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[cirr]

Another example of integrated solar farm.

枣树撑起“保护伞” 光伏开启新模式

发表时间：2015-10-22 16:05来源：新华网

光伏开启新模式 已经建成的枣树光伏大棚（10月21日摄）。​

近日，位于黄河岸边的山西永和县红枣光伏大棚试点项目顺利完工。该项目将太阳能发电与红枣种植融为一体，在实现清洁发电的基础上解决了当地红枣的裂果问 题，同时，还配套雨水收集设施用于农业灌溉，达到了红枣收益与发电收益的最佳结合。此外，光伏大棚除利用顶部发电外，还可在棚下开展林下经济和家禽家畜养 殖，为扶贫开发注入新的活力和动力。新华社记者武敌摄
Google translate:
Recently, located in the Yellow River in Shanxi Yonghe County dates photovoltaic greenhouse pilot project was successfully completed. The project will integrate solar power and planting dates, based on the realization of clean power generation to solve the problem of local dates fruit rupture, while also supporting rainwater collection facilities used for agricultural irrigation, to achieve the best combination of income and generating earnings by dates farming. Furthermore, in addition to the use of photovoltaic greenhouses on top, but also to carry out forest economy and poultry and livestock farming in the shed for poverty alleviation and development to inject new vitality and motivation. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Di photograph

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Way to go。

Innovation is all about finding practical solutions to real problems。

 

[Beast]

Looks like wind power is more effective in generating electricity than solar.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Looks like wind power is more effective in generating electricity than solar.

The most effective is nuclear.

If China mass produces nuclear reactors, it could eventually give cheapest energy in the world.

The best thing about nuclear energy is that its price doesn't depend on raw material: Uranium.

Most of its expenditures come from the huge costs of building the reactor, its operation, cooling system, and refining Uranium. And all of this is expensive because all of them lack scale. Uranium refining costs have already dropped to as much as a third in last 30 years.

 

[Beast]

The most effective is nuclear.

If China mass produces nuclear reactors, it could eventually give cheapest energy in the world.

The best thing about nuclear energy is that its price doesn't depend on raw material: Uranium.

Most of its expenditures come from the huge costs of building the reactor, its operation, cooling system, and refining Uranium. And all of this is expensive because all of them lack scale. Uranium refining costs have already dropped to as much as a third in last 30 years.

Uranium is limited on earth and the nuclear toxic waste is difficult to get rid off.

Wind mill is environmental friendly and has unlimited source. The only thing that limit it will be the amount of wind. Wind mill can easily generate large amount of electricity.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Uranium is limited on earth and the nuclear toxic waste is different to get rid off.

Wind mill is environmental friendly and has unlimited source. The only thing that limit it will be the amount of wind. Wind mill can easily generate large amount of electricity.

There is sufficient Uranium.

And read about travelling wave reactor. It is something that promises to use depleted Uranium as well.

Plus, you can use other substances potentially Thorium etc. You can also use Tritium for Fusion. So it is basically about research.

But the potential for nuclear energy is boundless. Nuclear is a total step apart from all kinds of energy which essentially use either Mechanical forces present in Nature.

Ever wondered why there is a clear demarcation between conventional weapons and nukes? Because getting into the nuclear landscape is just one total dimension above dealing with the normal atomic and molecular forces.

The kind of energy density nuclear can provide is unparalleled.

Wind also requires the mining of precious resources for the wind mill to be created.

 

[Beast]

There is sufficient Uranium.

And read about travelling wave reactor. It is something that promises to use depleted Uranium as well.

Plus, you can use other substances potentially Thorium etc. You can also use Tritium for Fusion. So it is basically about research.

But the potential for nuclear energy is boundless. Nuclear is a total step apart from all kinds of energy which essentially use either Mechanical forces present in Nature.

Ever wondered why there is a clear demarcation between conventional weapons and nukes? Because getting into the nuclear landscape is just one total dimension above dealing with the normal atomic and molecular forces.

The kind of energy density nuclear can provide is unparalleled.

Wind also requires the mining of precious resources for the wind mill to be created.

China wind power has already surpass nuclear power contribution is the largest source of energy besides coal fire generator. This trend will continue to get wider and I forsee it will not change in near future.

Wind power surges past nuclear in China, India, Brazil and South Africa : Renew Economy

The pros of wind energy is simply too much as compare to cons. Only price,the installation and unsight of landscapes are the cos I can think of.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

China wind power has already surpass nuclear power contribution is the largest source of energy besides coal fire generator. This trend will continue to get wider and I forsee it will not change in near future.

Wind power surges past nuclear in China, India, Brazil and South Africa : Renew Economy

The pros of wind energy is simply too much as compare to cons. Only price,the installation and unsight of landscapes are the cos I can think of.

Those are very big cons.

Plus, wind energy is susceptible to wild fluctuations. Nuclear is reliable.

 

[Shotgunner51]

Unigroup hired Taiwanese industry veteran Charles Kau, chairman of a venture between Nanya Technology Corp. and Micron Technology, as one of three global executive vice presidents.

This is one excellent move. Tsinghua Unigroup has ambition & material resources to challenge Samsung's global dominance, through integrating best talents from Taiwan from fill the gap in tech/management capabilities and speed up the process.

 

[Shotgunner51]

China’s Iron Ore Imports Surge: Long-Term Sustainability Doubtful - Market Realist
By Annie Gilroy • Oct 29, 2015 12:57 pm EST

China’s iron ore imports

Aside from being the largest coal consumer, China (MCHI) is also the world’s top iron ore consumer. China imports almost two-thirds of the world’s seaborne iron ore.

Imports are at the highest level for 2015
As you can see in the above graph, China’s iron ore imports in September were the highest level of 2015 at 86.1 million tons. This was a rise of 1.7% YoY (year-over-year) and 16.2% month-over-month. For the first nine months of the year, imports have totaled 700 million tons. They’re almost flat YoY.

Exports and infrastructure projects spiked imports
The current rise in iron ore imports is due to strong steel exports. In September, China exported 11.3 million tons of steel products, which is a 16% rise month-over-month and 32% rise year-over-year.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Latest China 2015 September trade data just released today, key stats:

• Surplus at RMB 376.159 billion (US$ 60.342 billion)
• Exports US$ 205.6 billion; Imports US$ 145.2 billion
  
• Crude oil import 27.95 million tonnes (204.95 million barrels, average at 6.83 million b/d)
• Other primary commodities imports have recorded further increase, include copper, iron ores, coal.

On trade surplus:

• The 3rd Quarter (July/Aug/Sep) is US$ 163.603 billion.
• The first three quarters combined is US$ 426.873 billion (already exceeded that full year of 2014)

China Balance of Trade | 1983-2015 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast
China trade surplus reaches $137bn (for 2nd Quarter of 2015)

My estimate is that 2015 trade surplus is around US$ 600 billion.

Did you include the trade in services figures?

China suffers a 25 billion monthly deficit there.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

This is one excellent move. Tsinghua Unigroup has ambition & material resources to challenge Samsung's global dominance, through integrating best talents from Taiwan from fill the gap in tech/management capabilities and speed up the process.

The whole issue though is if Taiwan will allow the deal to go through.

It is the same thing everywhere.

 

[Shotgunner51]

China robot sales to almost triple by 2018: industry group| Reuters

Sales of robots in China are set to almost triple by 2018, defying a slowdown in the wider economy, the International Federation of Robotics said on Friday.

China is trying to modernize its industrial production and has identified robotics as a major area for growth amid labor shortages and fast-rising wages.

The world's second-largest economy still has far lower robot penetration than other big industrialized economies - just 36 per 10,000 manufacturing workers versus 478 in South Korea, 315 in Japan, 292 in Germany and 164 in the United States.

Frankfurt-based IFR said in a statement that annual robot sales to China would jump to 150,000 by 2018, up from 57,000 in 2014.

"The robotics industry is exhibiting rapid growth – completely unperturbed by the current economic fallow period experienced by other areas of Chinese industry," China Robot Industry Alliance Secretary General Song Xiaogang said in IFR's statement.

China's robot market is still dominated by foreign players like ABB, Kuka and Yaskawa but China is encouraging its own robot makers with subsidies and the number of Chinese robotics firms is growing fast.

Few of them have their own technology and struggle to compete on price alone, but in the long run the domestic robot industry is expected to become a leading force.

Statistics - IFR International Federation of Robotics

By end 2014 in terms of total stock

Japan still leads the world in industrial robots by far, operating close to 300,000 industrial robots. China Mainland, South Korea, Germany were about the same, operating between 175,000~190,000 robots. Taiwan operates 43,000 robots, about a quarter of China Mainland.

The average robot density

Of industrial robots installed per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry (2014):

• Republic of Korea 478; #1 highest across the globe
  
• Japan 314; #2 highest
  
• Germany 292; #3 highest
  
• Global average 66;
• China 36; Despite have the second largest stock in operation, density is still low

Sales & Procurement

In 2014, China was already the biggest market in which 57,096 new industrial robots were procured and installed, forecast for this year is 75,000. Given the low density and huge industrial base, the speed of automation shall continue to increase.

 

[cirr]

The whole issue though is if Taiwan will allow the deal to go through.

It is the same thing everywhere.

It is my sincere hope that things don't turn out as Item 2 of the following panel suggests：

 

[Emperor Modi]

Statistics - IFR International Federation of Robotics

By end 2014 in terms of total stock

Japan still leads the world in industrial robots by far, operating close to 300,000 industrial robots. China Mainland, South Korea, Germany were about the same, operating between 175,000~190,000 robots. Taiwan operates 43,000 robots, about a quarter of China Mainland.

The average robot density

Of industrial robots installed per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry (2014):

• Republic of Korea 478; #1 highest across the globe
  
• Japan 314; #2 highest
  
• Germany 292; #3 highest
  
• Global average 66;
• China 36; Despite have the second largest stock in operation, density is still low

Sales & Procurement

In 2014, China was already the biggest market in which 57,096 new industrial robots were procured and installed, forecast for this year is 75,000. Given the low density and huge industrial base, the speed of automation shall continue to increase.

Our products will help China to become a developed country.

 

[Beast]

Our products will help China to become a developed country.

You mean India raw material?