WakuWaku Newsletter

The Stirling Engine:

An old engine through new eyes

To explain the Stirling Engine as simply

as possible: an engine that operates on
temperature differences. The photo, borrowed
from a supplement of Otona no Kagaku
Magazine Vol. 10, (Gakushuu Kenkyusha
Publishing), shows an engine sitting atop and
running on the heat from a cup of hot water.
No gasoline or electricity—period.

Hence, there are no environmentally

harmful bi-products such as loud noise or
exhaust gas. Besides that, the engine doesn’t
exclusively function due to changes in

temperature, but can also create changes in temperature. Thanks
to that, instead of relying on oil for fuel, the excess heat produced
from a variety of biomass sources, for example lumber scraps,
animal excrement and even the sun can be used to create enough
power to run refrigerators, freezers and other appliances!

Actually, I wonder if any of the readers out there have ever

heard of the Stirling engine..? It was invented nearly 200 years
ago by a Scottish Minister by the name of Stirling, in reaction to
the high number of accidents that came in the wake of the
invention of the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution.
However, in the late 19

th

Century, both the gasoline and the diesel

engines were invented. They, being capable of more power were
refined alongside the invention of the automobile, an industry that
had the effect of leaving the Stirling engine by the wayside.

Until recently, it has been referred to as the “forgotten

engine,” but I hope that in the future it will come to be looked
upon as the “eco-friendly engine.” C’mon everyone, let’s have
another look at the Stirling engine

Eco-Messenger: Hirofumi Matsumoto

An ordinary plenary session was held on 24 May 2006 at the
Ehime Prefectural NPO Support Center. Project reports spanned
the transition from our existence as a private organization to
incorporated nonprofit organization, with topics including 1)
International Cooperation, 2) the development of Fair Trade, 3)
regular classes, study sessions and seminars, 4) dispatch lecturer
series, 5) NGO/NPO and community networking, and 6)
information dissemination/consultation programs, paying careful
attention to points regarding future activity plans and budget
considerations. Ehime Global Network’s 2005 balance report is
detailed in the following two graphs. (financial unit: yen)

May/June 2006 Vol. 8

Expenditures (7,889,887 yen)

Earnings (8,363,396 yen)

Month

Day Contents

April

1 Stall at TeaTamu

2 Okawa River Clean-Up

11 Board Member Meeting

15 Fair Trade Festival at Tea Tamu

22 JMAS Lecturer Mr.Takayama “Old Men and International Aid” COMS

23 2

nd

Mozambique Survey (Hayashi ~23 Dec.)

26 2

nd

Mozambique Survey (Takeuchi, Fujimoto, Matsui, Yano ~9 May)

May

6 Stall at Tea Tamu

13 Board Member Meeting

14 Okawa River Clean-Up

24 Ordinary Plenary Session (Ehime NPO Support Center)

27 ASPAC-Kadota, Kawahara, Gabe, Takeuchi, Hida, Yamashita

(Takamatsu)

June

3

Stall at Tea Tamu
Shikoku NGO Network Plenary Session, Japanese NGO
Uncompensated Financial Cooperation Seminar (Kadota, Kawahara,
Gabe, Takeuchi, Hyodo, Hida)

4 5

th

Shikoku NGO Training Seminar (Kadota, Kawahara, Gabe,

Takeuchi, Hyodo, Hida)

13 Board Member Meeting

18

Education for Sustainable Development Promotion Mtg., Plenary
Session, Board Member Mtg., and Regional/International Project
Team Mtg.-Takeuchi (Tokyo)

27 1

st

NGO Consultant Mtg of the fiscal year-Takeuchi (Tokyo)

July

1 Stall at TeaTamu, DEAR sponsored Shodoshima ESD Seminar (~2

nd

)

8 Masaki Town’s “Shittoku Lecture” (Madagascar)

11 Board Member Meeting

29 ESD Regional Meeting in Kochi (30

th

)

From The Office

The Guidebook for the Decade of Education for Sustainable

Development “Education to Create the Future” is out!
Included is our 2005 Activity Report, take a look!

At this year’s ESD-Japan Board Member Meeting, Takeuchi

was nominated and elected to the post of Vice President and
Regional Project Team Manager.

WakuWaku’s Mozambique Project and Chari Cycling Charity

was featured on TV Osaka’s

Volunteer 21 television program

from 26 May to 10 June. Feel free to stop by the office and
give it a look~.

26 July to 2 August, Matsuyama is sponsoring a “Peace

Information Exhibit” at the City Community Center in which
we will be displaying photos Mr. Fujimoto took while in
Mozambique as well as 4 new weapons sculptures.

Intern Leads

Mami Kawahara—Plugging away while recalling my original

intent!

Kimi Hyodo—Perfect time to be enjoying the Iced Peace Coffee,

and working hard makes it that much better!

Keigo Kadota—Much to learn from through trial and error~.

Post Scripts

Would be really nice for WakuWaku members to have the

types of relationships we survey members had in Moz! (T)

You can find fireflies down in the river we’ve been cleaning.

We’ve gotta keep the river clean for them! (K)

Global College Kid’s Class

*Held 4 times/month. Schedule changes possible.

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