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The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions
Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials
The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
SolarDuck's design has a triangular shape and will float meters above the sea, Source: SolarDuck on LinkedIn
The developers explain that the installation is supposed to float on the waves like a solar carpet
This week, German energy company RWE signed a deal with SolarDuck, a Dutch firm, to deploy offshore solar farms in the North Sea, off the coast of Belgium. SolarDuck’s floating solar installation is the first design in the world to receive certification by Bureau Veritas.
The key benefit of creating offshore photovoltaic installations is that they can be deployed along offshore wind farms. This would create a multiplication effect because of the complementary nature of both technologies. Also, it would be a more efficient use of space, as the floating solar installations are supposed to be deployed between the wind turbines.
One of the big challenges to building a floating solar farm is the fact that it needs to withstand heavy weather conditions, be water resistant, require little maintenance and be very durable in a corrosive environment. At the same time, it needs to sit relatively close to the surface of the water, as opposed to a wind turbine.
According to an official statement by RWE, SolarDuck’s floating solar farm features a triangular design, that is supposed to float several metres above the water, dangling with the waves ‘like a carpet’. This would help the installation keep its critical electrical components dry, clean and stable, while also allowing for a safe and stable submerged structure.
The installation off the coast of Belgium’s Ostend will be called Merganser and should be capable of producing 0.5-megawatt hours at peak production. The project is set to complete in 2023, which will only allow for faster commercial adoption of the innovative design.
SolarDuck CEO, Koen Burger, was quoted in a press statement explaining that the demand for sustainable and affordable energy in Europe is growing and the situation needs immediate solutions. At the same time, he pointed out that bringing solar energy into the ocean was the next frontier in the renewables sector.
This is evident from the Regional Competitive Index (RCI) published by the European Commission
It’s unclear when it will reopen
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
These were the original carriages used when the Polish capital’s subway was launched in 1995
The heritage district has four times less verdant spaces per person than the rest of the Basque capital
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
These were the original carriages used when the Polish capital’s subway was launched in 1995
Social inclusion through gastronomy in one of Italy’s most dangerous neighbourhoods
It’s unclear when it will reopen
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
The European Commission has published its first progress report charting the achievements of the socio-cultural movement that combines beauty, inclusion and sustainability
The 2023 edition of the creative initiative promises to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive
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
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
