Questions & Answers
"We have witnessed three economic transformations in the past century. First came the Industrial Revolution, then the Technology Revolution, then our modern era of Globalization. We stand at the threshold of another great change: the age of green economics."
- Ban Ki-Moon,
- Secretary General of the United Nations
"A typical plantation of 30,000 acres (effective planting 26,950) can power a 520 MW generator on a 24/7 basis, which in turn can provide electricity for an average of 683,000 European households."
- Thomas Obzina
- CEO - Anagenesis Trees Corporation, London
Electricity
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What is the output per year if the end product is electricity?
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What is the scalability of the generators? If the number of acres grows, will this mean the generator will have to expand as well? Presumably, the scalability means that the additional cost per added capacity is not linear.
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Who is the supplier for the generators?
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How will the electricity output be delivered to the national grid, e.g. in Greece? Directly into the grid or via a substation?
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A 520 MW green power generator is rare today among the providers / makers of such equipment. Presumably, this will not be new patented technology but from a leading generator company, e.g. Siemens?
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Please elaborate on the dependence on suppliers for the factories, and reliability issues for the scale of production.