Topic: Green - on August 11, 2016 at 3:42:00 PM CEST
Bordeaux Building World’s Tallest Timber Structure
The world’s tallest timber-framed structure is set to be built in Bourdeaux, France. Jean-Paul Vigiuer’s design was selected for a planned mixed-use complex, winning a contract worth 51 million euros. The French firm beat out major contenders, including Sou Fujimoto, to take the project comprised of 82 apartments and offices as well.
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Topic: Green - on June 13, 2014 at 4:14:00 PM CEST
Gentech-Konzerne sichern sich Mitsprache in Europa
Europa schafft die gesetzliche Basis für nationale GVO-Anbauverbote. Gentech-Konzerne müssen dabei konsultiert werden
Luxemburg/Wien - Mit 26 Ja-Stimmen bei zwei Enthaltungen (Belgien und Luxemburg) ist am Donnerstag eine mehrjährige Blockade zu Ende gegangen. Die Umweltminister der 28 EU-Mitgliedsländer haben sich in Luxemburg darauf verständigt, dass es künftig nationale Anbauverbote von gentechnisch veränderten Organismen (GVO) geben darf.
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Topic: Green - on May 29, 2014 at 6:22:00 PM CEST
BP asks Justice Antonin Scalia for right to avoid making payments for 2010 Gulf spill
BP Plc on Wednesday asked Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to allow the company to avoid making payments to businesses demanding compensation for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill while litigation continues.
The company acted after the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction earlier in the day that had prevented payments being made. Last week, the court had decided not to revisit a decision rejecting BP’s bid to block payments to businesses that could not trace their economic losses to the disaster.
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Topic: Green - on September 9, 2013 at 1:25:00 PM CEST
Formula E to use Qualcomm technologies in electric cars
Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm has signed a sponsorship deal with the forthcoming Formula E championship.
The FIA international motorsports body plans to launch the electric-car competition next year as an alternative to Formula 1.
Qualcomm will provide wireless-charging and augmented-reality technology to help the teams taking part and the public watching the races.
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Topic: Green - on January 18, 2012 at 12:31:00 PM CET
Activists and Japanese whalers clash at sea
Three activists says they have cuts and bruises after clashing with a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean.
The incident happened about 300 miles north of Mawson Peninsula off the coast of Antarctica.
Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said whaling crew used grappling hooks and a bamboo pole to strike the activists.
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Topic: Green - on September 6, 2010 at 10:55:00 AM CEST
Tiny solar cells fix themselves
Researchers have demonstrated tiny solar cells just billionths of a metre across that can repair themselves, extending their useful lifetime.
The cells make use of proteins from the machinery of plants, turning sunlight into electric charges that can do work.
The cells simply assemble themselves from a mixture of the proteins, minute tubes of carbon and other materials
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Topic: Green - on April 30, 2010 at 10:52:00 AM CEST
Buckminster Fuller Challenge 2010 Finalists announced
Buckminster Fuller would be proud. The annual challenge held in his name is not some pie-in-the-sky design competition where the slickest rendering wins; instead the Buckminster Fuller Challenge seeks "workable solution[s] to one of the world's most significant challenges such as water scarcity, food supply, and energy consumption." 215 entrants from around the world threw their hats into the ring this year, and competition was reportedly stiff.
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Topic: Green - on January 31, 2010 at 11:20:00 AM CET
Klimarat-Chef soll Panne verschwiegen haben
Die Gletscher des Himalaja sind bis 2035 höchstwahrscheinlich geschmolzen: Mit dieser drastischen Falschprognose blamierte sich der Uno-Weltklimarat. Jetzt berichtet die "Times", der Chef des Gremiums habe früh von dem Fehler gewusst - und geschwiegen. Der Wissenschaftler bestreitet das.
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Topic: Green - on October 18, 2009 at 10:24:00 AM CEST
German Team Wins 2009 Solar Decathlon
Our team recently competed in the 2009 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. The Solar Decathlon is a 2-year competition that challenges university students from 20 US and international teams to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered house. Objective scores are based on comfort control, appliance performance, net-metering, and home entertainment. Subjective contest scores are determined by juries that weigh the engineering design, architectural design, as well as marketing and communication strategies. Team Germany took 1st place due to a large net production of electricity, while Team California claimed top honors in the Architecture contest. Minnesota won the engineering design section. However, looking beyond the contest winners, the main purpose of the event is to raise awareness about solar technology and sustainable design. As part of this campaign, products used in all 20 homes are listed on the DOE website. The most exciting aspect is that the construction and engineering documents and communication materials from all teams are open-sourced for anyone to use or modify!
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Topic: Green - on September 11, 2009 at 12:48:00 PM CEST
Solar Power from Human Hair?
One of the problems with getting energy in developing countries is where to get it from. Some have resorted to silicon solar panels, but Milan Karki has found a simpler form of solar power that uses human hair instead of silicon.
That’s right, I said human hair. Renewable energy is possible with something that everyone but Lex Luthor has. The secret is in Melanin, the pigment in hair that makes color, and its electrical conductive qualities are the secret to hair solar power.
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Topic: Green - on July 13, 2009 at 1:22:00 PM CEST
U2 criticised for world tour carbon footprint
Environmentalists claim the Irish stadium rockers' tour will create enough carbon to send Bono and the boys to Mars. Why not just send them to Mars?
U2's world tour might make an enormous impression with its giant claw, but the environmental impact is reportedly just as staggering. According to an environmental group, the band's 44 concert dates this year have the equivalent carbon footprint of a return flight to Mars. And U2 have the same number of shows planned for 2010.
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Topic: Green - on June 4, 2009 at 12:09:00 PM CEST
Foliage Covered Botanical Building by Mass Studies
If you’re a fan of botanical architecture, this might just be the coolest building ever. Architects Minsuk Cho and Kisu Park of Mass Studies designed this flora-clothed multi-level building to house Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester’s store in Seoul, South Korea. The building was completed in October 2007 and takes green roofs and living walls to another level, using foliage to cover both the external and internal wall surfaces. We love that it looks as if the building is growing up from underneath the greenery, blurring the lines between plants as ornamentation or structure.
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