Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Question of today

What “New Economy” practices do you see happening world-wide? Please share with us one (or the best) example you know!

What practice(s) would you like to see implemented in the Netherlands?  

Also check this earlier post about the Economy Transformers for inspiration! 
 

Penta Energetica


Energy policies so far do not deliver enough results. Trias Energetica policies – save energy, use sustainable energy, process fossils as efficient as possible – fail to deliver enough effect timely. Energy use increases, sustainable energies hardly manage to match that growth and efficiency increases are slow and little. Its open ended nature without a maximum and its solo technical nature are fundamental shortfalls of the Trias Energetica. 

The Penta Energetica Principles can be applied to any region, but are best applied to urban area’s with sufficient size (more than 5-10 million inhabitants) and diversity of energy functions (industry, ports, transport, housing) as to facilitate energy integration best. Read the whole post