Nepal: The Mountains between Megapowers
On February 13th 1996 I was happily celebrating my 12th birthday with candles and cake. Half a world away in the mountainous kingdom of Nepal, …
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04 Aug
Back in Europe
Back in Europe
Having left the UK in March, spent two months teaching English in Nepal and travelled from Hong Kong to Helsinki entirely by train, I’m back …
01 Apr
Load balancing and blackouts
Load balancing and blackouts
Energy. I know I use a lot of it in the form of electricity at home in England, but I’ve only just come to realise …
01 Apr
Kathmandu: dust, diesel and daal bhat
Kathmandu: dust, diesel and daal bhat
We landed in Kathmandu at a 8am yesterday morning after a very turbulent connecting flight from Doha in Qatar. Our hoped for airport pickup from …
17 Mar
Developing Nations, Sustainably
Developing Nations, Sustainably
As a British citizen sitting on the south coast of England I am often reminded of the astonishing feats of engineering achieved by my peers …
17 Mar
UNEP Risø Centre (URC)
UNEP Risø Centre (URC)
The United nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Risø Centre or URC for short supports UNEP in its aim to incorporate environmental aspects in to energy planning …
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