Showing posts with label power gen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power gen. Show all posts

Saturday, June 22, 2024

If anything comes up, may be we can talk... re hazmat and municipal waste

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

I talked to the husband of a mangkin who is an Englishman who used to work as an expatriate in Indonesia.  He says he is looking for a job and his specialty is marketing and business development.  If there is anything that comes up, then we can talk.   

I said what I have in mind since I know someone who has made an incinerator and has sold an incinerator to a municipality, I thought of business development marketing of:
      1.  hospital incinerator for has mat
      2.  municipal incinerator cum power gen  -- you need a heat exchanger for this.   

Of course the response always to this opportunity seeking brainstorming is - how will it affect carbon footprint and toxic emission.  But its the lesser of two evils:   for hospital having toxic waste or 0 toxic waste, for municipality without landfill -  shall garbage pile up.   

I dont think he is up to it nor interested.   

I will find a way to get around this goal.   

Saturday, October 19, 2013

A strategic paper on power gen did not employ BOS and is not responsive to current development in technology or environmental issues

                  
                            One of the biggest casualty of green energy; to be closed in 2014


I just came across a paper on a power gen in an island province noted for environmental protection and eco tourism.  The plant uses fossil fuel.  The strategy presented is just the old stuff:  better operating efficiency, better logistics, cost control, better marketing to address the load issue.

The following issues have not not been addressed:

1.  The green innovation:  black vs green technology.   The environmentalists, who are plenty in the island are most likely to bother and pester the plant in the years to come.  Black technology (bunker fuel) contributes to global warming and climate change which has been severe lately.

2.  Cheaper green technology.  Solar and wind costs are at par now with old technology.  Solar cap ex is at $4.00 per watt (installed)  Cost to operate is 0

3.  Disturbing trends in Australia and Europe.  They are to shutter down a l gW coal plant in Mallerawang (north of Sydney  because of still carbon tax ($20+ per ton) and changing market situation (stiff competition from rooftop solar panels)  The load factor in black technology in Europe has been on a decline (down to 49% in 2012)   Competition from renewables to shutter a 1GW coal plant in Australia  Is the handwriting on black technology on the wall

Power utilities lost half trillion Euros in 5 years!

At the end of the day, the paper recites the improvement on present business, nothing new, nothing unusual.  No BOS no purple cow.  It will be business as usual