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Post by podp on May 3, 2012 19:37:24 GMT 3
OO, Will the "The Rotten Apple Injecting a Stench in the Nuclear Electricity Project" play out like the Miguna Miguna saga or like "Drama at NHIF as Muga suspended after ‘firing’ CEO" see www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2012/05/drama-at-nhif-as-muga-suspended-after-firing-ceo/KTN this evening also had nice pictures of the boardroom drama at NHIF with the Chairman calling a press conference to fire the CEO, and the Vice Chairman, NHIF together with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Medical Services addressing the same press conference distancing herself, Minister Anyang Nyongo and the NHIF Board from the Chairman's utterances. Before the day was over the Chairman had got a suspension,letter from the Minister!
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Post by kasuku on May 4, 2012 0:41:07 GMT 3
Podp I have watched you trying to sensor this Thread by often throwing in irrelevant news after my postings. Please start your own Thread where you can change the subject as you wish. This is a strictly Energie Thread .
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Post by podp on May 5, 2012 23:25:10 GMT 3
Peace Kasuku, Sorry for not posting what you like. Please do note that the piece just was inspired after catching up and reading in part "The Nuclear Electricity Project is housed under the Ministry of Energy. The very name of this department evokes hope for sustainable development. Given the dearth of alternative energy sources and the inefficiencies in exploiting what is already available in the hydro-electric and geo-thermal arenas, one would have thought the setting up and running of the Nuclear Electricity Project called for and demanded a team of dispassionate, focused, highly skilled professionals devoted to making the Ministry and the government attain the goals and objectives of Vision 2030." Read more: jukwaa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=6228&page=8#ixzz1u1qQzNG1Just out of my curiosity what to you does not fit below? See www.energy.go.ke/Kenya Portal Electricity Regulatory Commission Kenya Pipeline Company National Oil CorporationKenya Electricity Generating Company Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd Geothermal Development Company Kenya Electricity Transmitting Company Kenya Power and Lighting Company Energy Tribunal The Standard Sorry again and will take your advise in my future posts or better still invoke the source of the rejoinder!
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Post by podp on May 5, 2012 23:57:26 GMT 3
Jakaswanga, On page 20 of the Least Cost Power Development Plant, see www.erc.go.ke/erc/LCPDP%202011%20-%202030.pdf , it says "The interconnected system in Kenya has a total installed capacity of 1,533 MW made up of 761.0 MW of hydro, 525 MW of thermal, 198 MW of geothermal, 5.45 MW of wind , 26MW from cogeneration and 17MW of isolated grid. The total effective capacity is 1,515 MW during normal hydrology. Hydro accounts for about 50% of the total energy supply. Registered interconnected national sustained peak demand is 1,178 (1,183 MW instantaneous)." You say "From this I want to surmise that a 3000 MW power-supply would be adequate for Kenya in the next 5-10 years. Now, I am still working on some of those homework papers you gave me , but what I really want to arrive at are the following: What is the maximum realisable solar Mega-Wattage for Kenya? What is the maximum Mega-Watts from Wind-Turbines we can produce?" The projections in the LCPDP are there on page 25 Table 3: Committed projects as at February 2011 give a total as 1,815 MW. Page 58 has a useful Figure 14: Map of Kenya showing 3 Year average Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI). From GHI you may cvalculate the total potential of solar in Kenya. Page 60 has Figure 15: Simulated annual wind power density at 50m above ground. Again one may calculate the total potential wind generation capacity from there. My interest, as concerns Kenya industrializing and realizing Vision 2030 is persuaded by Table 53: Implementation constraints found on page 127 On page 129 Table 54: The WASP Optimal Solution Base Case and Reference Fuel shows ten different possible enrgy mixes that can result in Kenya generating a total of 18,920 MW. However, please note for Kenya to join the ranks of middle income economies e.g. South Africa our total generating capacity should be in excess of 40,000 MW. Please do add as much solar and wind to bridge that gap as you possible can. Industry however need base load which can only be provided by geothermal, coal, nuclear and oil/gas!
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Post by podp on May 6, 2012 0:13:51 GMT 3
Jakaswanga, On page 20 of the Least Cost Power Development Plant, see www.erc.go.ke/erc/LCPDP%202011%20-%202030.pdf , it says "The interconnected system in Kenya has a total installed capacity of 1,533 MW made up of 761.0 MW of hydro, 525 MW of thermal, 198 MW of geothermal, 5.45 MW of wind , 26MW from cogeneration and 17MW of isolated grid. The total effective capacity is 1,515 MW during normal hydrology. Hydro accounts for about 50% of the total energy supply. Registered interconnected national sustained peak demand is 1,178 (1,183 MW instantaneous)." You say "From this I want to surmise that a 3000 MW power-supply would be adequate for Kenya in the next 5-10 years. Now, I am still working on some of those homework papers you gave me , but what I really want to arrive at are the following: What is the maximum realisable solar Mega-Wattage for Kenya? What is the maximum Mega-Watts from Wind-Turbines we can produce?" The projections in the LCPDP are there on page 25 Table 3: Committed projects as at February 2011 give a total as 1,815 MW. Page 58 has a useful Figure 14: Map of Kenya showing 3 Year average Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI). From GHI you may calculate the total potential of solar in Kenya. Page 60 has Figure 15: Simulated annual wind power density at 50m above ground. Again one may calculate the total potential wind generation capacity from there. My interest, as concerns Kenya industrializing and realizing Vision 2030 is persuaded by Table 53: Implementation constraints found on page 127 On page 129 Table 54: The WASP Optimal Solution Base Case and Reference Fuel shows ten different possible energy mixes that can result in Kenya generating a total of 18,920 MW. However, please note for Kenya to join the ranks of middle income economies e.g. South Africa our total generating capacity should be in excess of 40,000 MW. Please do add as much solar and wind to bridge that gap as you possible can. Industry however need base load which can only be provided by geothermal, coal, nuclear and oil/gas! Wind availability is below 40% and solar even lower (below 30%) and hence since electricity cannot be stored in some freezer to be used when on demand, imagine industry operating at below 50% capacity and producing goods to compete from regions where base load assures 100% availability 24/7 throughout the year! We need to work on Table 59: High Load Forecast Reference Fuel Scenario Optimum solution table as the barest minimum if Vision 2030 is to be approached. See page 139. The number of geothermal plants required in the planning period have to increase from 36 in the Base Case to 40, nuclear plants increase from 4 to 9, coal plants from 8 to 13, Medium Speed Diesel and Gas turbine plants remained the same, wind power plants (farms) from 15 to 20 and imports remained the same. The two hydro plants were also picked in the plan.What says thou?
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Post by kasuku on May 6, 2012 12:51:47 GMT 3
Solar Installations in Kenya Easier with Latest ManufacturerEast Africa’s largest solar module manufacturer Chloride Exide plans to grant loan facilities via any commercial bank using guarantee notes from the company. Locals may acquire panels from the company’s solar facility in Naivasha, Kenya that opened in august 2011. Financing is only applicable to products purchased from the Naivasha plant which manufactures modules that produce 13, 14, 20, 30, and 40 watts. The company and its partner Ubbink B.V. also just unveiled plans to extend its product range to include sizes 60, 80, 85, 120, and 125 watts. With 100 modules manufactured each day, products include hybrid systems that combine solar and wind energy which are great for areas without access to the grid. Source: ae-africa.com/read_article.php?NID=3853
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Post by jakaswanga on May 6, 2012 16:37:52 GMT 3
Jakaswanga, However, please note for Kenya to join the ranks of middle income economies e.g. South Africa our total generating capacity should be in excess of 40,000 MW. Please do add as much solar and wind to bridge that gap as you possible can. Industry however need base load which can only be provided by geothermal, coal, nuclear and oil/gas! Podp! Yeah, I found the figures on the pages. By the way technology really matters in these things! I compared to some calculations from German technical prowess --[after you indicated the difference between the best windmill and the worst could be twice! that is where windmill 1 produces x Watts, windmill 2 produces 2x watts from the same conditions!]. It would appear german technology in solar is also cutting edge: at tropical solar radiation levels even at 4 hours peak a day, they would be a match for domestic power use in Uganda! 2. 40,000 MW! You know that is even more than the Seven Gorges Super Dam on the Yangtse --wonder of the world visible from space, can produce! #If I remember correctly, only the proposed Mega Inga down from Kinshasha will match that! A world dam record. 3. Are you aware, if, in the context of regional economic co-operation in our economic region --Uganda, Tz, Rwanda, there are discussions of co-operation? I mean within the logic of economics of scale, we could reduce the projected costs of reactors to the taxpayer, and later the hourly rate. You know even Owen Falls Dam at Jinja was built as the East African Power and Lighting Company.
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Post by podp on May 8, 2012 10:24:20 GMT 3
Jakaswanga,
On technology the only rider is nuclear technology has rarely been transferred from Germany and Japan! Those two nations are way ahead and do not trust others to be able to maintain their standards. Hence any technology transfer from them is for a premium. That is why S Korea, China etc are the emerging giants.
On your 2, the LCPDP has 10 different Energy mix! Nuclear, wind, solar etc will all contribute to the 40,000+ MW.
On your 3 the future is regional integration in elecricity generation, transmission/ distribution and marketing. We have the East Africa Power Pool still the weakest when compared to those of West and South Africa. Openning up for more players is paramount and hence a shift from the current control/siege mentality!
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Post by podp on May 15, 2012 12:32:44 GMT 3
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Post by Onyango Oloo on May 19, 2012 3:32:40 GMT 3
The Toboa Ukweli team dropped something in my inbox: Executive Chairman Continues Streak of Petty Vindictiveness By the Toboa Ukweli TeamAs promised, we bring you the second part of our series exposing the rot within the Nuclear Electricity Project. We mentioned previously that former cabinet minister and parliamentarian Ochilo Ayacko is determined to abuse his position as the top political appointee in the project to advance his own interests-which are financial and political- while attempting to intimidate and frustrate the highly competent technical staff who are employed by the Nuclear Electricity Project. A case in point involves terminating the contracts of some promising young technical personnel who had been placed on attachment-presumably to pave the way for handpicked outside “consultants” directly under the sway of the Executive Chairman with a view to manipulating the human resource operations for direct personal and financial gain in much the same way some dodgy contracts were pushed in the Kazi Kwa Vijana and similar scandals elsewhere within the realms of the Grand Coalition government. We are made to understand that the Executive Chairman who is serving BOTH partners in the PNU/ODM governance structures has some very powerful benefactors which would account for his brash, aggressive and rude vindictiveness. We attach two PDF files indicating the flimsy reasons which jettisoned two young interns to pave way for the much ballyhooed “politically correct” “consultants”. Back to the onslaught of the Executive Chairman on the Secretary of the Nuclear Electricity Project David Otwoma who is on the cusp of earning his doctorate for his field work on radioactivity in the Homa Hills of South Nyanza. During the recently concluded National Science and Technology Innovation Week that was officially opened by Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Mr. Ayacko made a desperate attempt to block Mr. Otwoma from presenting a technical paper to the conference based on his PhD dissertation. We have learned that the Executive Chairman actually made a bid to place a paid ad in the national newspapers claiming that David Otwoma was not in any way associated with the Nuclear Electricity Project-something equivalent to those notorious disclaimers that companies place in the daily newspapers when they have terminated the services of a former employee indicted and implicated in suspected cases of theft by servant, forgery and impersonation. The Executive Chairman in his zeal perhaps forgot the fact that Mr. Otwoma had been SECONDED to the Ministry of Energy from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology by Otwoma's BOSS the Public Service Commission and any modification of Mr Otwoma's current functions in the Nuclear Electricity Project had to be subjected to due process based on in depth, thorough investigation to verify any allegations of improper, unethical or unprofessional conduct on the part of Mr. Otwoma. Because of this, no one acted on Mr. Ayacko’s strident attempt to remove Mr. Otwoma and/or prevent him from presenting his paper to the National Science, Technology and Innovation conference taking place at the KICC. When he could not get his way, Mr. Ayacko smarting from a punctured ego, withdraw in a huff from the conference where he had also been invited to make a speech. To document the depth of the Executive Chairman's pettiness we will reproduce excerpts from a recent email correspondence from Mr. Ayacko to some key members of the Nuclear Electricity Project: From: Ochilo Ayako <xxxxx@xxxx.com> Date: 18 May 2012 10:47 Subject: Re: WELCOME TO THE PREPARATION OF THE 2014-2015 TC PROGRAMME To: OTWOMA David xxxxx@xxxx.com Cc: Susan Ombuya <xxxxxx@xxxx.com>, Boniface Kinyanjui <xxxxx@xxxx.com>, Winnie Ndubai <xxxx@xxxx.com>, Cjuma30@xxxx.com, ochilom <xxxx@xxxx.com>
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Kindly get your bearing from PS Ministry of Energy before you engage in such communication to staff at NEP, by this copy all are notified to ignore such correspondence until further notice. Executive Chair
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:44 AM, OTWOMA David <xxxx@xxxx.com> wrote: > FYI and FNA as final submission of concepts to IAEA starts Monday 21st > and closes Thursday 31st May 2012. See url or below signature. >
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Post by Onyango Oloo on May 19, 2012 3:35:57 GMT 3
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Post by kasuku on May 19, 2012 12:07:35 GMT 3
At last some people have taken to try their best to block “Nukeberg” as it might be called in future when it really turns out to be what it is...a scheme to milk the tax papers yet again, aka Goldenberg and Anglo fleecing.
Please scientist keep the good work going…these has a lot to do with the future of yours and my children. Please keep the Dirt still coming here and everywhere else. How stupid do these people think Kenyans really are?
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Post by kasuku on May 19, 2012 12:27:10 GMT 3
He is rated as a very good scientist then at the end... “Not recommended for confirmation...e is rude to his Superiors and challenges in Integrity?” I read there translated, "that these skilled scientists are refusing to be bought in the scam and that’s why they have to go!"
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Post by fyi on May 19, 2012 15:20:08 GMT 3
even with the coming of the new constitution some people are still oblivious of the dangers they expose themselves into...I am surprised by how these events unfold. If this thing failed the chairman will be to blame,,first, he is not a nuclear scientist, not even a scientist...second, he is never in the country, he is leading the project while abroad, and then thirdly he is now terminating guys the way he wishes....it seems impunity will not end unless we have people like Otwoma who will arise to defend integrity in government institutions.....politicians will always want to benefit monetarily and Ochilo Ayacko is one of the hungry hyenas who has just seen a carcass..the problem is, WHO WILL STOP HIM?
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Post by podp on May 20, 2012 17:19:48 GMT 3
Kasuku, For dealing with Unfair Termination the Employment Act at Section 45. (1) No employer shall terminate the employment of an employee unfairly. (2) A termination of employment by an employer is unfair if the employer fails to prove....see details at www.kenyalaw.org/kenyalaw/klr_app/frames.php......................... fyi Teacher wrote 'consider the fundamental theme of our epoch to be that of domination (impunity in our context) - which implies its opposite, the theme of liberation (transparency, accountability etc in our context), as the objective to be achieved'! As antagonism deepens between themes (make electricity from nuclear or make personal fortune claiming to make electricity) which are expressions of reality (of fullfilling V2030 or personal enrichment), there is a tendency for the themes and reality to be mythicized, establishing a climate of irrationality (who is sleeping with who becames more important than who has the know why and how). Wrong priorities cloud Kenya’s path to Vision 2030 screams the Smart Company in the Daily Nation! “At the rate we are growing the economy, we risk not achieving Vision 2030 objectives,” www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Wrong+priorities+cloud+Kenyas+path+to+Vision+2030+/-/1226/1410464/-/7xcxqwz/-/index.htmlTeacher says 'in such a situation, myth-creating irrationality itself becomes a fundamental theme. Its opposing theme, the critical and dynamic view of the world, strives to unveil reality, unmask its mythicization, and achieve a full realization of the human task'! As an exercise google any name mention and add sex to find out who has a history of sex escapades. Try googling a name mentioned and add nuclear for good measure. There are many ways of trapping a rat
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Post by kasuku on May 26, 2012 20:46:54 GMT 3
Thanks to the wonderful weather, Germany has reached a new peak in solar energy. The solar panels between Flensburg and Berchtesgaden under largely clear skies have for the first time provided a total capacity of more than 20,000 megawatts. According to the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR), that’s the equivalent of the output of more than 20 nuclear power plants. This development of alternative energy sources have contributed to the best value, but also the early summer weather and the sun. Exactly one year earlier, on 25 May 2011, the noon solar supplied only 14 000 megawatts. www.stern.de/wirtschaft/news/sonne-liefert-soviel-strom-wie-fast-20-akw-1832683.html---- Imagine Kenya with the all year-round Sun, we will have more energy than we will need
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Post by podp on May 28, 2012 10:31:50 GMT 3
How newspapers love to make sensation out of .....read on! Counties proposed to handle nuclear disasters www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Counties+proposed+to+handle+nuclear+disasters+/-/1006/1414144/-/v34mliz/-/index.htmlA committee set up in November 2010 is carrying out pre-feasibility studies that involve analysing different locations to establish the best suitable sites for setting up nuclear plants with preference being along large water bodies such as the coastal shoreline or near lakes. By IMMACULATE KARAMBU ikarambu@ke.nationmedia.com Posted Saturday, May 26 2012 at 18:29 In a move likely to reignite debate on the appropriateness of nuclear power in Kenya, a new energy policy is proposing to hand the critical role of disaster management on the yet-to-be-built nuclear power plants to county governments. The draft National Energy Policy, currently under discussion by stakeholders, states that “the proposed Energy Bill shall provide for the county governments to set up disaster management units to coordinate disaster management …” The policy and the Bill are expected to realign activities in the energy sector with the new Constitution where counties will be largely involved in managing energy projects. The ministry of Energy has set an August deadline to put together the policy and the Bill, ready for tabling in Parliament. If cleared to become law, the documents are expected to give guidance on operations in the energy sector which will be spearheaded by implementation of proposals made for each of the various energy sub-sectors such as electricity, wind, solar and nuclear energy among others. But with the high risk in nuclear power generation, the question of the capacity at the county levels to deal with possible disasters arising from any negative impacts of production remains a concern. Speaking to the Sunday Nation on the telephone, the Nuclear Energy Project Committee (NEPC) downplayed the concern, saying the national government will still be involved. “The nuclear plants will remain as natural resources therefore all aspects of security will be a concern at the national level. There is a proposal to designate some responsibility to county governments but that interface of dividing roles between the county and national governments forms part of the ongoing studies,” said Mr Basset Buyukah, NEPC director for publicity and advocacy. The first nuclear plant of 1,000 megawatts is expected to be commissioned in 2022 when the peak demand for power is projected to be 6,048 megawatts. Additional units of 1,000 megawatts each are expected to be commissioned in 2026, 2029 and 2031. By 2030, Kenya hopes to source at least a fifth of its power needs from nuclear energy, helping to cut dependency on hydropower to less than five per cent. Currently hydropower accounts for more than half of the electricity generated in the country. Already a committee set up in November 2010, whose chairman is Mr Achillo Ayako, is carrying out pre-feasibility studies that involve analysing different locations to establish the best suitable sites for setting up nuclear plants with preference being along large water bodies such as the coastal shoreline or near lakes. The committee was set up following the adoption of introduction of a nuclear power programme as a national priority by the National Economic and Social Council, the body that advises the President on economic and social issues that need to be prioritised. The committee is tasked with spearheading the development of nuclear energy for electricity generation to substitute local power production in a bid to meet the country’s long-term power demand. So far the committee has received Sh500 million from the government which it has used to establish five departments and recruited 42 members of staff. Some 15 students are undertaking masters degrees at the University of Nairobi and another six are at Korea International Nuclear Graduate School, South Korea, in partnership with the government at a cost of Sh140 million. According to experts, it will require about 200 skilled staff in various aspects of nuclear power production. According to NEPC, creation of public awareness in the 47 counties will start in the last quarter of this year. The pre-feasibility study will be conducted this year and the report is expected to be ready by April 2013 for Cabinet approval. It has also developed a concept paper for consultancy for legal and institutional framework of nuclear electricity in Kenya. In addition to the county units, the proposed Bill will also allow for creation of a disaster response unit at the ministry of Energy to coordinate with the National Disaster Operations Centre on disasters in the energy sector.
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Post by amadain on May 28, 2012 15:59:34 GMT 3
Thanks to the wonderful weather, Germany has reached a new peak in solar energy. The solar panels between Flensburg and Berchtesgaden under largely clear skies have for the first time provided a total capacity of more than 20,000 megawatts. According to the International Economic Platform for Renewable Energies (IWR), that’s the equivalent of the output of more than 20 nuclear power plants. This development of alternative energy sources have contributed to the best value, but also the early summer weather and the sun. Exactly one year earlier, on 25 May 2011, the noon solar supplied only 14 000 megawatts. www.stern.de/wirtschaft/news/sonne-liefert-soviel-strom-wie-fast-20-akw-1832683.html---- Imagine Kenya with the all year-round Sun, we will have more energy than we will need Damn, I'm too slow! I was going to post the same story. Germany has also set a world record: 50% of it's electricity demand was met my solar power on Saturday. Pretty impressive.
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Post by podp on May 29, 2012 16:41:27 GMT 3
Polishing up Mining Act to extract more If the Minerals and Mining Draft Bill goes through under the current Constitution, the national government will pocket 80 per cent of the total revenue from each of the coal blocks while 15 per cent will be retained by the county government, and 5 per cent used for development of local projects within the mining area. The draft Bill provides for a tiered system of sharing income between the central government, country governments and locals. Mui coal basin is estimated to be 500 square kilometres and is home to four constituencies; Mwingi North, Mutito, Mwingi East and Kitui Central. Estimates show that Kenya imports Sh1.4 billion worth of coal and coke annually. It is expected that once mining begins, there will be additional power supply to the national grid, with KenGen planning to set up a coal power generating station in Kilifi. Review of the Mining Act follows the Energy ministry’s proposal to amend the current Petroleum and Exploration Act to guide future drilling, with provisions on revenue sharing between oil drilling companies, the government and local communities. This came with the announcement that Kenya had struck oil in Turkana County. www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Polishing+up+Mining+Act+to+extract+more+/-/1226/1415282/-/item/0/-/14ere21/-/index.html
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Post by OtishOtish on Jun 6, 2012 5:08:41 GMT 3
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Post by podp on Jun 7, 2012 13:16:47 GMT 3
Otishotish, Bad idea as now the nice lady who started this thread will be in no mood for a reality check! My only defense is to compare gas/oil to 'Fossil fuels rule Japan' www.world-nuclear-news.org/EE_Fossil_fuels_rule_Japan_3105121.html31 May 2012 Fossil fuels now provide some 90% of Japan's electricity as nuclear plants remain shut down. Consumption of crude and heavy oil for electricity is at a four-year high. Charts produced by the US Energy Information Adminsitration (EIA) based on Bloomberg data show that as nuclear power production has dwindled, it has been LNG that has grown to fill the gap. Use of that fuel in January to April 2012 is up 34% on the same period in 2011, making Japan the world's biggest LNG consumer. The other fuel to step in to replace nuclear power has been petroleum - crude oil and heavy oil. Use of these has doubled since February 2011 and is at its highest level since February 2008. Japanese generation by source, Jan 2007 to April 2012 (EIA) 460x198 Japanese fuel consumption for electricity, Jan 2007 to Apr 2012 (EIA) 460x197 Japanese consumption of fuel oil and crude, Jan 2007 to Mar 2012 (EIA) 460x184 While use of coal did not increase in the last year, neither did production from the only low-carbon source, hydro, said the EIA. The overall picture saw fossil fuels provide 90% of Japan's electricity from January to April 2012, compared to 64% in for the same period in 2011. Historically, nuclear power has normally provided about 30%. Data on the environmental cost of this rush to fossil fuels is not yet public, but the economic impact has seen Japan's trade balance dip into the red and sent its companies scrambling to secure LNG supplies. The cause of these changes in Japan's energy supplies is the shutdown of 50 reactors that await approval to restart after the unprecedented accident at Fukushima Daiichi. Four reactors there were wrecked after sea and flood defences failed in the face of the tsunami of 11 March 2011. Operators must demonstrate they are better prepared to manage severe accidents and show regulators that their stress tests have properly considered external risks. At the same time the Japanese government must put in place a more independent regulatory system, satisfy the public that the factors leading to the Fukushima accident have been properly addressed and develop a new energy policy. The first units to restart will probably be Ohi 3 and 4, owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. Regulators have approved their restart, as has the local town council. Approval at the prefectural level should follow, but prime minister Yoshihiko Noda has said that he will make the final decision on restart. Researched and written by World Nuclear News
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Post by kasuku on Jun 14, 2012 19:16:18 GMT 3
Collaborate to facilitate PV 14. June By: Jonathan Gifford The IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization, has sent a message to the photovoltaic industry that it needs to collaborate in the global marketplace, in the highly-competitive current market. As the Intersolar Europe 2012 trade fair, the IEEE expert panel has observed that solar-industry competition is at record highs. In the growing and competitive photovoltaic market, the IEEE has forecast US$7 trillion dollars in new capital to be invested in the industry by 2030. However, as subsidies have seen the market develop at different rates in different countries, IEEE representatives have made the call for increased collaboration. Grid integration and technological innovation were two key areas of potential collaboration, as set out by the organization. "Innovation is a critical component to driving success in any industry but we are already looking at state of the art technologies in the renewable energy markets," said Juris Kalejs, IEEE Member and CTO, American Capital Energy in the statement. "We now need to work on preparing all markets to cope with this sophisticated level of innovation through international collaboration and cooperation." In terms of smart grids, the IEEE has suggested that countries with a more advanced photovoltaic industry – such as Germany – share its experiences with those where the solar industry is in its infancy. “The smart grid will be critical to helping solar utilities understand
where they need to distribute energy; by sharing best practices and data obtained through modeling, we can drive an efficient solar industry that works for all nations," said Kalejs. The IEEE also posed the question, what will happen when government subsidies end? By way of an answer, the organization has advised that the industry must ready itself for competitive-market integration. "Work needs to be done for them [photovoltaic companies] to be prepared to participate in the market when this favorable treatment ends," IEEE Director and academic Marko Delimar. Read more: www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/collaborate-to-facilitate-pv_100007354/#ixzz1xmimX51g
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Post by podp on Jun 22, 2012 20:27:12 GMT 3
The Role of Nuclear Energy in a Low-carbon Energy Future © OECD 2012 NEA No. 6887 NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Nuclear represents 13.4% of the world’s electricity generation, and over 21% of the OECD electricity generation. The report draws conclusions on the contribution that nuclear energy can make to the transition to a low-carbon energy future. It highlights the main barriers or challenges it needs to overcome to enable its expansion to levels where it can make even more significant contributions than it does today. The economics of nuclear power plant depend strongly on discount rates, the duration of construction, as well as political risks and electricity market characteristics that affect the operation of the plant as a baseload provider of electricity for 60 years or more. Access full report at.... www.oecd-nea.org/nsd/reports/2012/nea6887-role-nuclear-low-carbon.pdf
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Post by podp on Jun 28, 2012 21:03:31 GMT 3
Nuclear energy laws in the pipeline www.nation.co.ke/News/Nuclear+energy+laws+in+the+pipeline+/-/1056/1436470/-/d944av/-/index.htmlA comprehensive Atomic Energy and Policy Bill is being developed. The laws will address issues related to peaceful application of nuclear technology, Higher Education minister Prof Margaret Kamar has said. If adopted, it will lead to the establishment of agencies responsible for regulation, promotion and research of nuclear energy, Prof.Kamar told a meeting of nuclear science and technology experts on Monday. The agencies include Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear Electricity Board and Atomic Energy Research Institute. The minister said the Bill is being subjected to stakeholders in line with the requirement of the Constitution and will soon be presented to the Cabinet. Prof Kamar said the government is planning to embrace nuclear energy in the next 10 years, noting that in order to meet the energy requirement for the realization of Vision 2030, the current electricity supply will have to be increased. “We need a lot of training and support from partners,” said the minister who added that nuclear application is also important in the health sector notably in the treatment of cancer. She made the remarks during the opening of the Africa Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) meeting at Sarova Whitesands, Mombasa.
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Post by Onyango Oloo on Jul 2, 2012 21:57:29 GMT 3
Another message in my inbox from my anonymous correspondents: Ochillo Ayako is a Liability to the Nuclear Electricity ProjectBy the Toboa Ukweli TeamRaila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya, has acknowledged to some European nuclear energy experts that the leadership of the Kenyan Nuclear Energy Project is in the wrong hands and has pledged to take steps to correct this. According to very reliable sources, even the Minister for Energy, Hon. Kiraitu Murungi has expressed some disquiet about the sidelining of David Otwoma. one of Kenya's few trained nuclear scientists from the Nuclear Electricity Project where Otwoma has been officially serving as the Secretary. Otwoma is a trained inspector who has been to dozens of nuclear plants in Europe, Asia and the Americas and is recognized among his peers as an independent, objective voice who qualifies as a regulator and negotiator. Many of Kenya's key partners have been questioning the absence of David Otwoma, who is on the cusp of earning his doctorate in nuclear physics, from Kenyan delegations to Europe and Asian countries like South Korea. Due to a personal vendetta, the Executive Chairman of the Nuclear Electricity Project, Mr. Ochilo Ayacko who is a lawyer and complete novice in nuclear matters, sent Mr. David Otwoma on compulsory leave following an altercation in which the Executive Chairman attempted to physically assault Mr. Otwoma in a formal meeting of the Nuclear Electricity Project. Mr. Ayako has physically barred Mr. Otwoma from accessing his own (Mr. Otwoma) office in the Reinsurance Plaza, going to the extent of placing hired security guards to physically prevent Mr. Otwoma from entering his own place of employment. He also ordered Mr. Otwoma on compulsory leave on very spurious grounds. The impact of Mr. Otwoma's forced absence has been instantaneous. This can be validated from the following email correspondence that has come into Toboa Ukweli's possession: Strange happenings after last communication,,,,
get your bearing from PS Ministry of Energy before you engage in such communication to staff at NEP, by this copy all are notified to ignore such correspondence until further notice. Executive Chair
Read more: jukwaa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=6228&page=11#ixzz1zOlJAIPJ
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Boniface Kinyanjui <bkkinyanjui@gmail.com> Date: 23 June 2012 18:48 Subject: Fwd: Concept for 2014-15 cycle: KEN2005 To: David Otwoma <otwoma@uonbi.ac.ke>, Odp Daudi <otwooma@gmail.com> Cc: Winnie Ndubai <wndubai@gmail.com>
Dear David, As discussed please receive the cpn we did and the email below. We would appreciate your comments. meanwhile i will add full feasibility study and also request for support in setting up regulatory functions and the other institutions proposed in the draft atomic bill. I hope Winnie will forward the other concept. Kind regards,
Kinyanjui
From: x.xxxxxx [mailtox.xxxxxx@iaea.org] Sent: 22 June 2012 04:28 To: Boniface Kinyanjui; Winnie Ndubai Subject: Concept for 20114-2015
Boniface&Winnie,
This is to inform you that what you presented as a concept for 2014/2015 cycle could not measure up of what is expected. There is now a window for you to rework on your concept and submit the same by next week on 25th Monday 2012 otherwise there will be nothing for Nuclear power. It maybe worth while to consider consulting David Otwoma as he is familiar on what is expected and has been a valuable local and international expert in nuclear project formulations.
What was event from what you presented is that you did not understand how to link your current project with the next. In other words you are not sure what do to next after this project!!
Please urgently revert back to me if you are determined to do so.
x.xxxxxxx
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: x.xxxxxx <x.xxxxxxi@iaea.org> Date: Thu, May 31, 2012 at 4:05 PM Subject: RE: Concept for 2014-15 cycle: KEN2005 To: bwwekesa@yahoo.com, bwwekesa@ncst.go.ke Cc: bkkinyanjui@gmail.com
To:
Boniface Wekesa Wanyama P.O. BOX 30623-00100, National Council for Science and Technology, NAIROBI,Kenya. Tel.: +254 202241349 or +254 20 310571 Mobile: +254 721434057 Fax: +254 20 2213215 Email: bwwekesa@yahoo.com
Please if possible advise the formulators of the next CPN on Nuclear Energy accordingly as per our excellent discussions. We will be in Kenya and will welcome more deliberations with all, especially the Kenyan experts who are highly regarded here but unfortunately you ar under utilizing them.
Best regards,
x.xxxxxx
From: Boniface Kinyanjui Sent: 23 May 2012 14:11 To: '<bwwekesa@yahoo.com>'; '<bwwekesa@ncst.go.ke>' Cc: Winfred Njiraini; Susan Ombuya; 'Collins Juma' Subject: Concept for 2014-15 cycle: KEN2005
Dear Mr. Wekesa,
Please receive the concept for extending KEN2005 to the 2014-15 TC project cycle.
Kind regards,
Boniface
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