Comments on: BEI-Teesside power plant by Heatherwick Studio

By: Audreyjimjack Ellis

Audreyjimjack Ellis — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:51:15 +0000

coat it in solar panels too – it'll look magnificent.

By: M. S. Gill

M. S. Gill — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:39:28 +0000

Palm Kernel Shells are no more a waste in malaysia. In fact the whole palm is considered a Resource, including the liquid waste.
The Cement Industry is using large amounts for their Kilns.
Biomass Power plants are slowly creeping up in many areas and shell is a favoured fuel base.
EX. nearest port for shipment overseas the cost could amount to UKPounds 40/Ton.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:04:57 +0000

The lucrative palm oil industry is a huge incentive for impoverished countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia to continue to clear land for more plantations. It’s great that the waste product would be used, but mightn’t it just encourage these countries to clear even more land for more money? Are the carbon emissions from the slash-and-burn land clearing accounted for with this scheme? And will they provide alternative habitat for the endangered orangutans and other animals that will be displaced in the process?

By: AngerOfTheNorth

AngerOfTheNorth — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:51:25 +0000

Ah, okay, Zeynep isn’t my tutor, but seems pretty sane anyway!

And Boo, are you suggesting that climate change is “rubbish”? Please feel free to provide proof, especially any that outweighs the maasive body of research that supports the idea that the climate is changing and that it’s primarily due to human activity.

Tim, I see your point, but read my post again. I guess it comes down to whether you see this power plant as a cause of the deforestation, palm oil plantations etc. I personally don’t think that it is as the plantations are there to provide oil – the husks are simply a (currently wasted) by-product. By providing energy from the husks we’re essentially off-setting some of the environmental damage caused by the original plantations.

And again, if the carbon footprint of the whole operation, including the shipping, is less than that of burning gas etc then it’s still an improvement, so IS greener.

By: Zeynep

Zeynep — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:04:35 +0000

I must agree with Boo.

I’m not an architect, but I think even an attempt at making factories as such a ‘green’ project should be celebrated. Every green attempt should be celebrated just for trying!!