Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina will visit eastern San Pedro province today, to cut the ribbon on a power plant built at a cost of more than US$70.0 million. The plant will generate around 25 megawatts for the national energy grid.
During his visit Medina will also head the groundbreaking to expand the park to 60 megawatts.
The ceremony is slated for 11am in San Pedro’s in Punta Garza Industrial Park, where the project owned by the mogul Miguel Feris was nearly two years in the making.
Written by: josean, 9 Oct 2012 8:27 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Saint Danilo did you get permission from Lie-onel and "BICHO" and not necessarily in that order, to do this!
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), The Dentist will see you now
Every little bit helps.....I hope the DR. Can handle the maintanance ....these are not wheelbarrows
Written by: msjersey, 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
From: United States, New Jersey(Cibaeno/Los mina)
These are private companies, not state owned, so they better handle the maintenance.
From: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), The Dentist will see you now
Thank God for that
Written by: riosm, 9 Oct 2012 9:13 AM
From: United States
LOL Let me guess.....Al strikes again. I'm sure during hurricanes season it will pay-off....for repairs.
Written by: Atabey, 9 Oct 2012 9:20 AM
From: United States, NYC
Written by: msjersey, 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
From: United States, New Jersey(Cibaeno/Los mina)
These are private companies, not state owned, so they better handle the maintenance."
I imagine they-being PRIVATE entities-will carry INSURANCE for such events.
From: United States
Nothing to criticize here. It's all good.
Written by: josean, 9 Oct 2012 9:50 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
ENRON was a private company too!
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Oct 2012 10:12 AM
From: Australia
According to Wikipedia, wind power has average 34% utilization of capacity, so the 25 MW is really less than 9 MW and at $70,000,000 US is very expensive,and if history is any guide, the final cost will be twice this.
Their efficiency will be even less if crammed together as in the illustration above.
Written by: anthonyC, 9 Oct 2012 11:19 AM
From: United States
Without government subsidies wind power will just go away. Expensive, inefficient and non-reliable. We are already seeing wind farms being abandoned around the world once the cronyism stops.
naturalnews.com/034234_wind_turbines_abandoned.html
toryaardvark.com/2011/11/17/14000-abandoned-wind-turbines-in-the-usa/
From: Canada
Roy:
Maybe the actual output is 73.529Mw and so @ 34% the net would be 25Mw. If that's true, then the new 60Mw would have an actual output of 176.47Mw. No? No sale huh? LOL
It's really too bad that these things don't have a clutch on them so that they could be made to use in a hurricane. Think of the excess power that could be sold to other interests and let the dinero fall to the bottom line.
The reality is, that only the Scottish have the real answer to renewable resources - being turbines that harness the ocean's waves. The RD could truly use that technology. But then again, how would 'Big Oil' make a profit from it? It seems that the land locked turbines here are causing illness, so they're not perfect yet.
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Oct 2012 6:36 PM
From: Australia
originalmrb,
Technology usually sold by the bigger number. With a sound system, you are sold peak music power, but the most you can use is watts RMS (except in the Dominican Republic where everything is turned up to distortion).
"how would 'Big Oil' make a profit from" renewable? Most already have significant investments in it. The idea they conspire against the development of renewables is simply hogwash. Wave power might be viable when you have regular, sizable waves. The Dominican Republic doesn't. Also with every technology there are environmental consequences.
Written by: JHCL2016, 9 Oct 2012 9:49 PM
From: United States, EN PUNTA CANA: Jose H Con Leonel 2016!
This is part of "Continuar lo que esta bien"...
The Dominican industrial class should be doing the same, but they are too confortable receiving tax brakes and incentives from the government, so no need to innovate, invest. They will only react when the crisis is at the front door; nothing about the future.
For example, Prudential Financial is converting the parking lots into solar panel farms, and that's a company in a country that has enough resources to buy oil related energy. But here they are, thinking about their future, and investing in a solar solution.
getsolar.com/News/New-Jersey/Solar-Panels/Prudential-adds-New-Jersey-solar-panels-800278067
prudential.com/view/page/public/15115?seg=3&name=InvestinginBrighterTomorrow
What about the DR industries?
Mas pa'lante y manos a la obra que ya estamos trabajando
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
From: Canada
Roy
I was beng facetious about everything except the Scottish turbines.
There is one specific installation which has been operating flawlessly for several years now. It has no environmental drawbacks, and is not dependent on wave magnitude - just so long as it is a wave. The site is a remote small community, and this is an independant project wherein the inventor powers his bus from it's output and - to make his point - he runs a free public transit service for the tiny population. It's brilliant, safe, and sound. And for all the above, it is why we never hear much fanfare about it. Most true alternate power sources are suppressed.
Written by: anthonyC, 10 Oct 2012 11:30 AM
From: United States
Written by: originalmrb,
"The reality is, that only the Scottish have the real answer to renewable resources - being turbines that harness the ocean's waves."
Another person's "Pie in the Sky" dashed by that nasty thing called reality.
Wave energy is heavily subsidized by the government and is basically just another "Feel Good" waste of money. Which is all good until the people stop wanting to pay.
"Scottish islanders' wave power hopes sunk by 'massive costs'
£107m bill in 2020 to hook into national grid"
theregister.co.uk/2012/09/24/marine_energy_connection_costs/
There is no form of alternative energy that can survive on its own in large scale without massive government subsidies or tax breaks......NONE.
Written by: RoyStone, 10 Oct 2012 6:47 PM
From: Australia
Unfortunately AnthonyC may be right on this.
There are many cleaver little ideas that get our hopes up. However most people don't bother with the arithmetic. The amount of power generated is tiny compared to fossil fuel, nuclear, and to a lesser extent, hydro. Sure the wind, waves, tide, sunlight etc. are free but harnessing them is very expensive. Coal, gas and uranium are also "free" when under the ground. They only cost money to find, bring to the surface and process.
Many of these so-called renewables might not produce CO2 directly, but production of steel and concrete produces huge amounts. All forms of power generation have and environmental footprint, and a human cost too. When calculated in real terms, the cost for renewables per TWhr is very high.
Written by: RoyStone, 10 Oct 2012 6:49 PM
From: Australia
Have they factored in the replacement cost turbines stolen and sold for scrap metal?
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Saint Danilo did you get permission from Lie-onel and "BICHO" and not necessarily in that order, to do this!
From: United States, New Jersey(Cibaeno/Los mina)
These are private companies, not state owned, so they better handle the maintenance."
I imagine they-being PRIVATE entities-will carry INSURANCE for such events.
ENRON was a private company too!
Their efficiency will be even less if crammed together as in the illustration above.
Without government subsidies wind power will just go away. Expensive, inefficient and non-reliable. We are already seeing wind farms being abandoned around the world once the cronyism stops.
naturalnews.com/034234_wind_turbines_abandoned.html
toryaardvark.com/2011/11/17/14000-abandoned-wind-turbines-in-the-usa/
Roy:
Maybe the actual output is 73.529Mw and so @ 34% the net would be 25Mw. If that's true, then the new 60Mw would have an actual output of 176.47Mw. No? No sale huh? LOL
It's really too bad that these things don't have a clutch on them so that they could be made to use in a hurricane. Think of the excess power that could be sold to other interests and let the dinero fall to the bottom line.
The reality is, that only the Scottish have the real answer to renewable resources - being turbines that harness the ocean's waves. The RD could truly use that technology. But then again, how would 'Big Oil' make a profit from it? It seems that the land locked turbines here are causing illness, so they're not perfect yet.
Technology usually sold by the bigger number. With a sound system, you are sold peak music power, but the most you can use is watts RMS (except in the Dominican Republic where everything is turned up to distortion).
"how would 'Big Oil' make a profit from" renewable? Most already have significant investments in it. The idea they conspire against the development of renewables is simply hogwash. Wave power might be viable when you have regular, sizable waves. The Dominican Republic doesn't. Also with every technology there are environmental consequences.
The Dominican industrial class should be doing the same, but they are too confortable receiving tax brakes and incentives from the government, so no need to innovate, invest. They will only react when the crisis is at the front door; nothing about the future.
For example, Prudential Financial is converting the parking lots into solar panel farms, and that's a company in a country that has enough resources to buy oil related energy. But here they are, thinking about their future, and investing in a solar solution.
getsolar.com/News/New-Jersey/Solar-Panels/Prudential-adds-New-Jersey-solar-panels-800278067
prudential.com/view/page/public/15115?seg=3&name=InvestinginBrighterTomorrow
What about the DR industries?
Mas pa'lante y manos a la obra que ya estamos trabajando
8-)
Danilo es Presidente, Leonel 2016!
JHCL2016@yahoo.com / PLD.NEPA@gmail.com
Roy
I was beng facetious about everything except the Scottish turbines.
There is one specific installation which has been operating flawlessly for several years now. It has no environmental drawbacks, and is not dependent on wave magnitude - just so long as it is a wave. The site is a remote small community, and this is an independant project wherein the inventor powers his bus from it's output and - to make his point - he runs a free public transit service for the tiny population. It's brilliant, safe, and sound. And for all the above, it is why we never hear much fanfare about it. Most true alternate power sources are suppressed.
"The reality is, that only the Scottish have the real answer to renewable resources - being turbines that harness the ocean's waves."
Another person's "Pie in the Sky" dashed by that nasty thing called reality.
Wave energy is heavily subsidized by the government and is basically just another "Feel Good" waste of money. Which is all good until the people stop wanting to pay.
"Scottish islanders' wave power hopes sunk by 'massive costs'
£107m bill in 2020 to hook into national grid"
theregister.co.uk/2012/09/24/marine_energy_connection_costs/
There is no form of alternative energy that can survive on its own in large scale without massive government subsidies or tax breaks......NONE.
There are many cleaver little ideas that get our hopes up. However most people don't bother with the arithmetic. The amount of power generated is tiny compared to fossil fuel, nuclear, and to a lesser extent, hydro. Sure the wind, waves, tide, sunlight etc. are free but harnessing them is very expensive. Coal, gas and uranium are also "free" when under the ground. They only cost money to find, bring to the surface and process.
Many of these so-called renewables might not produce CO2 directly, but production of steel and concrete produces huge amounts. All forms of power generation have and environmental footprint, and a human cost too. When calculated in real terms, the cost for renewables per TWhr is very high.