Lo and behold: even more greentech for Berlin’s (closed) Tegel Airport? And in Tempelhof, too? There is currently a heated discussion in the capital that the huge ex-airport areas could soon be used as wind energy parks. Renewable energies Wind turbines in Berlin: Is former Tegel Airport a possibility? Suitable […]
Mobile energy sources Power to go in the test: What power stations have to do Maybe camping with a fan, cool box and fairy lights next time? And the notebook can also be charged? A perfect scenario for a power station. Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa-tmn For the cool box at the quarry […]
Good Green News – or I guess you could call it the LED effect: Thanks to the use of LED lights and other energy-saving measures for traffic lights, traffic signs and street lighting, the electricity consumption of public lighting in Hamburg has fallen significantly. Since 2000, consumption has fallen by […]
What actually happens to human waste that does not immediately end up in the sewage system? The quantities produced at events, for example, are easily forgotten, but something has to be done with it. Klos to Nature wants to offer sustainable options for this area and find solutions for how […]
Since last year, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, together with the Heinz Sielmann Foundation, has been awarding a prize for particularly environmentally and climate-friendly film productions. Because yes, there is also a lot going on in the media industry to conserve resources and reduce CO2 emissions. Yesterday, the […]
The expansion of solar energy in NRW has again reached the record level of 2010 and 2011, according to Renewable Energies 2022. In total, systems with a capacity of 913 megawatts were installed last year, the State Association of Renewable Energies (LEE) reported this morning in Düsseldorf. According to the […]
As the world increasingly shifts from fossil fuel power to emissions-free electrification, recycling batteries is considered a key strategy in the fight against climate change. In the new Net Zero show, Net Zero Speaks With Gibson Kawago, Climate Activist Chibeze Ezekiel interviews Kawago, the Founder and Chief Technical Officer of […]
Disused agricultural land recovers only slowly without active renaturation measures, and not completely even after decades. This was the finding of an international team, including researchers from the Center for Biodiversity Research (iDiV), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the universities of Halle-Wittenberg and Leipzig. The team compared […]
More and more people want protein-rich meat substitutes. Startups are trying to develop alternatives that are both climate-friendly and healthy. Food from air and sun – is that possible? The powder is mustard-yellow and reminiscent of ground turmeric. But Solein, as the dust-fine invention is called, is neither a plant […]
Old problem, new solutions: Every summer, the energy industry and climate change activists ask in unison “where to put excess solar power during the sunny months? Excess solar power refers to the electrical energy produced by photovoltaic systems but not used immediately. Since it is usually not possible to store […]