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The United States has asked Israel to check the possibility of pumping oil from Iraq to the oil refineries in Haifa. The request came in a telegram last week from a senior Pentagon official to a top Foreign Ministry official in Jerusalem. The Prime Minister’s Office, which views the pipeline to Haifa as a "bonus" Continue Reading →
Greenhouse gases have been the big focus of most companies’ environmental efforts for several years, with pollution a close second. But another equally pressing environmental issue has received much less attention: water.
For most companies in the developed world, water is not much of a problem. Water bills are generally a tiny part of overheads, and unless there is a drought or flood, companies can count on it flowing from the tap.
Companies with higher water uses – such as food processors or computer chip makers – may pay more attention, but the increasing scarcity of water around the world, which is being exacerbated by global warming, is forcing a rethink.
Electricity supplies in Indonesia are heavily subsidised
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South East Asia’s largest economy is facing a big problem – how much longer can the state electricity company meet the country’s growing demand for power?
In February, the islands of Java and Bali – Indonesia’s economic powerhouses – both suffered blackouts.
The immediate cause, officials said, was bad weather, which meant coal supplies were stuck in ports. But the stoppages highlighted the national grid’s inability to keep the lights on, even in the capital, in the face of any kind of hiccup.
Indonesia’s economy is growing at about 6.3% a year. Its demand for electricity is growing even faster. To cope with this, analysts say, the state electricity company PLN needs to add 1500-2000MW a year to its capacity – and it is currently falling far short.
From Reuters via the NZ Herald People in mountainous areas such as Nepal rely on melt-water for most of their needs. Photo / Reuters Glaciers and mountain snow are melting earlier in the year than usual, meaning the water has already gone when millions of people need it during the summer when rainfall is Continue Reading →
by Isabelle Christensen, PhD at Renewable Energy A number of recent articles including Dr. Boreinstein’s study from UC Berkeley and a feature in the Economist questioning the cost effectiveness of solar, have sparked some serious debate amongst solar enthusiasts and have served to propagate false impressions about solar in the public arena. Due to Continue Reading →