Solar panels on roofs, parking lots

Several French players and / or European energy looking for parking uncovered implant devices to support solar panels for electricity production. Alter-negotiation company was mandated by these operators to negotiate with owners of parking was to be interlecutor and make technical and administrative feasibility studies. The parking area must have a minimum of 90 parking spaces and a south exposure.

Parking for each owner advantage of the operation are not insignificant:

- Improve parking by installing a structure (whose investment is made by the operator) that protects users and vehicles against adverse weather conditions and sun rays;

- Sun protection vehicle generates a minimal use of air conditioning, responsible mostly for the production of carbon dioxide, and reduce fuel consumption;

- Promoting your image as Secretary of the Environment;

- Providing a down payment for rent. Furthermore, a photovoltaic installation is not any risk in terms of safety goods and people, the noise or smell, the issue of toxic pollution into the atmosphere or groundwater blades. Facilities made are reversible (can always be removed). As the owner does not take care of nothing more than to provide parking and to sign a concession contract for 20 years. No fee (feasibility study, impact) do not enter your obligations or the beginning of operation or during operation of the plant.

Pocket Piglets

Micropig not even getting a reach. A copy costs up to 700 pounds, at just over 1100 dollars.

With a length of only 35 inches, piglets have become very popular in Britain. Interpreter character Ron Weasley in Harry Potter are among the stars who have bought one.

The first floating wind was opened in North Sea

The first wind that floats on water has been inaugurated in Norwegian waters in the North Sea.

Called Hywind, the turbine is 65 meters tall and weighs 5,300 tons. The first such device that can be used even in deep waters 120 to 700 meters.

Hywind will begin to produce energy in a few weeks, the filmmakers say the project.

The technology could be used by countries like Japan, South Korea, the United States and Spain.

Technology: wind energy - at our disposal

The ambitious project was started two years ago over the U.S. by NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory in translation-free "National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in partnership with Xcel Energy, having as main objective testing and perfecting a system of generating electricity based on wind energy removing its main drawback: because of inconsistency which energy is available when it is most needed.

As time can not be controlled, the solution came as a way of storing electricity. Thus, regardless of the hours that the wind would blow with its maximum power, energy will be accumulated and used at the appropriate time (if the application itself, it will be returned to the national grid power during peak consumption) .

Maldives introduce green tax on tourists

Maldives archipelago, threatened by sea level rise, owing to alleged climate change, one to introduce a new environmental tax for all tourists who visit the region, tourists are anchor Save. Holiday destination, famous especially for high standards of luxury and atolii Services of white sand, the Maldives have made a name as a supporter in mitigating climate change because rising sea levels will result in sinking several islands of the archipelago until 2100.

Economy Insuleleor Maldives, $ 850, is supported at a rate of more than one quarter of their luxurious services offered to tourists, but who have not imposed a tax INKA, tax meant to help them fight climate change.

President Mohammed Nasheed, who drafted the plans in March to make Maldives a first nation in the world carbon impartial about this decade, said that an environmental tax to be charged in a soon to all tourists. "We introduced a tax" green ".

It is only a matter of time before parliament will approve and I hope it will do $ 3 per tourist per day," Nasheed told reporters in Male, capital of the Indian Ocean archipelago . Based on an annual average of 700.000 tourists who spend on average 3 days in the islands, resulting approximately 6.3 million dollars annually.

An earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale hit Samoa, causing a tsunami

A tsunami, caused by an earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale, hit Samoa in the Pacific archipelago. A balance sheet shows at least 100 people dead.

In American Samoa has been decreed a state of calamity. From witness accounts, some coastal villages were completely destroyed by water.

In Japan, and snow is transformed into electricity!

Although it seems incredible, the Japanese know how to profit from a heavy winter. They found a way to make gathered snow in winter in power.

Now, several buildings in town are cooled during the warmer months with snow.

Snow than in the Japanese city of Numata, in cold season, so people were thought to win the ... snow.

Plows push the snow tonnes entire warehouses. The owners of flower shops, for example, remove profit from the cold. The other side of the plywood shop are located almost six tons of snow, which keeps the flowers fresh. All in snow and food is placed.

In addition, air conditioner use in summer are supplied with electricity from the same winter gift.

Japanese hopes that their idea will be applied successfully in other cold regions of the world.

Installation of photovoltaic electricity production last generation

The department Green Power, ELECTRO - VOX has put into operation at the plant in Ploiesti (Roumania) a photovoltaic electricity production last generation.
Installation of 2 025 (w), is composed of high quality components produced by companies SunPower SMA USA and Germany, making exceptional electrical parameters: yield 18.5% and solar power panels 200w/mp * for power, and over 95% of the inverter coupling network.

Unit is dedicated to demonstrations and has already been put into operation on September 20, with modern monitoring capabilities through the Internet and has automatic guidance system for maximum efficiency zone.

Record of PET dive

River Lady could enter the Guinness Book of Records as the number of PET floating on its waters. We might think that the bottles in the river exceeding the number of fish.

Light pollution

What is light pollution?
Light pollution is caused by inefficient urban lighting, the lighting of roads and highways incorrect or inadequate private lighting and causes a number of problems.
It speaks of light pollution when artificial lights are so numerous and ubiquitous that harms normal and desirable dark at night.
Thus, at nightfall, numerous artificial light sources (urban lighting, billboards, office permanently illuminated ...) replace the sun in cities to the smallest village.
Light pollution is a form of pollution because until now very little was mentioned less hazardous to health in comparison with other conventional sources of pollution: waste, fog, dirty water ...
Light pollution means:
-Huge energy costs unnecessary
-Security issues Destruction of ecosystems based on night-day sequence
-Health problems in the population
-Reducing activity astronomical observatories, and amateur astronomers
-Since 1830, responsible for lighting Paris lit just one of two full moon nights to save energy.

Light pollution is several ways, namely:

-Over-illumination

-Night sky brightness

-Light blindness

-Excessive light clusters

-Light passing the limit property

Now I will say a few words about these types of pollution.

-OVERR-ILlUMINATION-

Over-illumination is the excessive use of light.

Over-illumination is produced by several factors:

-Model improper bulbs used for office buildings and lighting set standards too high for different types of work.

-Keeping bulbs lit in offices where the night is no longer working.

-Choosing the wrong types of lamps and their installation being incorrect that they do not direct the light directly onto the ground, but the sky.

-Lack of timers, the presence of sensors or other types of controlled switches to switch off the light when it is no longer necessary.

-Inadequate maintenance of electrical systems resulting in waste of energy and therefore additional cost.

-Insufficient information and training to people about using energy efficient systems.

-NIGHT SKY BRINGHTNESS-

This type of light pollution refers to the production of "domes of light" above the overcrowded areas. In these areas, because of public lighting based on mercury vapor lamps, the sky is lit in a color. The brilliance of the night sky above the city is caused by the fact that most lamps allow massive leakage of light to heaven.

This light is reflected in the city smog and the atmospheric layers and produces a true halo.

Urban halo is often brighter than the streets where it should be light. In this type of light pollution you can see very well the waste of energy. I can see going out of town where you live.

A private and public regulatory lighting, along with reducing air pollution would lead to a decrease in halo city.

-LIGHT BLINDNESS-

The lights are very bright and we enter directly into eyes not to see us do well the difference between light and dark.

This brightening may be of several types:

-Glare - with effects similar to those caused by sunlight. It produces temporary or permanent visual impairments.

-Glow producing temporary blindness - has an effect similar to that produced by the headlights of a car, the light that is transmitted through the fog. It produces significant temporary reduction and visual capacity.

-Glow disturbing - not in itself create a dangerous situation, being more irritating or annoying, but a long-term exposure can cause eye fatigue or mental.

-EXCESSIVE LIGHT CLUSTERS-

The lights of several types gathered at one place can cause confusion, can distract from obstacles (including those that seek to illuminate), can lead to accidents.

-LIGHT PASSING THE LIMIT PROPETY-

This type of light is passing from one property to another neighbor over the fence. A major problem occurs when light from a powerful bulb lighting used for input or garden into the room causing their neighbors insomnia or inability to look through their window in May.

The effects of light pollution

-Waste of energy

-Health effects

-Destruction of ecosystems

-Security issues

-Effects on astronomy

How to reduce light pollution?

Solution for reducing light pollution is very simple. It is reduced to ensure that the lamps light only where needed, not toward heaven, not into neighbors homes and in any case into the eyes of drivers. Use of green lamps (maximum efficiency) is the perfect solution. They should only be directed downward and not in other directions.

2.5 XL Wind turbines from GE Energy have the capacity for extremely low temperatures

The most advanced wind turbine from GE Energy 2.5-XL, is now available with a package for extremely low temperatures (CWE).
Adding package CWE guarantee operation of 2.5 xl wind turbines at low temperatures up to -30 ⁰ C, and in regime survival, without being put to work at temperatures up to -40 ⁰ C. CWE package is particularly important for wind turbines to work in Canada, where low temperatures are common.


Earlier this year GE announced that turbines of 2.5 xl, already enshrined in applications in Europe and Asia, will be released in North America in 2010. Initially, CWE package was developed for wind turbines of 1.5 megawatts (MW) and was adapted for turbines 2.5 XL, that the latest product of technology developed for wind turbine company.
"With over 4,400 wind turbines installed in locations characterized by low temperatures, GE has a long experience on the implementation of the turbines in adverse conditions," said Victor Abate, vice president of renewable resources, GE Energy. 2.5xl turbines are the most advanced technology of GE wind turbines in terms of efficiency, reliability and ability to connect to the network.

They are designed to ensure the highest annual energy production of their class and builds on the success of the 1.5 MW wind turbines from GE, that is most commonly used wind units in the world, currently being installed over 12,000 such turbines. The generator 2.5 MW turbines of 2.5 xl can provide a higher production projects on a smaller field and the High performance thanks to their sound over distances of kickback noise receptors can be minimized, allowing the installation of a number more units on a given area of land.

"Despite global economic challenges, we see further opportunities for sustainable growth in North American wind industry," said Abate. "Adding the package for extremely low temperatures in our model of 2.5 xl greatly expanded our ability to handle various needs of our customers.

According to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), Canada has surpassed last year's installed wind energy capacity of 2,000 megawatts and is expected to exceed 3,000 megawatts in 2009. Currently, wind power provide about 1% of Canada's electricity needs, wind turbines in this country representing a production capacity of over 2,800 megawatts, enough to meet the needs of over 860,000 homes. Province of Ontario is currently the leader in wind energy segment in Canada, with an installed capacity of 1162 megawatts, providing clean electricity for 300,000 homes.
Currently, GE has a strong presence in the wind industry in Canada, with an installed base of 938 MW (39%) nationwide and 780 MW in Ontario (62%). Also, GE is a major supporter of the initiative "WindVision 2025" the association CanWEA collaboration with federal and provincial partners in order to ensure the 20% of Canada's electricity on wind power by 2025, thereby reaching a total of approximately 52,000 new jobs "green" and new investments worth 79 billion nationwide.
About GE Energy
GE Energy (www.ge.com / energy) is one of the largest providers of technology for producing and delivering energy in the world, posting total revenues of 29.3 billion USD in 2008. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy operates in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy, but renewable resources such as water, wind, sun and biogas, among other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under "ecomagination" initiative GE corporate-wide to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers align more demanding environmental requirements.

Green buildings, energy efficiency

How would you protect the environment to sit in the house? It sounds impossible, but it is not. It would be very easy if you live in a green building.
How would you protect the environment to sit in the house? It sounds impossible, but it is not. It would be very easy if you live in a green building.
Such construction requires, in short, use of renewable energy sources and protecting the environment by using recyclable materials and adopting a system of heating water using solar energy.
What is a green building?
The term "green" defines any new or old construction that minimizes or eliminates the risk of harming the environment. Manufacturers can use modern technical solutions, such as specialized windows or traditional solutions, like natural ventilation.
The most important advantage is to reduce energy costs and the recycling Borncamp Steven explains, adding that studies show that natural light buildings improve employee productivity.
Another advantage is that, unlike traditional buildings where the costs increase as construction is gaining momentum, raising the green homes cost more to level design, but the amount decreases as the building is constructed.
How to have a house "green" :
* Use low energy bulbs
* Change your old windows that do not isolate well
* Insulates your home, especially the attic or bridge
* Buy appliances with low power
* Install your solar panels to produce energy
* Use natural ventilation solutions instead of air conditioning
* Natural stone paving garden
* Change sanitation old with some new, recyclable materials
* Triaza and recycling waste
* Ideal is to build the house of polystyrene insulation encasing the concrete is poured, allowing a double insulated.

Saved their newborn!Incredible.

In a zoo in Bali, Indonesia, a mother elephant was startled by camera while born.
The images are a dramatic.Look them!

Citarum river most polluted in the world

Citarum river waters, which is near Djakarta, capital of Indonesia, are the most polluted in the world.
Over 500 factories discharge their waste into the river, largely consist of chemicals used to treat textile materials they produce.
Not only do they waste the most polluted Citarum river in the world, but droppings, plastic bottles, rubber gloves, the remains of mobile or carcasses. Local residents have no sanitary facilities and drinking water.
Domestic waste is dumped directly into the river and the water is then used for cooking or washing. Locals do not fish, because this occupation is not profitable, however insignificant amounts recovered for all floating on the river waters.
Citarum is a real outbreak of infection, not infrequently its waters, where play or bathing, carrying with them viruses that can trigger epidemics ever. Ecological disaster of the childrenCitarum began in the '80s, with the rapid industrialization of the area, but none ever polluters not to protect or green waters of this river.

1 billion dollars in renewable energy

Billionaire George Soros said it would invest 1 billion U.S. dollars in renewable energy technologies and create an organization that would advise the authorities on environmental issues, reports Bloomberg.
Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management LLC Fund, was announced Saturday in Copenhagen, during a seminar on climate change.

"I want to apply clear criteria such investments will be profitable, but to and contribute to solving problems (climate change)," Soros said in an e-mail quoted by Bloomberg News Sunday.

Soros, aged 79 years, not given, but details about the type or purpose investments that could be done, but said that the organization will establish Climate Policy Initiative, which will donate 10 million U.S. dollars each year in next ten years.

The organization will provide "Partial advisory services, partly to develop environmental policies and partly to carry out surveillance", he said the initiative, Thomas Heller, who is a professor at Stanford University Law School and an expert in energy and environmental legislation applicable.

The organization will develop programs on climate change and will operate in the U.S., Europe, China, India and Brazil.

"Matter with global warming is primarily a political today," Soros said, adding that the organization will deal with issues such as trade and the carbon rights.

Soros said he prefers the taxes applied to emissions of greenhouse gas trading system for carbon emissions, which is practiced in Europe, because it can be manipulated by investors.

Will the world become better, in the sense that we looked to what surrounds us .... to nature???

Passive House

Construction of houses and passive seismic in FOLEX BSF. Presentation Technology FOLEX BSF . Day 5.
Assembly required level attic and roof beams in the roof molding.

Passive House

Construction of houses and passive seismic in FOLEX BSF. Presentation Technology FOLEX BSF . Day 3.
Assembly ring beams and bricks.
Mounting ring bricks, the caissons and columns reinforcement.

Passive House

Construction of houses and passive seismic in FOLEX BSF. Presentation Technology FOLEX BSF . Day 2.

Masonry floor. The bricks are modular elements of shapes and sizes.

Passive House

Construction of houses and passive seismic in FOLEX BSF. Presentation Technology FOLEX BSF . Day 1.

Fixing armor Foundation.

Passive House

Construction of houses and passive seismic in FOLEX BSF. Presentation Technology FOLEX BSF . Day 4.

Assembling beams, reinforcing and casting floor plate.

The next 100 years

A different life

Three young, two U.S. and one from Denmark, arrived in Romania in the village namely Breb Maramureş County. Remaining wedge of money, American Mimi P. and her compatriots, found on the internet gave notice of a British Duncan Ridgeley, former paparazzo newspaper The Sun.

Ridgeley, which a year ago, he made two wooden houses, the skeleton of rural housing. One will be used by his family, which now stands in rent, and the second - the tourists.

Ridgeley has an ad that offered guests room and board in exchange for their work in the household, as he drew even a Danish :).

"I come from New York. How to not like here? "

At first, Ridgeley used local labor. "That's normal, right? I understand that through ecotourism: to make money circulating in the community are. Making houses of local materials with local labor, "he said. But will need more. So he posted an ad on www. helpex.com and woke up with aid.

Croatia came two Americans who are finished holiday money, and in Hungary - a Danish who was tired of hitchhiking through Europe.

"We have given a notice for assistance in agriculture, not construction. We offered them room and board for work. I admit, I have not given much to do, but we came out all right. In addition, we socialized, me and children, people in our culture, "says Briton.

"Do not look for alternatives to our lives, but inspiration" is the motto of the three who responded to the call of Ridgeley.

"How did I get here? Travel and work. Receive room and board. I am the postman in Denmark, what adds up to four months to walk the gain as Europe. I came to hop to Budapest, then I got a moped and I came here. I honestly do not see something in Denmark. And I can say, "said Danish Jeppe.

"It's a good chance to see other cultures. I come from New York, where ten million people in one place. How to not like here? I left there, I sold everything, to know another world. I would like to teach English, we tried initially to Turkey, "says Mimi Polson, a former waitress in the U.S..

"We picked apples, we transport garbage with wheelbarrow, I gathered hay, we felt good. We come from totally different places and cultures. If it is something that we have liked, cold night. I understand that we are here at 800-900 m altitude ", concludes Mimi.

After a life-and-forth that go paparazzo in London, Duncan Ridgeley decided to withdraw. He chose Sri Lanka, but the day he got there, the tsunami struck. It took days before he found his family, so he retired to peaceful areas: Egypt and Romania.

Romania is a wonderful country where you can find inner peace once you've come to Romania to be a love of this country, are beautiful places.

Here in Romania you everything you want from the mountains to the plains ... from the sea (Black Sea) to the rivers... Danube Delta...

You can enjoy these wonderful masterpieces of nature only here in Romania where people are simple, warm, obedient, full of life ...

Expect questions from you, I will answer with pleasure.