Category: Envisioning the sustainable future
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neat inventions from workshop participant
As readers will probably know, we like to run “inventing for the sustainable planet” workshops to teach the methods of Image Streaming and applying them to sustainable health, environment, social and economic challenges. One participant is working with training motivation, and came up with a neat way to count swimming laps. Simple, cheap, effective –…
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Digging into details to understand Sweden’s oil dependency
Digging into details to understand Sweden’s oil dependency Most people who start to discover Peak Oil find themselves confronted by their lack of knowledge as to how things work in the society they live in. The good news for those living in Sweden is the transparency of its institutions. The bad news is the work…
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First Chapter of Book now available
The first chapter of my Book “Inventing for the Sustainable Planet” is now available for download for free. Click below or visit the Book’s HOME PAGE https://avbp.net/porena_ch1B.pdf
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Module based design and manufacturing drives re-localisation
This week we present a new “Article from the sustainable future” One major change brought about by the rise in energy prices was the shift to module based product design and manufacturing. On the face of it, the change was minor, but it required a major shift in. attitude. Our reporter talks to Jeff Handly,…
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Swedish Banks unpeturbed by oil threats, forecast economic growth
Stockholm 8th February 2006. Despite intentions of oil independence by 2020, and all that will mean as the economy transitions,” business as usual” is a strong force in Sweden. The same day the Swedish press published figures showing how production and acquisition of new reserves in the world’s largest oil companies is declining, Swedish banks…
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Article from the future: Retford manages transition away from fossil fuels
Retford was slow in coming to the realization that ”business as usual” may not keep local citizens’ standard of living at an acceptable level. As they saw energy prices hike many were concerned the local economy was in danger of spiraling down out of control. Many others found it incomprehensible that energy…
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Just to make a point about economic growth. bear with me, for this point we will need a group of people with a shared resource (say a biodiesel plant or a garden .. or both). Say they are on average employed to 60% percent of them. if these 60 percent get paid more at their…
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Two attitudes to Energy in Sweden: the A and B plan
Having recently attended two conferences arranged by the Swedish Energy Ministry and read a good deal in the daily press I would like to summarize my general impressions of attitudes to the energy situation in Sweden. These are purely my own reflections, and not the expressed opinions of anyone in the Ministry or invited speakers.…
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Presentation of Student work: Garbage disposal
From our courses in image streaming we like to publish results of sustainable planet exercises form time to time. We are happy to present here a transcript from Rick. Assignment: Visit a place where there is no garbage and report. Include reflections and further questions. Chapter 1 I find myself in someone’s backyard. I’m looking…
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Renewable energy brings consumers savings already today – if they belong to a wind power cooperative
Örjan Hedblom, Chairman of the Swedish lobby organisation for wind power saves 3000 kronor (about 300 Euros) on electricity every year thanks to wind power. This is because he has gone into wind power as an investor. Says Örjan ”I don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it. The investment pays back after a few years,…