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A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness
The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade
The solution which has been progressing to that end for the past several years proves that there can be a circular business model
This move will open green and social public projects to wider investments
The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene
The initiative focuses on building an integration policy from the perspective of small businesses within the community
The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
The flying machines will help pinpoint polluted districts much more accurately
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The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
It will supply electricity to a population twice the city of Porto
Plzeňský Prazdroj’s new brewery warehouse launched an automated rail system capable of storing more beer and loading it onto trucks much more efficiently
The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade
Local authorities say that this is a good way to preserve the 15th-century market building while providing a public service
A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness
Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?
Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?
The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene
No more blue Mondays in this educational institution
The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring
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No more blue Mondays in this educational institution
Hamburg City Hall will be one of the first buildings to use smart thermostats , Source: Depositphotos
The thermostats are self-adapting and are able to maintain a constant temperature in public buildings
Today, Hamburg authorities announced that a new innovation in the district heating system would allow public buildings to save up to 30% of their usual energy consumption - smart and adaptive thermostats. As the winter season rolls around and Germany prepares to turn on the heaters, city officials hope to become a role model for energy efficiency.
Furthermore, according to an official statement, this innovation will not be used only during this winter’s energy crisis. Instead, it would help Hamburg’s public buildings become more climate-friendly in the long term.
City authorities have installed intelligent thermostats on around 10,000 radiators, that cover 50 public buildings. The combined effect of the thermostats should account for a drop in heating energy consumption of about 30% or 15 gigawatt hours.
For reference, this is the equivalent energy that 1,800 apartments of around 60 square metres consume in a year.
Work on the project began in August, while the ‘smart’ adaptive thermostats cost around 4 million euros. They would help balance temperatures in buildings like schools or offices to a constant 19 degrees.
While some public buildings need to maintain high temperatures, they remain unoccupied throughout 80% of the week - on weekends, after work hours or on home office days. With the introduction of smart thermostats, the interior temperature could be maintained without the input of a building’s residents.
The buildings that have already received the new tools include the Hamburg City Hall, the Altona, Bergedorf and Harburg city halls, the planetarium, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the courthouse on Sievekingplatz.
Finance Senator Dr Andreas Dressel was quoted in a press release, saying: "Our municipal companies and the public buildings have a role model function when it comes to the challenges of the energy crisis - they have a correspondingly strong leverage effect simply because of their size and can save significant amounts of energy. The project that is now starting is extremely promising and can make an important contribution to saving energy.”
The subsidy will apply to single women, couples and families
The aim is to have a carbon impact of only 2.5 kg of CO2 per square metre per year
The government has set aside a 150-million-euro pot, which is supposed to replenish once the properties are resold
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The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
These officials help seniors to push back the feelings of alienation in a world gone rapidly technological
It’s the latest European capital that wants to do something about the rampant and chaotic use of the two-wheelers in its public spaces
Regional authorities have identified 260 roadside areas suitable for solar farms; so they are looking for partners
The aim is to have a carbon impact of only 2.5 kg of CO2 per square metre per year
The subsidy will apply to single women, couples and families
It makes perfect sense, given the vibrant café and fashion cultures in that country
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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
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
A conversation with the mayor of Utrecht on the occasion of her mission to COP27
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
