Wacky Ecologists Ruin China's Energy Future

This can't be right. Has China been taken over by radical energy extremists? ;)

Fanning Wind Power Capacity - Xinhua - 28 Apr 08

"CHINA is looking to expand wind power generating capacity to 100,000 megawatts by 2020, or fivefold the previous target, an industry official said."

P.S. - Last I checked, China was planning to install more wind capacity than nuclear. Funny that.

Wacky Ecologists Ruin China's Energy Future

This can't be right. Has China been taken over by radical energy extremists? ;)

Fanning Wind Power Capacity - Xinhua - 28 Apr 08

"CHINA is looking to expand wind power generating capacity to 100,000 megawatts by 2020, or fivefold the previous target, an industry official said."

P.S. - Last I checked, China was planning to install more wind capacity than nuclear. Funny that.

A Project I Was Involved In Very Slightly

I was beginning to wonder if this deal would EVER get done. Don't expect any new nuke or coal plants to be giving guaranteed prices for a twenty-year time frame. Another one of those little details that often gets overlooked in comparisons.

NPPD Seals PPA For 42 MW Crofton Hills Project - North American Windpower - 25 Apr 08

"The Nebraska Public Power District (NPDD) and Crofton Hills Wind Farm have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that will result in the construction of a wind farm near Crofton, Neb. The 42 MW Crofton Hills Wind Farm will be operational in 2009."

A Project I Was Involved In Very Slightly

I was beginning to wonder if this deal would EVER get done. Don't expect any new nuke or coal plants to be giving guaranteed prices for a twenty-year time frame. Another one of those little details that often gets overlooked in comparisons.

NPPD Seals PPA For 42 MW Crofton Hills Project - North American Windpower - 25 Apr 08

"The Nebraska Public Power District (NPDD) and Crofton Hills Wind Farm have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that will result in the construction of a wind farm near Crofton, Neb. The 42 MW Crofton Hills Wind Farm will be operational in 2009."

SNP Gets Slagged on Renewables Inaction

More on the haps in Scotland. Looks like the wrong direction on the metrics.

Blowing Hot and Cold Over Wind Power - Scotsman - Business - 26 Apr 08

"According to the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), the wind power industry body, there has been a downwards trend in the number of wind farm planning applications in Scotland. There were applications for 2,221MW in 2004, 1,779 in 2005, 1,107 in 2006, 563 in 2007, and 65 so far this year. The SNP administration's decision on LWP has led to widespread criticism of its policies on green energy, or rather, the sparsity of them. There are 27 wind farm projects before the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit. Alex Salmond, the First Minister, has repeatedly talked up the nation's capacity for generating green power, but the detail of his intentions has so far been scarce."

SNP Gets Slagged on Renewables Inaction

More on the haps in Scotland. Looks like the wrong direction on the metrics.

Blowing Hot and Cold Over Wind Power - Scotsman - Business - 26 Apr 08

"According to the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), the wind power industry body, there has been a downwards trend in the number of wind farm planning applications in Scotland. There were applications for 2,221MW in 2004, 1,779 in 2005, 1,107 in 2006, 563 in 2007, and 65 so far this year. The SNP administration's decision on LWP has led to widespread criticism of its policies on green energy, or rather, the sparsity of them. There are 27 wind farm projects before the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit. Alex Salmond, the First Minister, has repeatedly talked up the nation's capacity for generating green power, but the detail of his intentions has so far been scarce."

More Nuke Bottleneck Reporting

Nothing new really. Just a reiteration of a serious detail, one of many, that will not be going away no much how much smoke is generated by the industry and their governmental poodles.

UK Nuclear Power Revival at Risk of Delays - Telegraph (UK) - 28 Apr 08

"Pensioned-off engineers will have to be brought out of retirement if the revival of nuclear power is not to be hit by serious delays, the Government has been warned. A shortage of professional engineers and skilled trades is threatening plans to build new nuclear power stations around the country to ensure security of electricity supply and avoid the risk of blackouts, it is claimed." "The shortage of engineers is expected to be a key issue, along with funding, potential sites and the waste storage needed to complete the first new nuclear plant by 2018."

More Nuke Bottleneck Reporting

Nothing new really. Just a reiteration of a serious detail, one of many, that will not be going away no much how much smoke is generated by the industry and their governmental poodles.

UK Nuclear Power Revival at Risk of Delays - Telegraph (UK) - 28 Apr 08

"Pensioned-off engineers will have to be brought out of retirement if the revival of nuclear power is not to be hit by serious delays, the Government has been warned. A shortage of professional engineers and skilled trades is threatening plans to build new nuclear power stations around the country to ensure security of electricity supply and avoid the risk of blackouts, it is claimed." "The shortage of engineers is expected to be a key issue, along with funding, potential sites and the waste storage needed to complete the first new nuclear plant by 2018."

Adopted Home Girl Does Good in Essay

Some years back, author and essayist Meghan Dahm gave up the bright lights of NYC for the good life of a near Lincoln experience. She was able to convert that adventure into an, as I recall, well reviewed book, "The Quality of Life Report", as well as some NPR essays and such. Several of my good friends get near cameo parts in the book. Ultimately the siren calls (and added cash and career advancement) of an LA Times column pulled her away from these parts.

I signed up for her mailing list the other day and today she sent out an essay on the now (in)famous Yalie student artist, Aliza Shvarts, that's worth a read. I kept thinking that maybe Ms. Shvarts would get busted for human experimentation without the proper university oversight. Maybe someone clever at Yale will pull that one up and give it a try. I'm sure Ms. Shvart's would appreciate even more notoriety. Hey, I'm doing my part for the struggling artist. (No, you can't win.)

It's Period Art - With Aliza Shvart's Work, There's Nothing to See But Lots to Talk About - 26 Apr 08

"Many artists, including photographer Cindy Sherman and multimedia artist Judy Chicago, have incorporated menstrual blood into their work. As for those maybe-miscarriages and their role in performance art, hoax or some combination thereof, Shvarts has nothing on 18th century Englishwoman Mary Toft. In 1726, Toft became a sensation when she managed to convince the public and much of the medical community that she was repeatedly giving birth to rabbits."

"The result is that Shvarts' project has become not about what she may or may not have done to her body, or may or may not be saying about reproduction, but about a subject that never fails to draw rapt attention: fame. Now, excuse me while I take back every condescending thing I ever said about Norman Rockwell."

Adopted Home Girl Does Good in Essay

Some years back, author and essayist Meghan Dahm gave up the bright lights of NYC for the good life of a near Lincoln experience. She was able to convert that adventure into an, as I recall, well reviewed book, "The Quality of Life Report", as well as some NPR essays and such. Several of my good friends get near cameo parts in the book. Ultimately the siren calls (and added cash and career advancement) of an LA Times column pulled her away from these parts.

I signed up for her mailing list the other day and today she sent out an essay on the now (in)famous Yalie student artist, Aliza Shvarts, that's worth a read. I kept thinking that maybe Ms. Shvarts would get busted for human experimentation without the proper university oversight. Maybe someone clever at Yale will pull that one up and give it a try. I'm sure Ms. Shvart's would appreciate even more notoriety. Hey, I'm doing my part for the struggling artist. (No, you can't win.)

It's Period Art - With Aliza Shvart's Work, There's Nothing to See But Lots to Talk About - 26 Apr 08

"Many artists, including photographer Cindy Sherman and multimedia artist Judy Chicago, have incorporated menstrual blood into their work. As for those maybe-miscarriages and their role in performance art, hoax or some combination thereof, Shvarts has nothing on 18th century Englishwoman Mary Toft. In 1726, Toft became a sensation when she managed to convince the public and much of the medical community that she was repeatedly giving birth to rabbits."

"The result is that Shvarts' project has become not about what she may or may not have done to her body, or may or may not be saying about reproduction, but about a subject that never fails to draw rapt attention: fame. Now, excuse me while I take back every condescending thing I ever said about Norman Rockwell."