Projects being done:
1) Vélib'
A free bicycle rental programme located at many stations around London. This aims to reduce the usage of cars and has been successful - 50 000 to 70 000 use this system everyday. As such, less cars are being used and therefore, less polluted gases are emitted into the atmosphere.
2) World's Greenest Building - Energy Plus
This is the home of the Eiffel Tower is getting a new architectural innovation. It is set to consume no energy and hence, self-sufficient. How? It would be heavily insulated, reducing the need to switch on high-energy consuming heaters. It also has the world's largest solar array to absorb solar energy and convert it into electrical energy. However, it is very costly to construct but is expected to pay off in the long run.
3) ULTra
It is a self-automated taxi in which a driver is not required. It runs on tracks and can carry up to 4 passengers. It provides journeys 3 times faster than buses, cars and lightrails; provides immediate service; costs less to operate than normal transport and is environmentally friendly - zero city pollution, quiet and efficient.
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Group Members: Anne Ng, Ethel Tan, Joanna Ang, Kenneth Chia, Remus Ang.
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1) Vélib'
A free bicycle rental programme located at many stations around London. This aims to reduce the usage of cars and has been successful - 50 000 to 70 000 use this system everyday. As such, less cars are being used and therefore, less polluted gases are emitted into the atmosphere.
2) World's Greenest Building - Energy Plus
This is the home of the Eiffel Tower is getting a new architectural innovation. It is set to consume no energy and hence, self-sufficient. How? It would be heavily insulated, reducing the need to switch on high-energy consuming heaters. It also has the world's largest solar array to absorb solar energy and convert it into electrical energy. However, it is very costly to construct but is expected to pay off in the long run.
3) ULTra
It is a self-automated taxi in which a driver is not required. It runs on tracks and can carry up to 4 passengers. It provides journeys 3 times faster than buses, cars and lightrails; provides immediate service; costs less to operate than normal transport and is environmentally friendly - zero city pollution, quiet and efficient.
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Group Members: Anne Ng, Ethel Tan, Joanna Ang, Kenneth Chia, Remus Ang.
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1 comment:
I find the different inventions interesting. The ideas are very fresh. These ideas have also made me realise how powerful and useful technology is becoming.
Indeed, the ULTra is environmentally friendly and efficient. "ULTra PRT, with vehicles which create zero emissions at the point of use, has an average system energy usage of only 0.55 MJ per passenger km." However, it is at the expense of taxi drivers. There are fewer taxi drivers required, thus many of them lose their jobs.
A solution is to increase employment in another industry in the country. Or, to train these taxi drivers for other jobs.
Charissa Chew
10A02
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