The Power of the Raspberry (Published January 2007)
In 2007 we will be continuing our series of adverts in which we describe how our trade finance contributes to the delivery of environmental and security products. This time we are also seeking responses from readers who can introduce customers for this technology.
When you go to your supermarket and buy perfect fruit or vegetables, do you know what happens to the imperfect product rejected by your supermarket?
When you buy orange or grapefruit juice, what happens to the peel?
Answers, much is left in the fields or dumped. The "developing world" is loaded with reusable organic waste, part of it lost for the want of local refrigeration.
"Our role? We helped to create this project; our trade finance can now enable implementation."
We take 24-hour power for granted, used for refrigeration, air conditioning, lighting, computers. That is unusual in much of Africa and Asia. Imagine the world benefit if such continuous power was generated locally, virtually free, with no power losses on distribution - and with the environmental benefit of no carbon emissions and no waste dumps with their attendant disease-carrying pests. Our clients, Concept Industrial Management Ltd, deliver that with proven technology.
Saleable byproducts include organic compost and liquid organic fertiliser - a virtuous circle creating more food.
Funding? There is a capital cost but operating costs are very low. And, because the power generated is carbon substituting, the benefits can be "carbon traded" and the capital cost paid by those who need to buy carbon credits. The financial result will vary with the country of installation but payback in less than three years will be common. And there are added community benefits including:
- organic waste is used, not lost or dumped. No CO2 or methane emissions;
- import substitution. Poor countries save on imported oil or gas;
- local employment; and
- local health and welfare.
Our role? We helped to create this project; our trade finance can now enable implementation
If this is so simple, why has it not been done before? It has been; now we scale up. The first $20m installation is getting underway.
If we stop blowing raspberries we can recycle them with the HiRAD. Sour grapes, bulls**t (except the George W B variety). It all goes in. Our client goes where no mangoes before?
CIM are looking for customers - in all climates of course. Call us please or Robert Orr or Mike Randall at
www.conceptindustrialmanagement.com.
Our aims?
To be different and to make a difference...
Written by David Ross Director
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