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Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 4:16 am
by MikeTil
Does TRIUS do any work with alternative/green energy technologies? Solar, bio, anything like that?

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:42 pm
by Johannes Tass
MikeTil wrote:Does TRIUS do any work with alternative/green energy technologies? Solar, bio, anything like that?
What do people usually mean, when they say green energy? Does it have a specific meaning, or is it just another buzzword?

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:48 pm
by MikeTil
Well, I don't know how others use it, but to me it has a very specific connotation. It means "a way to generate energy by minimally impacting the environment".

Hope this helps.

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 12:57 pm
by Johannes Tass
I know what it means, I was being coy because a lot of people and companies use the term lightly, simply to make themselves sound important and "cool". I guess the levity was lost in the translation :-(

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:47 pm
by MikeTil
Johannes Tass wrote:I know what it means, I was being coy because a lot of people and companies use the term lightly, simply to make themselves sound important and "cool". I guess the levity was lost in the translation :-(
I understand, Johannes. However, I still haven't gotten an answer to my original question :-| Does anyone know?

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:03 pm
by Fedya Rovic
MikeTil wrote:
Johannes Tass wrote:I know what it means, I was being coy because a lot of people and companies use the term lightly, simply to make themselves sound important and "cool". I guess the levity was lost in the translation :-(
I understand, Johannes. However, I still haven't gotten an answer to my original question :-| Does anyone know?
*News Flash* Nuclear energy is green, in case you were wondering!!

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:57 pm
by KimChin
Fedya Rovic wrote:
MikeTil wrote:
Johannes Tass wrote:I know what it means, I was being coy because a lot of people and companies use the term lightly, simply to make themselves sound important and "cool". I guess the levity was lost in the translation :-(
I understand, Johannes. However, I still haven't gotten an answer to my original question :-| Does anyone know?
*News Flash* Nuclear energy is green, in case you were wondering!!
Fedya, I like that :-)

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:43 pm
by MikeTil
Fedya, KimChin are you guys serious? So, what about the thousands of tons of radioactive material that is the byproduct of the process? How do you deal with it without "impacting" the environment?

I am not a nuclear option opponent, but I mean come on, we have to call things by their name!

Re: Alternative/Green Energy

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:56 pm
by Fedya Rovic
MikeTil wrote:Fedya, KimChin are you guys serious? So, what about the thousands of tons of radioactive material that is the byproduct of the process? How do you deal with it without "impacting" the environment?

I am not a nuclear option opponent, but I mean come on, we have to call things by their name!
Relax, Mike. There are different shades of green, you know! If you consider greenhouse gas effects and compare nuclear with the other "established" sources of energy (coal, oil, gas,...) it comes up on the winning side, when it comes to environmental impact. I a not the one saying that, take a look at the 100's of technical reports on the subject, on-line.