Category: Infrastructure

Solar Built on Trash Offers Solution to Renewable Energy’s Space Problem

Solar Built on Trash Offers Solution to Renewable Energy’s Space Problem

I worked on a municipal solid waste to energy proposal in Dhaka. It was the largest of its kind in Bangladesh. Proposal was successful but the project wasn’t. Technical difficulties and cost overruns killed the dream project. Similar fate may await this project. Solar Built on Trash Offers Solution to Renewable Energy’s Space Problem https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-12/solar-farm-near-london-built-on-giant-trash-heap

In charts: how privatisation drained Thames Water’s coffers

In charts: how privatisation drained Thames Water’s coffers

On the dangers of privatising a critical service. And the UK has done it about as bad as you can imagine. Poor regulation combined with highly indebted water provider owned by private equity sowed the seeds for an epic disaster. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/30/in-charts-how-privatisation-drained-thames-waters-coffers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other