Bemidji Pioneer Bemidji, Minnesota, USA Diver to fulfill Antarctic dream By Molly Miron, Bemidji Pioneer Published Sunday, January 06, 2008 An Antarctic diving...
From the blog, "Erik & Claire on Tristan da Cunha 2008! January 7, 2008 — erikclaire The last two weeks have been absolutely wonderful as we have both been ...
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee is taking written evidence on the relationship between HMG and the Overseas Territories. Below is the...
Saint FM Radio in St. Helena reports: Three Travel and Food writers, Andrew Ainsworth, Neil Bandock and Paul Ash of the South African major newspaper South...
Tristan da Cunha: Harbour Repair and Refurbishment Project Submitted by Tristan Times (Sarah Glass) 22.01.2008 Press Release Tristan Administrator David Morley...
Weekend News 26-27 January 2008 Radio Saint FM St. Helena Royal Engineers on Tristan da Cunha have given the green light to carry out urgent Calshot Harbour...
Today, all electricity is produced by diesel power on Tristan. And as we all know this is going up, and significantly ! Over a decade ago, Tristan installed a...
Hi Alan, It's a bit more complicated than some realise. As part of the deal with Ovenstone, the factory supplies electricity for the entire community, at no...
Actually Bob the islanders do have to pay for electricity My Mother-In-Law pays approx £16 - £20 per month for her electricity Nearly the same as the UK was...
Paul, thank you. I was misinformed. Given the wage scale there, it seems hydro could be of real benefit to the people. This is what I was told about the...
Microhydro, and later wind, might supply only a (hopefully large) fraction of the power with diesel making up the balance. Unless, of course a large pond (at...
Gentlemen, Having just come upon your discussion pertaining to alternative energy sources, I was compelled to write. Given the unique location of Tristan Da...
Ovenstone is a South African fishing company that owns the two large fishing vessels, the Kelso and the Edinburgh. They have a contract to manage the fish...
Tristan is too cloudy and too far south for solar to be cost effective. Wind is difficult to stabilize a grid with, hydro (large or small) is great for grid...
Hi Bob, After, sending you that email, I started thinking about exactly the same thought. I ended up finding some information at the Oregon State University...
Gig, thanks for the further information. I suppose one of these tethered buoy-generators could be made as big as an ocean liner. If it worked, Tristan would...
Bonjour, What kind of river or torrent exist on Tristan ? Is there any lake not too close from the sea level ? If not, hydraulic structure will require a dam...
See articles below. Has anyone bothered to tell the Tristanians that total or partial evacuation "may need to be considered"? Bob http://tinyurl.com/26pnro UK...
We've just heard that the factory burned down last night The fuel tanks were saved but the generators are dead The island will be on reduced power for the time...
And the weather...? are you in troubbles for the power down? I wish you and the rest of the islanders the best luck and God providence for a fast solution. ...
More on fire: Thankfully there were no casualties. There is minimal stand power currently on the island, and all telecommunications are currently off line. ...
Tristan da Cunha Factory Fire on 13th February 2008 Submitted by Tristan Times (Sarah Glass) 13.02.2008 Local Shock and Dismay at Calamity of Factory Loss...
Also reported yesterday on SaintFM (www.saint.fm) including a 'phone interview with the Administrator. Regards, John Turner Manager, Bank of St. Helena ...
Radio Saint FM Wednesday 13th February There was a fire in the fish processing factory on Tristan da Cunha at around three o `clock this morning. This...
Radio Saint FM 15 February 2008 Further to the devastating fire at the Fishing Factory on Tristan da Cunha, Saint FM yesterday spoke to Mr Dorian Fenn, the...
Forgive my ignorance, but would it be possible to process and freeze even a partial catch using on-ship facilities? That could get the island some revenue from...
