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Reps from 300 cities worldwide will head to the Belgian capital, 12-15 June
It is designed by the same architect that came up with Milan’s iconic Bosco Verticale
The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
The aim is to lessen the region’s exclusive dependence on rains
The results are also seen as a litmus test for the upcoming national vote later this year
With the ramp-up of the summer offensive, authorities estimate up to 500 wounded soldiers per month
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
European projects are developing new ways to clamp down on international trafficking of cultural goods
Special sensors will measure the moisture content in the soil near the roots
An innovative project shows how history can be made vibrant with the help of cutting-edge tech
The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
The pilot project is part of the city’s plans to exit natural gas dependency as soon as possible
But also, 60% of the people in the country do not know what a ‘low-emission zone’ is
1,000 such spaces, strategically placed near public transit hubs, will help rethink the place of the car in the city
1,000 such spaces, strategically placed near public transit hubs, will help rethink the place of the car in the city
It will also respond to alarms from citizens in real-time
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
This year, green will be the most prominent of the rainbow flag colours
The apartment building has just undergone a renovation worth 14 million euros
It’s a repetition of the donation drive, treating aid not as a sprint but as a marathon
With the ramp-up of the summer offensive, authorities estimate up to 500 wounded soldiers per month
This makes it the sixth country in the European Union to allow the end-of-life procedure
The Eco-Solar Biotope promotes a circular approach to both agriculture and renewable power generation
The new biotope will electrify local industry while giving a home to fruit trees and small mammals, birds, and insects
On 20 September Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG (RWA) unveiled their new project – ‘Eco-Solar Biotope’. Essentially, the project combines a solar farm with an agricultural farm near the town of Pöchlarn in Austria.
The aim of the new project is to counteract the ground sealing that many solar plants cause and promote biodiversity at the same time. The ‘Eco-Solar Biotope’, on its part, will be capable of producing 4.1 megawatts of electricity, supplying much of local industry. This circular approach to energy and nature is a prime example of what Austria’s road to 100% renewable electricity by 2030 might look like.
The Biotope has a total of 10,000 photovoltaic panels, mounted on tall metal stands in a five-hectare field. The panels cover 90% of the area and RWA have planted a rich mixture of seeds underneath them, including technical cultures and fruit trees.
The installation uses a special type of ‘ram profiles’ allowing rainwater to flow through the actual solar modules, preventing soil sealing. At the same time, the panels allow light to pass through while protecting the plants from hail storms, heavy rain and solar radiation. Furthermore, the whole complex is surrounded by a tall hedge, which creates an ideal habitat for small mammals, insects and birds.
To evaluate the project’s success and to analyse how the different concepts will interact, the University of Natural Sciences Vienna (Boku) will monitor the Biotope’s development over the next few years, as well as its contribution to biodiversity.
The Federal Minister for the Environment, Leonore Gewessler, was quoted in a press release, saying: “Projects like this, which are important for the goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030. You can see what the right framework conditions, a clever funding system and people who are willing to do something for climate protection can achieve."
The development will offer 70 rental apartments at 6.90 euros per square metre
The aim is to curb the ‘professionalization’ of short-term rentals
Reps from 300 cities worldwide will head to the Belgian capital, 12-15 June
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
Special sensors will measure the moisture content in the soil near the roots
An innovative project shows how history can be made vibrant with the help of cutting-edge tech
But also, 60% of the people in the country do not know what a ‘low-emission zone’ is
1,000 such spaces, strategically placed near public transit hubs, will help rethink the place of the car in the city
The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
The development will offer 70 rental apartments at 6.90 euros per square metre
The aim is to curb the ‘professionalization’ of short-term rentals
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
Cast your vote before 24 May and do your part in promoting the NEB values
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
An interview with the president of the European Federation of Journalists
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy
