lovely and Romantic. When she walked to the Bus stop with me, it was freezing cold so I had to hug her tightly to keep her warm. She was wearing one of those Eskimo Jackets and I think she enjoyed being held by someone. I know I did!
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Floorwalker is Ready for the US
Yesterday they were booking flights for our technology departments trip to Florida. There are ten going and booking the flights was quite a sophisticated procedure. Anyway making my story less boring and easier to read, I managed to receive the only flight that had business class booked. Obviously it was a mistake, but when they tried to cancel the business class booking, they couldn’t! So unfortunately I am stuck with a business class flight from Amsterdam to Orlando, well you do get lucky sometimes :)
Friday, December 03, 2004
Benefits of Solar Power
The use of PV energy is a very important socially acceptable method of producing sustainable clean energy and increasing the use and up-take of this technology requires coordinated support and attention. PV arrays can be built ranging from a few milli-watts up to a multi-megawatt range. PV modules can be part of a consumer product, mounted on roofs of houses, integrated in a building skin or disseminated as large power stations on the ground. Due to system modularity, it is easy to serve energy needs in dispersed and isolated communities making PV power a very desirable, flexible and valuable source of energy. Solar energy is a decisive renewable energy source. Solar energy will help secure genuine levels of protection for the environment. Every kWh of generated solar power prevents the release of around 0.7kg of harmful CO2 into the environment. It is expected that the demand for installed PV power will grow exponentially within two decades, illustrating the need to ensure supply of feedstock material which is capable of meeting: increasing demand, the cost of material does not limit PV as a sustainable energy option and that quality and technology align with the sectors expectations.....
Thats why I am a Solar Engineer :)
Thats why I am a Solar Engineer :)
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