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:: Esmolo solves problem of firefighters with burning PV installations
+ 13.06.2011 +
First inverter-independent, automatic shutdown solution for photovoltaic modules in case of fire.
:: UN officials call for political will to put world on path to green economy
+ 11.06.2011 +
United Nations officials today appealed for greater political will in both developed and developing countries to make the transition to the “green economy” for sustainable development to protect humanity from environmental disaster and economic ruin which might result from current dependence on non-renewable energy.
:: “Store” sun
+ 10.06.2011 +
Clean, efficient, safe and reliable storage of renewable energy is now possible. World premiere at Intersolar 2011 in Munich!
:: Germany Scraps Solar Energy Subsidy Cut as Merkel Exits Nuclear
+ 08.06.2011 +
Germany scrapped a planned cut in subsidies paid to solar panel owners as Europe’s biggest electricity market seeks to exit nuclear power, according to a draft law published on the Environment Ministry’s website.
:: Carbon Nanotubes for Water Desalination Applications
+ 06.06.2011 +
The Professor of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the University of Strathclyde, Jason Reese, explains the potential role played by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in water desalination.
:: New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources
+ 04.06.2011 +
New online maps published today by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) of the Joint Research Centre, allow citizens to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation.
:: Raising metal recycling rates key part of path to Green Economy: UNEP
+ 03.06.2011 +
Less than one-third of 60 metals studied have end-of-life recycling rate above 50%; 34 are under 1%.
:: Good progress on the road to 100 percent renewable electricity – despite obstacles
+ 02.06.2011 +
Progress towards achieving one hundred percent renewable electricity in Europe and North Africa by 2050 is largely good, according to a report released on may 31st in Brussels.
:: The Atlas of Coasts and Oceans: Ecosystems, Threatened Resources, Marine Conservation
+ 01.06.2011 +
Oceans drive the world’s climate, nurture marine ecosystems full of aquatic life, and provide shipping lanes that have defined the global economy for centuries.
:: Prospect of limiting the global increase in temperature to 2ºC is getting bleaker
+ 31.05.2011 +
CO2 emissions reach a record high in 2010; 80% of projected 2020 emissions from the power sector are already locked in.
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