Quite a few people wondered if it would ever function. Yet right on time for the first Advent Sunday it is obvious to all: But still it moves! Siemens – together with multimedia artist Michael Pendry – has lighted up the world’s biggest revolving Christmas star. The lighting installation can be seen throughout December at the northern gateway to Munich – beginning at dusk every evening. “The Siemens Superstar is a pioneering technological project and an important symbol for the Global Climate Conference in Copenhagen.
In today’s world where less is often more and protecting the environment is a real concern, Bullfrog International is leading the way by producing the world’s most earth-friendly portable spas powered by the incredibly energy efficient JetPak® system.
DaVinci Quest made a request of the Longmont City Council for a resolution giving permission to DaVinci Quest to hold an innovation contest planned to demonstrate technologies that can make a house smarter, safer and greener. A set of the Official Rules and other information regarding the Contest can be found at the DaVinci Quest website: DaVinci Quest.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency in selected homes by as much as 30 to 50 percent.
Covadis and ATE Vitratech will spotlight Dow Corning’s products and solutions at Batimat 2009, a leading global construction trade show dedicated this year to sustainable renovation and energy efficiency, November 2-7, in Paris.
In an attempt to minimize carbon footprint and utility costs, Honeywell and Eastern Illinois University (EIU) have established an energy-efficient drive, upgrading the university campus with the installation of biomass-fueled heating solutions.
Based on the data collected at Greenville Housing Authority (GHA), Siemens has come out with the finding that the North Carolina housing authority project has exceeded its energy savings estimated for the construction period. In its recent analysis, Siemens has found out that energy savings will exceed the assured 5 to 10% levels.
With the new generation of ECO RTG from Siemens Drive Technologies, improved control functions for the operation of rubber-tired gantry cranes are now available. The basis of the new control is the simulation of the load curve and the resulting optimized control of the diesel-electric hybrid drive. By storing braking energy in ultra-capacitors when containers are lowered and by optimizing the utilization of energy due to the new control function, fuel consumption can be reduced by approximately 70 percent.
Renault Trucks and Coca-Cola Enterprises Belgium (CCEB) are joining forces to reduce their environmental impact, and Alcoa wheels are playing a part.
From November 23 to 26, 2009, Bayer MaterialScience will be represented at the BIG 5 trade fair in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by its regional polyurethane systems house joint venture BaySystems Pearl. The company’s exhibits on stand Q 101 of the German pavilion, located in Zabeel Hall, will focus primarily on thermal insulation systems.
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