tokelau . running on solar and coconut
Somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean lies 3 large atolls - Nokunonu, Atafu and Fakaofo - collectively known as Tokelau. Their combined area is about 12 square kilometres ...
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saving $1,000 a year on energy bills?
A good tip from the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Services (DME) to help each household save up to $1,000 a year – turn off your appliances left on stand-by mode.
We often leave our home appliances on stand-by mode without a thought as to how much energy they consume. Now DME has done a study and produced shed light on the energy consumption of 9 common appliances.
We often leave our home appliances on stand-by mode without a thought as to how much energy they consume. Now DME has done a study and produced shed light on the energy consumption of 9 common appliances.
All 9 items utilizes a total of 15, 489 kilowatts hour per year. At the tariff rate of 6cents per kilowatt hour, that amounts to $929.34. It was found that the water heater is the biggest user of energy, followed by the thermal pot. The study was based on each household having one of each appliance. However, in Bruneian homes, it is common to see multiple sets of the same appliances.
Read further about saving energy on The Brunei Times.
book reviews
The Bruneions Monthly Book Reviews features a list of book reviews of popular titles available from dBookHaus, Brunei.
This month we highlight six titles: A World ...
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the barefoot movement
Back in 1972, Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy, founded the Barefoot College, in the village of Tilonia in Rajasthan, India. The Barefoot College is a rural college for the ...
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