© Bill Ward's Brickpile

The European Investment Bank (EIB), European Union's (EU) leading long-term lending organization, is aggressively supporting "Green Environment" by granting 1.1 million Euro for the feasibility study of exporting geothermal power from Dominica. The study will explore all the possible routes to export geothermal electricity from Dominica to Guadeloupe in the north and from Dominica to Martinique in the south. If the results of the feasibility study indicate positive prospects, the project will be able to produce about 120 megawatts of geothermal power for exports and 200 megawatts for domestic consumption. The funds from EIB will help lowering the energy costs arising from resolving technical and engineering challenges with regard to export of energy. EIB firmly believes that effective and sustainable use of geothermal power, as a renewable source of energy, is vital for the economic development of the nation.

At present, the Government of Dominica in association with the European Union and the Agence Francaise de Development, is undertaking efforts to assess the potential of geothermal power availability by drilling three test wells at Laudat and Wolten-Waven. The test plants would be able to generate 5 megawatt energy. The Government of Dominica is confident that the support from EIB would be very instrumental in the nation's drive of geothermal program.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 12:47 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

© sailorbill

We have heard of furnace leakages occurring because of improper maintenance of the systems. But this furnace leakage in Guardian Industries' DeWitt, Iowa, plant happened during the regular process of examination and maintenance of the furnace on January 30, 2012. The leakage was thankfully not very severe, and the situation has been under control. One of the workers faced a heat-related illness while they were controlling the leakage. There were no other casualties. The company also sought the help of local fire department to tackle the matter. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration weren't into the picture.
The management of the company addressed that such furnace leakage is very uncommon for the company as well as for the industry at large; however, this accident should be taken as a lesson and the companies should be well prepared and trained in advance to fight with such kinds of contingent situations. The management also assured that the assembly line, which was damaged in the leakage, would be functional in few days and till that time, the company has sufficient inventory to meet all the demands of customers.
Prevention is better than cure. This should indeed be followed and all the stakeholders, systems as well as people, should be equipped to avoid any such accidents.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 12:05 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

© Tracy O

If you're renovating and considering a new heating system, then, of course, one of your biggest considerations will be what energy source will be the most cost effective for you. When my family was making that decision, we looked for the
cheapest gas and electricity and then looked into the different types of units that would work with our house. With all these elements considered, we then made our decision on what combination of energy source and heating system worked best for us. Even though the unit we chose was a little bit more expensive than other options, we knew it would pay off in the long run because of energy efficiency. We feel good about our decision, and we've decided, in fact, to invest in more energy efficient appliances, too. We're going to do that one appliance a year for the next 4 or 5 years. We're talking about our washer and dryer, our stove, dishwasher and, of course, our refrigerator. We decided to start with that, in fact, since the refrigerator is the favorite appliance of everyone in our household! I'm also looking forward to the dishwasher. I've been wanting the kind with the drawers. With only our youngest still at home, we have fewer dishes to wash. The dishwasher with the drawers will be more energy efficient and we also won't have to wait a long time before the dishwasher is full enough in order to run it.

This entry was posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 7:14 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.