Alternate Energy Holdings (fka AEHI)

[Tinroad]

Where I'm having problems
is in getting a clear vision of where AEHI can generate substantial revenues. They have plenty of nuclear expetise and industry contacts. However, in my 35 years in nukes, I've noticed that the big bucks are earned by the NSSS vendors (GE, Toshiba-Westinghouse, B&W, ABB-Combustion Engineering, Areva, etc.), the constructors (Bechtel, Stone & Webster, Shaw, etc.) and the owner/operator utilities. Additional but smaller profits are made by the various piping, security, instruments & controls, electrical, concrete, chemical, fuel, mechanical etc. vendors and the plethora of consulting contractors in engineering, training, licensing, etc. AEHI doesn't seem to fit in any of these categories yet. At this time, they appear to be solely a facilitator/marketer; sort of like a concert or fight promoter. I'd really like to see them get a signed contract for a nuke-desal facility somewhere but even if they do, their slice of the pie might be insignificant.

India is a good candidate for nuclear-powered desalination; in fact, they have had one such facility in operation since 2002 at Palpakkam. The power reactors currently employed in India are CANDU heavy water-moderated designs licensed from Atomic Energy Canada, Ltd. See this article for a in-depth summary of their involvement in desalination, nuclear and otherwise.