How to save environment during Chinese new year celebration?

Happy Dragon Year! Today is Chinese new year eve. What is your resolution for this coming lunar new year?

pic : One Utama Shopping Mall during Chinese New year (from Galaxy Note)

I wish all Chinese to have better Health, Better wealth ! May your dreams come true…hehehe..

Do you receive new year hampers from your relatives or your daughter boyfriend etc?

Or getting big hamper from your company annual dinner lucky draw?

Do you eat a lot of LUKAM (Chinese mandarin orange from china) and leaving your a lot of empty boxes after the big festival?

Do you enjoy a lot of Coca cola,100 plus and beers and leaving a lot of empty tins in your kitchen?

Ya..it is very common to see big heap of garbage in front of our house after Chinese new year.

Do you know that more than 40% of our household waste can be reused and recycled instead of filling up our landfill?

Please don’t forget to recycle your empty cardbox from LUKAM boxes, new year cookies card boxes, mushroom packing boxes and send it to recycle center instead of waiting garbage collectors.

Besides you are getting RM0.30-0.40 per kg cardboard, RM3 perkg for aluminum canned from your garbage sale, you are helping our beloved environment.

• Reduce spaces in landfill

• Reduce the energy used to produce new tins, cardboard etc.

• Save more trees from cutting down to produce papers.

• Less pollution problem in water catchment (unable to get suitable location landfill).

• Save better environment for our future generation!

Solar-powered hypermart

THE RM70 mil new Tesco hypermarket in Kulim, Kedah, features a solar power system capable of reducing carbon emissions of more than three tonnes per year to the environment.Tesco Stores Malaysia chief operating officer Tim Golding said in a press release that the grid connected  solar photovoltaic system generated some 45,600kW of electricity per year.

“This is our first solar-powered hypermarket, which is also the 39th Tesco store in Malaysia. The system cost about RM400,000 to install and can support the power needs of six medium-sized households for an entire year.
“The generation of 45,600kW of electricity translates into a reduction of more than three tonnes of carbon emissions per year,” he said.

Golding said the installation of the solar system in Tesco Kulim was the result of Tesco’s participation in the Suria 1000 Programme, a scheme under the Federal Government’s Malaysia Building Integrated Photovoltaic (MBIPV) project to encourage and support building owners in the generating of their own electricity from solar energy.

“Tesco will continue to up the ante in building environmentally-friendly stores. The energy-saving innovation is focused on lighting, water consumption, air-conditioning, refrigeration and architecture design,” he said.

“It is a natural evolution for us to adopt solar energy in our stores and we are pleased that our brand-new Tesco Kulim will be an important model for our stores in Malaysia. “We have been steadfast in our aim to mobilise the collective strength of our customers, suppliers and stakeholders to help protect the environment and combat climate change, but we believe that the best way to achieve this is to lead by example.”

On the company’s expansion in Kedah, Golding said Tesco was happy to be in Kulim. “As a result of the overall national growth and prosperity, the state, including this town, holds much potential for retailers like Tesco. “The opening of our hypermarket in Kulim has created over 400 job opportunities for the local Community,” he added.

Tesco Kulim is built at a cost of close to RM70 million and has a sales floor area of 6,200sq m and a mall area of about 8,500sq m.

“The hypermarket also has more than 800 parking bays for the convenience of its shoppers,”Golding said.
As part of its commitment to the environment, Tesco Malaysia has earlier introduced a range of alternative carrier bags for customers.

“Customers are also rewarded with Tesco Green Clubcard points each time they use their own bags or the Tesco reusable bags available at all Tesco stores.“Our first recycling centre at Tesco Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, was launched in May 2008. Tesco Malaysia today has recycling centres at 12 of its stores,” added Golding.

Saturday May 7, 2011

Tenaga gets RM1b govt compensation: CIMB

Tenaga Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest power producer, received an advanced payment of RM1 billion from the government on behalf of state-owned Petroliam Nasional Bhd as compensation for additional costs arising from a shortage of gas supply, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd said in a report today.


Tenaga may get another RM1 billion from the government within this financial year ending August, Terence Wong, an analyst at CIMB, wrote in the report, without saying where he got the information. -- Bloomberg

Read more: Tenaga gets RM1b govt compensation: CIMB http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120113091521/Article/index_html#ixzz1jJurCC34

How to Jump Start Toyota Prius?

Early of Morning, we are rushing to send children to school and go to work on time.Suddenly, you unable to start up your Toyota Prius  ? What a big headache for a day!!

Most likely this due to we have forgotten to swicth off  the car head lamp for a night and let the battery completely drained off.

What we should do if our Toyota Prius need to jump start  in case of battery flat?

Jump Start Toyota Prius might be a very challenging task!!

Once  you open up the engine front casing Toyota Prius, you are in puzzle to find the position of the battery terminal (+) and   (-).

If we compare to our normal car such as proton wira etc, we can recognize battery pack and terminal easily.

To solve this problem, reading habit is very importance now.Search for the owner's manual and follow the instruction in the check list.

Tips to share.
Tip 1:

Always keep your Toyota Prius Owner's  Manual in your car for your emergency purpose. It's really helps driver to understand and trouble shoot Toyota Prius car in case of malfunctions.
Tip 2:

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Read the manual carefully to find out the correct position for battery terminal.It may take you half hour  up to one hour to find out the terminals or may be days if you don't have proper equipment and manual with you!


Tip 3

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Please use multimeter or voltmeter to confirm the battery terminal(+) and (-). Refer to the above picture (picture 3), the right hand side is (+) terminal and the remain voltage in the battery is 5Vdc. Too bad. The 12V battery is completed drain off and only remain 5V.No wonder it unable to start the car.

Tip 4
Pls refer to picture 2 to measure and jump start battery system of Toyota Prius. Connect the jump start cable according to correct Toyota Prius battery's terminals with external 12V battery.Within a second, the engine able to start back  to normal condition.


My article also available in Selangorku kekal hijau

http://selangorhijau.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/how-to-jump-start-toyota-prius/#more-1849


My Previous Posts about Toyota Prius

Malaysia Toyota Prius Fuel Performance-Update
How much you will spend on Toyota Prius Maintenance?
Prius Balik Kampung: Prius's mileage Performance on RON95
Advantages of Toyota Prius in Malaysia Part-1
The story of Toyota Prius in Malaysia-Chapter 1

能減碳解決阻塞 印度推出超低價車

（新德里4日訊）印度車廠Bajaj Auto展示內部研發的超低價車款RE60，寄望有助解決都市空污及交通阻塞問題。

　“法新社”報導，這是該公司首次進軍汽車市場，RE60車款具備低耗油量及低排碳量等特點，但未透露車價。

　Bajaj集團董事長巴賈（Rajiv Bajaj）在新車發表會上說：“在Bajaj Auto，我們認為地球人應獲得更好、更快的汽車。”

　RE60排氣量達200cc，1公升燃油可行駛35公里，每公里僅排放60克的二氧化碳。這款車的廢氣排放量約是目前市面上小型車的一半。

　Bajaj去年放棄與法國雷諾（Renault）及日本日產（Nissan）的低價汽車共同開發案。

　印度塔塔汽車出產的Tata Nano是全球最廉價車款，RE60預計將分食它的市場。Tata Nano在2009年推出，車款價格只有2770美元（約8726令吉）。
http://www.chinapress.com.my/node/282677

台商總會響應一童一燈計劃‧捐貧童太陽能桌燈

(吉隆坡4日訊）世界知名的聯合國“一孩童一盞燈”計劃（One Child OneLight），複製到大馬！


馬來西亞台灣商會聯合總會今日捐贈90盞台灣製造的太陽能LED小桌燈，給居住在吉蘭丹及金馬崙偏遠地區無燈環境的學童，充份展現“高科技幫助有需求的人”的實際行動。

台商總會總會長拿督陳博雄表示，台商在馬進行經貿多年，深獲大馬各單位的支持與協助，與本地企業合作愉快。

“為了表示對大馬的友好與感謝，回饋本地有需要的社群，最好、最有創意的方式，就是將台灣廠家所研發的太陽能LED燈捐贈給最需要燈光的一群，讓這些學童在夜間也能夠讀書。既發揮了企業社會責任的精神，也為提倡綠能，保護地球盡一份力。”

交燈儀式是在台商總會會所進行，由總會長拿督陳博雄親手將太陽能LED燈交給原住民社區代表。出席者包括建國百年晚宴籌委會主席兼副總會長拿督江文洲、名譽總會長拿督丁重誠。

（星洲日報）

More Green Tips-Ways to be eco-friendly on holiday and at work

 

 How you can more eco friendly while you are on holiday?

• use e-ticket for flight ticket instead of paper ticket
• select direct flight instead of few stops/transit flight if possible
• Bring light luggage able to save you on lugggage surcharge fee and save fuel comsumption etc...
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• Find out more details from the link as below:
• http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/personal-finance/198101-more-green-tips-ways-to-be-eco-friendly-on-holiday-and-at-work.html

GE Supplying Kimanis Power Plant with Gas Turbines

General Electric (GE) will be supplying three frame 6FA gas turbines, associated generators and services for the 300MW combined cycle gas fired Kimanis Power plant in Sabah.

The gas turbines are expected to shipped in the first quarter of next year, with commercial operation scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In  a statement , GE said that the gas turbines are well suited for combined cycle,industrial and cogeneration applications with its output range, high exhaust energy and robust design.More than 100 units have been installed worldwide and have completed more than three million hours of service, making the 6FA gas turbine one of the most extensively used gas turbines in its class.

sourced from BERNAMA.