Friday, October 8th, 2010
FOSTER + PARTNERS – As the venue for Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, the Lusail Iconic Stadium will provide a world-class football facility for 86,250 spectators during the opening ceremony, group games and final. Reflecting Doha’s culture and heritage, the stadium is designed to be highly energy efficient and capable of performing in extreme summer climatic
Friday, October 8th, 2010
ESA – This Envisat radar image shows internal waves in the Strait of Gibraltar, between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco. The strait is the only connection between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, making it a place of intense study in order to understand the exchange of water between the two.
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
The results from ESA’s SMOS satellite have been impressive, but the mission has been bugged by patches of interference from radar, TV and radio transmissions in what should be a protected band. Painstaking efforts to reduce these unwanted signals are now paying off. Read More
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
SCOTTISH GOV – Scotland’s first national target to improve energy efficiency was unveiled today. Local councils are also to be given £10 million in grants to offer free insulation measures and provide energy saving advice to up to 100,000 households. Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Action Plan includes a headline target to reduce total energy consumption by 12 per cent
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russia’s Rokot carrier rockets will take two European Space Agency (ESA) scientific satellites to orbit in 2012-2013, the head of the ESA Moscow Office said on Monday. “We have signed contracts for two launches of ESA remote sensing satellites on Russia’s Rokot carrier rockets,” Rene Pischel said. The first launch will deliver to orbit the
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – A display of photomontages imagining how London could be affected by climate change is on display at the Museum of London from 1 October 2010 to 6 March 2011. The display and events form part of the Mayor’s Story of London festival and the events are funded by Renaissance London. Like postcards
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
BALTIC COURSE – For the first time in the EU and the Baltic Sea Area’s modern history, politicians, economists and city planners can have a reliable review of the countries’ territory. The land-use/cover area survey assists formation of national and regional development models. Read More
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Siemens, Bombardier and other rail engineering firms have high hopes for the US market because the Obama Administration plans to promote the development of high-speed rail networks. Germany’s Siemens will showcase its Velaro ICE trains in Florida this week ahead of a bidding process in the state. Read More
Monday, October 4th, 2010
EURACTIV – Institutional investors have warned European countries that repeated policy changes across the continent are discouraging investment in low-carbon technologies. A paper released last week (30 September) by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) identifies changing legal frameworks as the biggest obstacle to private investment in technologies needed to create the shift to a
Monday, October 4th, 2010
INDEPENDENT UK – British woodland has returned to the levels of the 1750s, with tree cover having more than doubled since the end of the First World War, a United Nations report has shown. Read More
