RENEWABLES 2010 GLOBALE STATUS REPORT

.Google Documens (p80:pdf) :
RENEWABLES 2010 GLOBALE STATUS REPORT
http://www.ren21.net/globalstatusreport/REN21_GSR_2010_full.pdf
http://www.ren21.net/Portals/97/documents/GSR/REN21_GSR_2010_full_revised%20Sept2010.pdf
.Google Documens (p61:pdf) :
Global Trend in Sustainable Energy Investment 2010
Analysis of Trends and Isssues in the Financing of RenewableEnergy and energy Efficiency
http://sefi.unep.org/fileadmin/media/sefi/docs/publications/UNEP_v2_proof9.pdf
【From】: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/07/the-state-of-new-energy-investing?cmpid=rss
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希望のある未来社会を創ろう

【Let's create hopeful future.】
世界の人口増大にともなって、世界的な大きな課題となってきた食料問題の解決や雇用創出を目的として、自然再生循環系(sustainable)の経済・社会体制を創造し、地球温暖化防止の係る環境創造を発展させるために、地球の表面積の約70%の海洋の利用や海洋資源開発関係等の新しい海洋開発産業・事業、大規模洋上風力発電等のプロジェクトを構築し世界の青年の夢と希望を拡げながら国際的な協力で、希望のある未来社会を創って行きましょう。

Prisident Obama 氏の支援グループへの私の過去のメール

President Obama 氏の支援グループへの私のメール
How do you do. 
 My name is yuuji matuoka , as a civil ocean engineer in japan , age 61. I want to show my presentation about the ocean development aiming at making the peaceful world to the President of Obama USA. ( : My this presentation is always my lifework. ) How do you come to be able to do it from poor life in rich life? How to change to be able to do it from the poor people to the plentful people? The Ocean Development was presented by J.F.Kennedy before about 40 years ago. Here are many objects on the subjects in these difficult big projects, but I believe it will be possible and succeed. Those many projects will be able to make up many jobs for worldwide people. The best leader will be present both The hope and The Dream for many people believing the leader. Please show to USA President Obama my presentation. I hope USA President Mr.Obama will succeed as Best excellent top leader in the world at 21century.
This is my presentation. : 私の海洋開発提案 : ノアの箱舟を創ろう-Super Floating Structure
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=ja&hl=ja&key=0Aj0s8hP9-4RddEtHWWRZOTlrRk1RRHc5ZzlKVk1LRVE&output=html
2009.1.29
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OREC- Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition

OREC- Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition
Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition http://www.oceanrenewable.com/
President Obama Announces Ocean Task Force On June 12, 2009, President Obama announced the formation...
Markey/Waxman legislation on Climate Change Released; News for Marine Renewables Developers On May 15, 2009, Representatives Waxman and Markey...
Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO & Forum SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COALITION MARK YOUR CALENDAR ...
http://www.oceanrenewable.com/2008/10/30/201/
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メールで、私に a business co-operation and your assistance の協力の申し出が米国系の機関(Wright Matthew)からありました。 2010.5.19
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From: Wright Matthew Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 6:06 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: I need your co-operation
I need your co-operation
Hello , I am writing to you for a business co-operation and your assistance . I have some money, i will like to invest with you in your country on a good areas you could choose . I will give you further details when i read from you. I secured your contact through a directory and that is why I have written to ask for a business co-operation with you. I await your response.
Thank you. Wright Matthew.
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【参考リンク】: http://www.oceanrenewable.com/2010/03/12/matt-r-simmons-to-address-gmrec-iii-during-thursday-april-15th-luncheon/
Matt R. Simmons to Address GMREC III during Thursday, April 15th Luncheon
March 12, 2010 by TMarieHilton
Filed under Announcements, Blog, OREC Newsroom
Matthew R. Simmons is Chairman Emeritus of Simmons & Company International, a specialized energy investment banking firm. The firm has completed approximately 770 investment banking projects for its worldwide energy clients at a combined dollar value in excess of $140 billion.
Mr. Simmons was raised in Kaysville, Utah. He graduated cum laude from the University of Utah and received an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. He served on the faculty of Harvard Business School as a Research Associate for two years and was a Doctoral Candidate.
Mr. Simmons began a small investment bank/advisory firm in Boston. Among his early clients were several subsea service companies. By 1973, almost all of his clients were oil service companies. Following the 1973 Oil Shock, Simmons decided to create a Houston-based firm to concentrate on providing highest quality investment banking advice to the worldwide oil service industry. Over time, the specialization expanded into investment banking covering all aspects of the global energy industry.
SCI’s offices are located in Houston, Texas; London, England; Boston, Massachusetts; Aberdeen, Scotland and Dubai, UAE. In 2007, Mr. Simmons founded The Ocean Energy Institute in Mid-Coast Maine. The Institute’s focus is to research and create renewable energy sources from all aspects of our oceans.
Simmons serves on the Board of Directors of Houston Technology Center (Houston) and the Center for Houston’s Future (Houston). He also serves on The University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Visitors (Houston) and is a Trustee of the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Sciences. In addition, he is past Chairman of the National Ocean Industry Association. Mr. Simmons is a past President of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association and a former member of the Visiting Committee of Harvard Business School. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, Council on Foreign Relations and The Atlantic Council of the United States. Mr. Simmons is a Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Island Institute and Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine.
Mr. Simmons’ recently published book Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy has been listed on the Wall Street Journal’s best-seller list. He has also published numerous energy papers for industry journals and is a frequent speaker at government forums, energy symposiums and in boardrooms of many leading energy companies around the world.
Mr. Simmons is married and has five daughters. His hobbies include watercolors, cooking, writing and travel.
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2011年3月27日日曜日

東北地方の港湾における被災状況について(現地調査速報):国土交通省



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東北地方の港湾における被災状況について(現地調査速報)

平成23年3月11日14:46頃に発生した平成23年(2011年)東北地方太平洋沖地震について、独立行政法人港湾空港技術研究所(港空研)及び国土交通省国土技術政策総合研究所(国総研)は、国土交通省からの要請を踏まえ、東北地方の各港湾等に調査団を派遣し、港湾地域における津波・地震による被災状況について調査を行いました。

調査速報の概要は下記ホームページに掲載されています。

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港湾空港技術研究所 技術情報誌「PARI」

PARI Vol.1 創刊号 2010年10月号

内容

1.Frontline-特集-

津波死者ゼロをめざして大津波から人々を守る技術と対策

2.Front People  -その一歩先へ挑戦する研究者たち

アジア・太平洋沿岸防災研究センター
富田孝史上席研究官
辰巳大介研究官

3.Focus on  -ファシリティーの最前線へ

世界最大級の耐波実験施設「大規模波動地盤総合水路」
津波被害をシミュレーション「STOCシステム」

4.Close up -現場からの報告

世界最大水深の防波堤でギネスに認定!
「人々を津波から守る釜石港湾口防波堤」
http://www.pari.go.jp/material/johoshi_pari/vol1/closeup.pdf

【付記】:

この巨大津波防波堤が今回の東日本大地震時の大津波によって、破壊された。

5.Cross line -国際交流レポート

チリ地震・津波災害の合同調査団を港湾空港技術研究所が派遣

6.Visitors' file

-来訪者の素顔
チリ大使が港湾空港技術研究所を訪問

7.Topics

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Press Release 東北地方の港湾における被災状況について(現地調査速報)

平成23年3月23日

独立行政法人 港湾空港技術研究所
国土交通省 国土技術政策総合研究所

東北地方の港湾における被災状況について(現地調査速報)

(平成23年東北地方太平洋沖地震)

平成23年3月11日14:46頃に発生した平成23年(2011年)東北地方太平洋沖地震について、独立行政法人港湾空港技術研究所(港空研)及び国土交通省国土技術政策総合研究所(国総研)は、国土交通省からの要請を踏まえ、東北地方の各港湾等に調査団を派遣し、港湾地域における津波・地震による被災状況について調査を行いました。

調査速報の概要

•マグニチュード9.0の巨大地震により、明治三陸地震・津波(マグニチュード8.5)を上回る巨大な津波が発生し、多くの港湾で津波による浸水や 家屋・車両・船舶・木材などの漂流物が衝突、散乱すること等により甚大な被害が発生している。

•釜石港および大船渡港の津波防波堤や八戸港防波堤では防波堤本体(ケーソン)が水没するとともに、港口部が洗掘され大きな被害を受けた。 港湾内の上屋や倉庫などの保管施設についても、津波による浸水、船舶や貨物等の漂流物の衝突や堆積により大きな被害が生じている。

•東北沿岸の沖合10~20kmに設置されたGPS波浪計において、沿岸への津波到達10分程度前に、5.6m~6.6m(速報値)の津波を観測した。 国土交通省釜石港湾事務所の津波の痕跡から計測される浸水高(8.1m)は、このGPS波浪計の観測データから推測される沿岸部での津波高(約13m)を下回っていた。 今後、数値解析等による詳細な検証が必要であるが、津波防波堤により一定の津波防護効果が有ったものと推察される。

•今回調査を行った港湾における岸壁については、地震動による岸壁本体の大規模な損傷はないものの、エプロン舗装面の沈下や陥没等が広範囲で発生している。

•仙台空港においては、滑走路の一部に軽微なクラックが発生しているものの滑走路は概ね健全であり、大型輸送機による救援物資輸送が開始された。 耐震性向上のため平成20年度から実施されていた液状化対策工の効果が確認された。

なお、詳細な調査結果については、後日、両研究所のホームページに掲載する予定です。

別紙1:東北地方の港湾における被災状況について(現地調査速報) (PDF/150KB)

別紙2:各港の調査状況について (PDF/608KB)

別紙3:釜石港における津波防波堤の効果(イメージ) (PDF/126KB)

別紙4:東北地方の太平洋沿岸のGPS波浪計で観測した津波波形 (PDF/401KB)

【問い合わせ先】
独立行政法人港湾空港技術研究所

特別研究官 戸田(046-844-5087)
企画課 坂井、黒澤(046-844-5040)

アジア・太平洋沿岸防災研究センター 高橋、富田(046-844-5052C)

国土交通省 国土技術政策総合研究所

2011年3月22日火曜日

日本の発展について、ささやかな♡ヤマト姫♡の★夢と希望

日本の発展について、ささやかな♡ヤマト姫♡の★夢と希望

2011年年3月11日の東日本大地震によって、引き起こされた未曾有の悲惨な天災と人災的な不全的な政治・行政要因による福島第一原子力発電所の放射能漏れの事故が引き起こされたが、日本の国家経済・産業を存立させる必要不可欠なエネルギー基本・基盤の政策として、今後の原子力発電政策の中で、避けられぬ迫りくる大地震活動期での大地震・大津波の自然天災を避けるために、沿岸を離れた沖合での大型海洋浮体式の原子力発電施設等の検討・研究開発を急ぎ、育てていかねばならないであろう。

沖合の海に浮かぶ海鳥は、大地震や津波等に対しても、抗うことなしで、やり過ごすのである。

柔善く剛を制すのごとくである。

近年の世界的な資源獲得競争・資本・経済的な勢力拡大なる競争【戦争そのような事態】を回避させ、世界の人々のために、国際社会の安寧を創生させる平和的な活動・理念・目的を明確にして、太平洋等の海洋・海面の平和的共存や活用・利用、海洋浮体式原子力発電、海底資源開発、海洋浮体構造物上の太陽光発電等を、世界に先駆けて、総合的な地球規模の開発・研究において、発展を促進させる。

海洋開発に係る新産業の育成・発展に合わせて雇用・就業の新分野・部門の拡大・進展を計り、市民のための公共的な便益を増大させる。

かって、数十年前に、新日本製鉄 初代会長永野重雄 氏は、日本の国土面積を倍増させる提案をした事がある。

日本列島の東には、果てしなく広がる大きな太平洋がある。

その食料調達においては広い海洋・海面上を利用して、農業、牧畜を展開して、食糧を確保する。

平均水深約3000メトールを埋め立てる方式。または、大型浮体構造物等で構築する。

水源は太陽光を利用した海水淡水化すれば、無尽蔵にある。

生活に係る動力源は、太陽光や海洋浮体式原子力発電を利用する。

名づけて、ノアの楽園。

日本が平和的な理念・目的を明確にして、このような理想像の楽園を創造するのであるならば、どこの国、どのような民族からも、批判・苦情など生まれる事はない。

生物の種の生育するための生物物理的・生物固有の生理的な機能等・自然のメカニックスが存在しており、その根底には、種の保存のための機能・生理的な生物種を維持する法則が存在している。

マルサスの人口論では、30年に倍増していくといわれているのである。

人口増大において、現在においてもこのような基本的な原則が根底に存在している。

食料の調達が、人口増大に見合うような、社会構造を構築させていくことは、人知・知恵・技術を生かすならばいくらでも、可能な事なのである。

そのための国家的な方策を構築して、政治・経済活動を世界に発信させてゆく。

なせば、なる。なさねばならぬ何事も。

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【追記】 :浮体式カプセルの共同開発の参加者・投資家求む。:

大津波で家が流されても、家の部屋中に設置できる生命を守る安価な浮体式カプセルの開発・研究

連絡先: Email : matuoka7ocean@gmail.com

                                   matuokaisenokamikaze

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付記1: 

国連の発表では、世界の人口は、2050年には、91億人に増加するとされている。

付記2: 

種々の資源の枯渇が盛んに喧伝され作為的に危機を煽る者たちの無策・無能さを切り捨てることが肝要である。 事前に予測される未来の社会的な事象に対して準備万端で、立ち向かえば、危機などは生じることなどないのである。

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★ 私のライフワークを主題にしたブログ★:

1.希望のある未来を創ろう

                http:/matuoka1248.blogspot.com/

2.ノアの箱舟を創ろう

 http://matuoka7oceangroupe777noas.blogspot.com/

3.【Global Ocean Development】 Let us create the future with hope.

OpenID の URL   : http://matuoka7oceans.blogspot.com/

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未来世界の調和のある安寧な社会の創生のために、正義を構築して行きましょう。 社会の偽善を糾弾し正義のある社会構築のための公議公論を広げて打ち立てましょう。

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【参考リンク3】: MY Zimbio
     
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2011年3月17日木曜日

!!TSUNAMI ROARS ASHORE!! 2011



【出展リンク】:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bumtOx2i8yU

投稿者: DAILYNEWSANDNATURE

作成日: 2011/03/13

Japan's NHK television network shows video of the tsunami swallowing towns and farmland along coastal Japan.

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タグ:
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2011年3月14日月曜日

Japan Earthquake: Helicopter aerial view video of giant tsunami waves



【出展リンク】:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3AdFjklR50

投稿者: RussiaToday | 作成日: 2011/03/11

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A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes on record slammed Japan's eastern coast on Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away ships, cars and homes while widespread fires burned out of control. Police said 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai, the city in Miyagi prefecture, or state, closest to the epicentre. Another 137 were confirmed killed, with 531 people missing. Police also said 544 people were injured.
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2011年3月2日水曜日

First Post-Oil Spill Deepwater Drilling Permit Approved

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 First Post-Oil Spill Deepwater Drilling Permit Approved

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 08:35 CST



A Houston-based energy company has been awarded a permit for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico--the first handed out by the US government since the lifting of a moratorium imposed in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, various media outlets are reporting.


Noble Energy had applied for a permit to bypass for a well located some 70 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) said in a Monday press release.


According to the Associated Press (AP), the company had begun drilling on the well just four days before the explosion onboard the BP-leased oil rig, which resulted in 11 deaths and would ultimately lead to one of the largest environmental disasters of its kind.


"This permit represents a significant milestone for us and for the offshore oil and gas industry, and is an important step towards safely developing deepwater energy supplies offshore," BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich said in a statement.
"This permit was issued for one simple reason: the operator successfully demonstrated that it can drill its deepwater well safely and that it is capable of containing a subsea blowout if it were to occur," he added. "We expect further deepwater permits to be approved in coming weeks and months based on the same process that led to the approval of this permit."


Noble Energy "spent two months drilling to a depth of 13,585 feet before it was forced to plug the well under the moratorium," Jennifer A. Dlouhy of the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. "The bypass drilling in 6,500 feet of water is meant to get around the plugs in the original well."

Dlouhy added that drilling was expected to start in late March and reach a target depth of 19,000 feet.

Bromwich told AFP reporters that there were currently seven permits pending, and that all applications would be judged on "a well-by-well basis."

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told the French news agency that the awarding of the permit was a "good first step," but added that government officials "must quickly get to a level of issuing permits that represents a critical mass so thousands of oil and gas industry workers can get back to work fueling America again."

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Floating Solar Panels

Written by Jane Morrill
28 February 2011


Developed by a Franco-Israeli partnership, this new solar power technology introduces a new paradigm in energy production.
The project is the result of collaboration between Solaris Synergy from Israel and the EDF Group from France. Eureka provided the supporting platform that allowed to enhance the companies’ partnership. After receiving the Eureka label, the project, called “Aquasun,” also found support from the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. “We are very pleased with the collaborative dimension of the project,” says Dr. Elyakim Kassel, coordinator of the Aquasun project and business development manager at Solaris Synergy.

Soon after the design phase was over, at the end of March 2010, the fabrication of a prototype began and the team is aiming to launch the implementation phase in September 2011. The tests will take place at Cadarache in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France. The site has a privileged position on the French electric grid and is close to a local hydro-electric facility providing the water surface to be used to install the system. It will operate on-site for a period of nine months, while assessing the system’s performance and productivity through seasonal changes and various water levels. The research team members believe that by June 2012 they will have all the information they need to bring the technology to market.

The project team identified the almost untouched potential of solar installations on industrial water basins already in use for other purposes. This ensures that the new solar plants will not have a negative impact on natural landscapes.

After solving the question of space, the team took on the problem of cost. The developers were able to reduce the costs linked to the implementation of the technology in two ways:

• First, they reduced the quantity of solar cells used, thanks to optical mirrors that concentrate the sun, while keeping steady the amount of power produced.

• Second, the team implemented a creative cooling system using the water on which the solar panels are floating.

Thanks to this efficient cooling method, the PV system can use silicon solar cells, which tend to experience overheating problems and need to be cooled in order to allow the system to work correctly. The particular type of solar cell used also allows a higher efficiency than usual, achieving both reliability and cost-reduction.

Still for the purpose of making the technology efficient and ready to market, the system is designed in such way that it is possible to assemble as many identical modules on a solar platform as needed for the power rating desired. Each module produces a standard amount of 200 kilowatts (kW) of electricity, and more power can be achieved by simply adding more modules.

The team also worked on the environmental impact of the technology. The floating panels work as a breathing surface through which oxygen can penetrate to the water. This feature ensures that sufficient oxygen will maintain the underwater life of plants and animals. Dr. Kassel adds, “One of the implementation phase’s goals is to closely monitor the possible effects of this new technology on the environment with the help of specialists [and] a preliminary check shows no detrimental environmental impact on water quality, flora or fauna. Our choices of materials were always made with this [environmental] concern in mind.”

The project was featured at the 4th International Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference last week on 22-24 February 2011 in Eilat, Israel, giving the public the opportunity to observe how the floating concentrated PV system functioned. According to Yossi Fisher, Solaris Synergy’s chief executive officer, the installation in Eilat was a milestone.

Dr. Kassel sees a final benefit to his project: “Today, each country must consider the best resources it has … to produce clean energy. For example, hydroelectric power is good where there are waterfalls, geothermic is productive for countries with thermal springs and solar power is very efficient where there is sun. Our system could be of great use in places that are exposed to sun, but [don't] necessarily have sufficient natural water. Even dry countries, such as Israel or the North African countries, have industrial waters that are not rain-dependent. This fact makes the floating solar power plant a reliable [way] for them to produce renewable energy.”

Written by Jane Morrill, Special Projects Editor



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