Block Island houses the first offshore wind farm in the USA
Block Island offshore wind farm: 30 km of the shore of Rhode Island, 5 turbines will produce 30 MW of renewable energy to power the whole island
Why it would be beautiful to live in a tiny house
If you want to live without low impact on the environment and travel the world, maybe what suits you best is a tiny house.
Cycle superhighway in the middle of a motorway
The opportunity of building cycle superhighways, as the one planned for London, has been recently discussed and they will likely be a future trend. However, in South Korea, a cycle superhighway has been built in the middle of a motorway About 30 km long, the route links Daejeon (South Korea’s fifth largest metropolis) with
New domestic battery by Tesla Motors to live off-grid
By the summer, Tesla Motors will put Powerhall domestic batteries on the market. It will be used for charging cars, as well as having a constant power supply.
Senegalese lands cultivated using solar irrigation systems
A project supported by the Italian Cooperation in collaboration with Enea. Thanks to solar power, farmers employ sustainable farming methods.
Vancouver will be powered by 100% renewable energy
The number of cities choosing renewable energy is increasing. British Columbia’s largest city approved the motion.
Rural communities in Myanmar have electricity thanks to solar power
A 5-year project will provide electricity to Myanmar, a country where 70% of population doesn’t have access to electricity.
Costa Rica ran on completely renewable energy for 75 days straight
Grazie soprattutto alle forti piogge e all’energia geotermica il Paese centroamericano ha impiegato per oltre due mesi solo energia pulita.
The Eiffel Tower is the world’s most sustainable monument
Paris is the capital that is leading the way in climate action in 2015. In anticipation of the UN climate change conference, the Eiffel Tower, one of France’s iconic monuments, has been restructured after 126 years, becoming more sustainable thanks to the installation of 2 vertical axis wind turbines that produce renewable energy. The tower was built for
Europe ready for hydrogen cars: the first Toyota saloon presented in Geneva
Hydrogen vehicles are ready for the European and North American market. The Geneva International Motor Show was the first motor show to present vehicles produced with the most innovative forms of energy, starting from hydrogen and going, without any compromise, beyond the limits of hybrid technology. During the show a variety of fuel cell cars