Almost two years ago, I was aboard a Lufthansa Boeing 747 descending over the palm-lined beaches along the shores of the Straits of Malacca, a vital global shipping lane once infamous for piracy, flying into Changi Airport in Singapore. This being my first visit to Asia, I was not only amazed by the spectacular design [...]
There are many who predict that the increasing economic and political power of Asia will make the 21st century the “Asian century”. Given that several forecasts about China’s economic development see China overtaking the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in terms of GDP well before mid-century, there is a chance that Asia’s leading economies could [...]
As part of the research for my research paper “On the Threshold to a New Energy Age“, I conducted a survey in order to find out how “prepared” people are for the transition to a new age of energy generation and use as well as to gather opinions on current trends in energy issues.
In the [...]
I’m pretty sure that by mid-century, China will be a developed country with an efficient economy generating a huge share of its energy needs of renewable energy sources. That’s my prediction.
Next to China, there are two other prospective candidates: Indonesia and Brazil. These three countries are growing fast despite the aftermath of the Great Recession [...]
Even though this is my first post in 2010, I’d like to include a video from last year, featuring photos I took during my four-week stay in Hawaii in summer 2009.
I hope you enjoy this video. Traveling to Hawaii was an amazing experience. The place has such a positive energy which you can feel as soon [...]
