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Sunday, November 6, 2011
Technology in Latin America
The readings were about bringing technology to rural Latin America. These rural areas have a high population of people under poverty. Limited resources do influence energy policy and implementation of technology with not only Latin America but everywhere in the world. The great thing about energy in rural areas is that the source of energy is usually renewable, usually solar or geothermal energy. In Japan it is not only in rural areas, but solar energy is highly used when rural areas need energy. Solar panels are built on rooftops to give families power in rural and urban Japan. This is an example of changing government policies to let more people have access to power in rural areas. Of course there are limitations for every country, but every place needs energy to be competitive in today's world.
I completely agree with you and I also like then way you have presented the facts. It is true that limited resources influence energy policy. Also renewable energy is used in several countries to maximize their energy potential. I have been working on the English project and my topic is solar energy. I have gained much knowledge about it know.
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I remember the first few things I noticed in the suburbs of Japan were the occasional solar panel fitted on roofs. I was a little at the time and I was wondering why solar technology wasn't prevalent in my home country of India.
ReplyDeleteThis is an example in which limited resource affects energy policy. In this case the limited resource, is funding.
I like how you brought up Japan, because after the Nuclear Power Plant disaster earlier this year, I have a feeling Japan will be working toward using more renewable forms of energy such as wind and solar to replace reactors that are likely to be shut down. This will have potentially both positive and negative effects. On the plus side, the widespread use of technologies such as solar and wind power in Japan could increase the rate of development of innovations in the technology. On the negative side, nuclear energy is a great source of energy, and Japan could have used this disaster as a motivation behind developing new technology in the nuclear energy industry. Instead, they are pulling away from nuclear. (ENGR 103)
ReplyDeleteI like your idea about “It is not only the case for Latin America. It implies for every country.” For most countries, the coastal cities are more develop than the other area. The economy is unequal. China, for example, most of the industries are located on east coast and there is a shortage of major natural energy. Government is responsible for balancing the national energy. There are many restrictions, such as the topographical constraints, technological constraints, and the lack of fund. Government plays a important role in the implementing of technology.(ENGR 103)
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ReplyDeleteYour article has highlighted some interesting points about the situation in rural Latin America and most other places. I feel like the governments should work upon the idea of providing power to every region, regardless of its economical position. Even though every country has its own restrictions, but there are always things that can be worked out for the benefit of the country. (ENGR103)
ReplyDeletei like the final sentence of your post, "...but every place needs energy to be competitive in today's world." Its so true. If you don't have energy, you cannot operate. every where you want to do business, you need to be able to operate. So in order to do business, you need to have a source of energy. Energy comes in many different forms, and most of them should be utilized.
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