Essays on Electrification

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment

Source: IRENA (2016)

Renewable Energy Capacity Country Data

The primary sources of renewable energy for each of the three countries are indicated as follows; Argentina- hydropower Bolivia- hydropower Chile- hydropower In Bolivia, solid biomass had the greatest increase in the generation capacity compared to the other sources of renewable energy. The capacity increase from 16 in 2006 to 52 in 2015. In Chile, there was significant increase in the generation capacity of almost all the energy sources. However, hydropower showed the largest increase in the energy generation capacity between the year 2006 and 2015. The capacity increased from 5093 to 6320 between the years.

Policies to Support Renewable Energy

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Introduction

Quoting Marchetti, Ausubel states, “Successful societies are learning systems” (Ausubel, 1995). Organized social learning and the development of our society caused increased technological progress. Since 1400, the number of technological and scientific discoveries has dramatically increased (Appendix A). In the twentieth century, it continued its growth. It was the time of scientific and technological advances that significantly improved our living but at the same time caused environmental problems, as the creation of the internal combustion engine became one of the major reasons of the outpouring of greenhouse gases. In the twenty-first century, we have something to do with them. ...

Debswana is a mining company that deals with the production of diamond in Botswana. Debswana has a unique partnership between the DeBeers Company and the Government of Botswana. Currently, Debswana is the leading diamond producer in the world and has its operations staged in four major mines of Damtshaa Mine, Janine Mine, Letlhakane Mine and the Orapa Mine. The company is the largest private sector employee with over 8000 employees. The company has heavily invested in the future of the communities by participating in the community development projects in the areas of their operations. The purpose of this paper ...

Solving Social Problems: Solar Energy in Rural India

The developing world grapples with the lack of access to electricity. Third world countries have poor electrical infrastructure which is still in the nascent stages of development. As a result, majority of people, especially those living in rural areas, have no access to electricity. The reach of the electrical grid in countries is limited to towns, and the poor who have access to electrical power supply suffer frequent and prolonged power blackouts. As a result, people in such countries result to unclean and unhealthy means of lighting, such as kerosene and diesel generators. The kerosene lamps cause respiratory problems ...

Introduction

Air pollution in Britain can be dated as far back as the 12 century. According to history, the root of air pollution in this era was the continuous use of coal as a means of fire for cooking or heating by the early people. Because of the over use of domestic fire, smoke mixed with other pollutants caused major pollution on a local level which then after a period became more than a local problem but instead a national problem. As Great Britain grew, and urban setting started cropping up so did air pollution. Most urban settings at the time still used firewood as ...

The founding of a government is one of the most complicated undertakings that can be attempted by a group of people. All of the ideals that are set down are carefully considered. After the death of the founders, for centuries, people have debated and disputed their true intent. Others are less concerned and feel they have a more modern, and relevant interpretation of what the nation should be. From these different perspectives we have formed various political parties. In this hypothetical party there are a number of issues that overlap with the views of some other groups but these do not indicate ...

Roosevelt approach to solving the great depression was successful although it faced may challenges. The economic conditions in America had deteriorated, and it saw increased unemployment rates. More than 20 million Americans were out of work and underemployed. The democratic nomination of FDR that promised them a “new deal” gave the Americans a new hope. It promised American to take them out of the Depression. FDR formulated his policies that came in two programs: first new deal and second new deal. FDR offered hope to many Americans with his optimistic attitude, but he faced many challenges from Washington because people ...

Since the discovery that fossil fuels have a great impact to the issue of global warming throughout the globe, experts and governments have tried and tested several “possible” alternative energy sources that can sustain the global demand. From solar power to biofuels, the argument continued on as to which of these alternatives would benefit the globe the most and have lesser impact to the environment. One of the hot topics in terms of the best alternative power source is the use of nuclear energy as a power source. Opposition to its use have already been raised with the capacity of nuclear ...

Technology is advancing at an alarming, almost exponential rate; as human progress increases, so does technology, and its effects on our society become somewhat more truncated. Vincent Mosco, in his article “When Old Myths Were New: The Ever-Ending Story,” notes that human society has a tendency to repeat history when it comes to technological advances; with each new stop, we hail our latest invention to be the be-all end-all for communication technology, ignoring that we have done that many times before. According to Mosco, “there is indeed a remarkably willful, historical amnesia about technology, particularly when it turns to communication and ...

I agree with the statement: “The most important thing to understand the New Deal is the major and successful transformation of the state (national government) by the Roosevelt Administration and other reformers like Senator Wagner.” The New Deal brought about the development of bodies that ensured the well-being of public workers. The Public Works Administration (PWA) was among the agencies that were formed during the New Deal period. Wright notes that it was formed during the initial stages of the New Deal under the National Recovering Act (58). This led to the improvement of the way of living ...