Comments on: Three days in the desert http://www.thegreatwallker.com/2009/07/three-days-in-the-desert/ Walking the Great Wall of China Fri, 18 May 2012 16:27:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brother Jon http://www.thegreatwallker.com/2009/07/three-days-in-the-desert/#comment-971 Brother Jon Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:36:19 +0000 http://www.thegreatwallker.com/?p=1454#comment-971 Hi Robert, I take it that you found some telephone coverage out there, otherwise you couldn't send the blog..... You probably sent off a GPS way-point signal this evening, but it has not come through, there is no email with your coordinates today. It's interesting news about the wind turbines you saw. When we were together in Gansu province we saw some wind turbine blades being transported on big lorries, but never saw them in action. Speaking of green energy.... One thing that made an impression on me in China was the common use of mopeds powered by electrical batteries. Some places there were more electrical mopeds than the petrol based counterparts. Clean, practical, fast and silent! Can't say I have ever seen such mopeds in the UK or Norway. Why, I ask myself, are there so few electrical mopeds (if they exist at all) in Norway, where electricity is cheap. Oh, you've got me going now..... Yeah, and what about gas driven cars: why are there not more gas driven cars in for instance Norway, the third largest gas exporter in the world? In Wuwei city, in Gansu province, we often used a particular taxi driver. He was a good guy, drove safely, and was patient with us. He is looking forward to next year. Why? Because then he can fill up his car with cheap gas. Gas? Yes, gas. His taxi already had installed a gas tank, ready for use. Next year the gas pipeline from Turkemenistan in central Asia to close-by Lanzhou city is complete, nearly km 2000 away (and on to Wuwei? I cannot remember any longer). Robert and I saw this line. Nice! JiaYou. Enjoy the drive. As the saying goes: "where there is a will, there is a way". In China, there is a (governmental) will. Already 10 years ago, the Chinese had built domestic gas pipelines measuring km 12,000. That's 6 times the length of Norway. In the interim 10 years, they will have laid more. Admittedly, China has a long way to go to make their industry greener, but they are on the move, and do not make much political fuss of it. Some other countries appear to be content raising fingers at others and patting oneself on the shoulder. (Just making a point....) Anyway.... reference: http://bizchina.chinadaily.com.cn/guide/industry/industry4-1.htm Hi Robert,
I take it that you found some telephone coverage out there, otherwise you couldn’t send the blog….. You probably sent off a GPS way-point signal this evening, but it has not come through, there is no email with your coordinates today.

It’s interesting news about the wind turbines you saw. When we were together in Gansu province we saw some wind turbine blades being transported on big lorries, but never saw them in action.

Speaking of green energy…. One thing that made an impression on me in China was the common use of mopeds powered by electrical batteries. Some places there were more electrical mopeds than the petrol based counterparts. Clean, practical, fast and silent! Can’t say I have ever seen such mopeds in the UK or Norway. Why, I ask myself, are there so few electrical mopeds (if they exist at all) in Norway, where electricity is cheap.

Oh, you’ve got me going now….. Yeah, and what about gas driven cars: why are there not more gas driven cars in for instance Norway, the third largest gas exporter in the world?
In Wuwei city, in Gansu province, we often used a particular taxi driver. He was a good guy, drove safely, and was patient with us. He is looking forward to next year. Why? Because then he can fill up his car with cheap gas. Gas? Yes, gas. His taxi already had installed a gas tank, ready for use. Next year the gas pipeline from Turkemenistan in central Asia to close-by Lanzhou city is complete, nearly km 2000 away (and on to Wuwei? I cannot remember any longer). Robert and I saw this line. Nice! JiaYou. Enjoy the drive.

As the saying goes: “where there is a will, there is a way”.
In China, there is a (governmental) will. Already 10 years ago, the Chinese had built domestic gas pipelines measuring km 12,000. That’s 6 times the length of Norway. In the interim 10 years, they will have laid more.
Admittedly, China has a long way to go to make their industry greener, but they are on the move, and do not make much political fuss of it. Some other countries appear to be content raising fingers at others and patting oneself on the shoulder.
(Just making a point….)

Anyway….

reference:
http://bizchina.chinadaily.com.cn/guide/industry/industry4-1.htm

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