25 years of environmental NGO-ism mafia state Romania

  As nothing is pure can not exist in a society which in its essence is miserable?   Of course, it is not easy to talk about system failures, massive bankruptcy of an initiative, so many and so many collateral effects of disasters reached the environmental NGO sector in this country.   But reality must … Read more

The 97 Percent Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Is Wrong – It’s Even Higher

  Instead of bringing out one expert on either side of the issue, Oliver brought on set 97 scientists who support evidence that humans are causing global warming to argue with three climate skeptics—“a statistically representative climate change debate,” he said.   The sketch was based on the “climate consensus,” the notion that 97 percent of … Read more

Photovoltaic panels ideal for agriculture: energy independent farm animals in Timis County

  A family from Timis has invested in a system with 9.36 kW photovoltaic panels installed, the installation of photovoltaic solar panels, which provided them with all the energy needed to build the farm. Far from the world, the power grid, and the default electricity bills!   Animal Farm from Checheş, Timis, is independent of … Read more

How can you build a house with just 8,000 euros – details and images

  Macy Miller, a young architect in the United States has seen his dream come true makeing she's house out of a budget of just 8,000 euros, money which would not have allowed ever for buying an apartment or a house already built .   The construction lasted almost 10 months, contrary to its proprietary … Read more

10 Images Show What Coastal Cities Will Look Like After Sea Levels Rise

  That’s according to a new study published in the July issue of Science. Researchers looked at three decades’ worth of data on ice-cap oxygen levels, then analyzed it to determine how varying amounts of CO2 in the modern-day atmosphere lined up with atmospheric CO2 and sea levels in the prehistoric past.   CO2 levels … Read more

Romania is preparing for the feed-in tarrifs system

  Support Scheme will be approved for projects with less than 500 KW.   Since February, renewable energy producers asked ANRE to replace green certificates scheme, because it no longer meets the expectations of investors.   Changing the law is expected by many Romanian who want to be able to inject renewable energy in the … Read more

Feed-in tariff in Romania – The countdown has begun !

  Despite legislative changes on the support scheme for green energy producers, our country sent nearly 1 MW photovoltaic new capacities in the last eight months.   Law on renewable energy sources adopted in June 2015, provides opportunities for photovoltaic solar energy development in Romania. This is where the photovoltaic market in Romania, can grow … Read more

Someone Put a Camera on an Eagle’s Back and Yes, It’s as Amazing as It Sounds

    The footage, which is going viral, was allegedly shot on a GoPro camera. But who exactly is responsible for the footage isn't yet known. According to The Local, a French newspaper, "for now, the author of the video remains unknown, but until then we can only watch and admire.”   With wingspans that … Read more

This Is What Happens When Photographers Go Green — Literally

    Photo by Chantal Adair/Snapwire. From Iceland.       Unripened fruit, zucchini, turtles, frogs, mint chocolate chip ice cream, limes, herbs, olives, emeralds, avocados, parakeets — there are infinite examples of green doing its gorgeous thing all around us. So, we decided to capture some of it on film. We challenged photographers worldwide … Read more

RENEXPO® SOUTH-EAST EUROPE 8th Energy + Efficiency Fair and Conferences

  The event comes back in 2015 with its 8th edition, between the 18th – 20th of November, at the Palace Hall in Bucharest. This year's edition aims to present themes for a sustainable future, gather in one place decisions makers, investors and beneficiaries and facilitate the know-how transfer.   A special attention will be … Read more

New Horizon 2020 project exploring the human factor in energy systems kicks off in Ireland

  The new project aims to provide a comprehensive mapping of Europe’s energy system (key actors and their intersections, technologies, markets, policies and innovations), as well as an in-depth understanding of how human behaviour around energy is shaped by both technological systems and socio-demographic factors.   Central to the project will be an in-depth engagement … Read more

Until June 30, enter the Green building Solutions Awards 2015

Who can apply?     The contest rewards exemplary buildings and their solutions contributing to the fight against climate change. They can be published by any stakeholder of a project: the contractor, the architect, the engineer, the real estate developer, industrials, construction companies… even the user of the building.   Industrials, you can add your … Read more

CIS: Romanian Energy investments exceeding 22 billion euros

  Companies in the energy sector to foreign investors play an important role in 2014 nd contributed to the state budget by about 3 billion of collecting VAT, income tax, excise tax, royalties and payments of workers, "the press release quoted Agerpres.   CIS believes that to attract new investments in the energy sector, Romania … Read more

The scheme in feed-in tariffs for green energy is coming in October in Romania

  "The support scheme will be approved for projects of less than 500 KW. Any change affecting the budget of the scheme must be notified to the European Commission (EC), "said Bujor Govnet at conference" Biomass, biogas and cogeneration 2015 '.   In addition, the government is working on transitional provisions notified within cogeneration projects … Read more

Wind and solar-powered Ecocapsule is your off-grid home of the future

  The Ecocapsule is designed to offer the "convenience of household facilities in off-grid conditions," according to the Slovakia-based company Nice Architects. Each pod is fully self-sufficient, thanks to a a high capacity wind and solar-powered battery and water filtration system while its small size makes it extremely portable, the company says.   "With its … Read more

3D ultrasound whistle: invention that protects wildlife from wind turbines

  Biologists at Texas A & M University, along with scientists from the University of Massachusetts, have invented a 3D ultrasound whistle designed to protect bats and other wildlife from the nearby wind farms.   The research is funded by the Michael Smotherman, associate professor in the Department of Biology – and one of the … Read more

New Wind Turbine Generates Electricity Without Rotating Blades

  A Spanish company called Vortex Bladeless has produced a wind turbine that takes advantage of the vortices produced when wind moves around an obstacle.   If you put any object in the path of the wind, it will create an undulating vortex behind the barrier. This is a problem that has plagued engineers for years: bridges have fallen due to wind … Read more

7.7 million jobs in renewable energies worldwide

  This represents an increase of 18% compared to the 6.5 million figure recorded last year, informs 2celsius.net. The report also provides a first global estimate of the number of jobs supported by big hidroelectrics of 1.5 million additional jobs throughout the world.     The 10 countries with the highest figures in terms of … Read more

Record efficiency of 22.1% for black silicon solar cells

  According to a press release issued by Aalto University, it is the first time that black silicon cells do not limit energy conversion efficiency finals.   "The efficiency of energy conversion is not the only parameter that should we consider," explains Professor Hele Savin, who led the study.   Thanks to the black cells … Read more

Energy future is already here. Let’s discover it together children !

In this program may enroll secondary schools and high schools in the three areas where Enel operates: Muntenia area – Bucharest and Ilfov and Giurgiu, for the Banat – Arad, Caras Severin, Hunedoara, Timis and Dobrogea – Counties Calarasi, Constanta, Ialomita, Tulcea. To participate in the competition, teachers should teach and to lead a team … Read more

This Swedish dream house was co-designed by 20% of the country’s population

  What does a house derived from the collective preferences of 2 million Swedes look like? The Hemnet Home, aka “The House of Clicks,” is an experiment in big data architecture, designed based on web traffic on a popular real estate portal. An analysis of 200 million clicks on 86,000 properties over a 10-month period … Read more