Drive helps AEON save 10m plastic bags

AEON Co (M) Bhd, which runs the JUSCO supermarket, has been able to reduce 10 million pieces in usage of plastic bags by its customers since the launch of its "No Plastic Bag" campaign in January 2008.


Its general manager (corporate social responsibility and corporate branding), Noryahwati Mohd Noh, said the 10 million reduction in plastic bag usage also helped to save energy of 14,640 litres of petroleum which would be required to produce the plastic bags.

She said that when AEON launched the campaign in 2008, only five per cent of the customers obliged, but now the number had increased to 15 per cent.

Prior to the campaign, AEON gave between 80 and 90 million plastic bags to customers every year, she said at the launch of the state-level "Reduce Use of Plastic Bag" and "No Plastic Bag Day" campaign in Bukit Tinggi in Klang today.

The function was opened by the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry deputy secretary-general (Consumerism and Management), Mahani Tan Abdullah.

Noryahwati said that the company was able to collect RM200,000 from sales of plastic bags on the "No Plastic Bag Day" this year, which is Saturday, where customers would have to pay 20 sen for each plastic bag should they insist on having the plastic bags to put in their purchases if they did not bring their own bags.


"The collection is not to bring in profit for the company because the money is used to finance projects like planting of trees at the AEON Mahkota Cheras and the social project at the Melaka Hospital" she added.

Meanwhile in TERENGGANU, 13 supermarkets in Kuala Terengganu, Dungun and Kemaman have agreed to cooperate with the government to ensure the success of the "Reduce Use of Plastic Bag" campaign.

Terengganu Unity, Health and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Dr A Rahman Mokhtar said effective today, the participating supermarkets would no longer give plastic bags to their customers on Saturday.

"Those who still want the plastic bags will have to pay 20 sen each and the money donated to the Terengganu consumers welfare fund," he added. -- Bernama

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Spike in demand for hybrid cars

Spike in demand for hybrid cars


Honda Malaysia SB and UMW Toyota Motor SB have recorded combined bookings of nearly 1,500 units for their Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrid models respectively in the span of less than 3 months. The bookings, if they were to materialize into sales, would represent a significant jump compared with just the 297 total hybrid units sold in the whole of 2009. (StarBiz)

Solar Powered iPad

To all,

Just sharing Technology Info

Just 5 hours Charging time to fully charged up your iPAD-Wifi series.

Technical Charging Data:

Power consumed: Approximately 11W @ 230Vac

Energy Consumed:

E= Pxt

E= 11W x 5 hours = 55Wh = 0.055kWh = 0.05 unit

Electricity Bill/Charged = RM0.012 (1.2 sen)

Electricity Bill/Charged @ 21.8 cents/unit ( Based on Malaysia's Electricity Tariff )

Well, look like this small wonder can helps Mother Earth reduces Co2 emission!

Please note:
# 1

Fully charged iPad can take u approximately 10 hours of operation.

# 2
This i Pad can 100% charge up via Solar Energy!

For further info e-mail to:
fooedu4all@yahoo.com

Courtesy: Foo Hi Kium ( Go Solar )

Using an i MieV car-Fully Electric Car

Picture courtesy from Mitshubishi

Using an i MiEV means one ton less of CO2 per year in comparison with a gasoline mini car.

For Household Charger system, it take about 7 hours to fully charge the Electric car (iMieV), at rated   voltage 200V (15A)  or 14 hours for 100V (15A) system.

For quick charger (80% charged), it required 3 phase 200V-50kW power supply and this process can be completed as fast as 30 minute only.

This Mitsubishi i-MiEV capable of traveling up to 160kM/charged ( based on Japanese standard test ).

( American test result shows 120kM/charged ).

It take 10 hours to fully charged up,and  the costs only approximately RM 2.18  ( USD 0.68 ).

So, based on Japanese standard, for RM 21.8 ( USD 6.8 ) this translates to 1,600kM...

Guideline for classifying Hydropower

Listed are guidelines for classifying hydropower :

Large - More than 100 megawatts;

Medium - 15 to 100 megawatts;

Small - 1 to 15 megawatts;

Mini - between 100 kilowatts and 1 megawatt;

Micro - 5 to 100 kilowatts;

Pico - Less than 5 kilowatts.

 

You may interested in my previous post:
1.Renewable Energey-Mini Hydro Plant in Malaysia

Top 10 Items: How to Save Energy

Top 10 Items: How to Save Energy


Top 10 list of tips to help you and your family to conserve energy and reduce your impact on the environment.

1. Get an energy audit via energy meter and follow through with improvements.

click here for full items on How to save energy

Malaysia plans to build nuclear power plants

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to build two nuclear power plants that will generate 1,000 megawatts each with the first plant ready for operation in 2021.


The second plant is expected to be ready a year later.

These are part of an overall long-term plan to balance energy supply.

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said the Government would engage an international consultant to evaluate the location and requirement for such plants to be built.

“Hopefully, by 2013 or 2014, we will able to finish evaluating this. As for calling of tenders, we hope it will be done by 2016,” he said.

Malaysia's first off-grid home based solar fuel charging station

My first plug-in ready home based solar Fuel charging station capable of delivering 4kW charging power for fully electric/hybrid electric vehicle.

The system comes with digital selectable voltage and frequency setter ( 110V, 220V, 220V and 240V C/W 50Hz/60Hz selection ) is powered by Longtime off-grid controller module.

Actually, late last year, I installed these power sockets ready for arrival of fully electric iMiEV/Leaf/Mas hybrid vehicle fleet, but it never arrived in Malaysia! I cant wait any longer.Finally I go for non plug-in type Toyota Prius.

For would be hybrid car buyer, I strongly recommend fully electric vehicle, just for simple reason. Oil prices keep rising and to me enough is enough!

Unlimited Sun energy is here with us and further more our workplace will soon be equipped with PV Solar roof that ready to charge-up our electric car.


Courtesy: Foo
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TNB signs RM1bil contracts for Terengganu hydroelectric project

PETALING JAYA: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has inked three agreements worth RM991.8mil for the Hulu Terengganu hydroelectric project involving the construction of two dams and the installation of two hydro turbines and generators in an underground power station with a total installed capacity of 250MW.


TNB said in an announcement to Bursa Malaysia that the project was located on the upper reaches of Sungai Terengganu upstream of Kenyir Lake and is expected to be completed and the station made operational by October 2015.

It added that the project was part of ongoing efforts to provide peak load capacity in order to meet increasing electricity demand and improve power system security by using renewable energy and at the same time reduce carbon emissions.

TNB said that the company was signing the first agreement worth RM828.3mil with a joint venture involving Loh & Loh Corp Bhd and Sinohydro Corp Ltd for the main civil works including the construction of two dams, a water transfer tunnel and an underground power house.

The company said the second agreement, worth RM127.6mil, was with a consortium involving Alstom Projects India Ltd and Alstom Hydro Malaysia Sdn Bhd.


The contract involves the design, manufacture, erection, testing and commissioning of two generating plant, each with a generating capacity of 125MW and the associated electrical and mechanical equipment, TNB said.

The third agreement, worth RM35.9mil, is with a joint venture comprising SNC-Lavalin Inc, SNC-Lavalin Power (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, KTA Tenaga Sdn Bhd and G & P Professionals Sdn Bhd.


The joint venture will provide detailed engineering design for the main civil works, engineering design review for the electrical and mechanical works, project management and site supervision, it added.


http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/12/17/business/7638730&sec=business

IPPs draining Tenaga revenues, says CAP

GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers Asso­ciation of Penang (CAP) has urged the Government to end the outsourcing of power generation to independent power producers (IPPs).


Its president S. M. Mohd Idris said the move was a drain on the resources of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and a burden to consumers.

“We believe that TNB has the capacity to produce energy more efficiently and at a lower cost. Moreover, profits coming to TNB will benefit the people and the nation rather than private companies.

“If these companies face financial problems, the Government would be forced to bail them out with public funds to ensure continuous availability of energy,” he told reporters yesterday.

He said the authorities must put pressure on IPPs to revise the terms of power purchase agreements to reduce TNB’s payout to them.

Mohd Idris said a large portion of TNB’s revenue had gone to the IPPs.

“It (the payout) increased from RM9.2bil or 54% of TNB’s revenues in 2005 to a projected RM19bil or 65% in 2010.

“From 2001 to 2010, TNB’s payment to IPPs totalled RM78.3bil,” he said

source  :http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/12/18/nation/7649258&sec=nation