Twelve companies have formed a consortium to provide Europe with solar electricity.
The Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII) aims to provide 15% of Europe's electricity by 2050 or earlier via power lines stretching across the desert and Mediterranean sea.
The German-led consortium was brought together by Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, and consists of some of country's biggest engineering and power companies, including Siemens, E.ON, ABB and Deutsche Bank.
It now believes the DII can deliver solar power to Europe as early as 2015.
from The Guardian: Solar power from Sahara a step closer.
The UK is not participating in the DESERTEC plan, and intends instead to build costly and dangerous new nuclear power stations
Monday 9 November 2009
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Engineers don't want to live near nukes
Engineers say they are pro nuclear power but would prefer to live near a windfarm
Professional Engineering, the journal of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, asked its readers if the UK should plan for a larger amount of nuclear power: 82% of respondents said 'yes'. However in the same survey 59% said they would be uncomfortable with a nuclear power station a mile or so from their own home and only 36% would would be OK with it. However most (69%) were quite happy to live near a windfarm. [PE 29 July 2009]
Jobs in Ukraine
PE also reports that British engineers are helping to build a store for nuclear waste at Chernobyl, funded with £2.1 million from the UK government. What other industry is so dangerous that we have to pay to clean up the mess in other countries if they are unable or unwilling to do it themselves? [PE 9 September 2009]
Professional Engineering, the journal of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, asked its readers if the UK should plan for a larger amount of nuclear power: 82% of respondents said 'yes'. However in the same survey 59% said they would be uncomfortable with a nuclear power station a mile or so from their own home and only 36% would would be OK with it. However most (69%) were quite happy to live near a windfarm. [PE 29 July 2009]
Jobs in Ukraine
PE also reports that British engineers are helping to build a store for nuclear waste at Chernobyl, funded with £2.1 million from the UK government. What other industry is so dangerous that we have to pay to clean up the mess in other countries if they are unable or unwilling to do it themselves? [PE 9 September 2009]
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