Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Chaos Group of Sofia, Bulgaria, leader in the development of software solutions for the computer graphics industry, will travel in full force to New York, Los Angeles, and Canada to showcase the latest news and features for V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max, in addition to giving a sneak preview of the forthcoming V-Ray 2.0 for
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
South Africa will have to make use of more groundwater and explore other technologies such as sea water desalination and recycling to avert the looming crisis of water shortages in the country, say experts. In the latest study released on Tuesday, which showed the country’s surface water was being “over used”, the Water Research Commission
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
The water management is the subject of a business with huge financial stakes. The documentary Water Makes Money , directed by Leslie Franke and Herdolor Lorenz, programmed Arte Tuesday, March 22, at 20:40, at a party “Thema” entitled “Merchants of water” (which comes out in theaters Wednesday), takes us to the heart Maneuver multinationals controlling
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Leader of the company Murmanoblgaz Aleksandr Chernenko in an open letter to President Dmitri Medvedev underlines that the gas situation in the region is “critical” and that as many as 256,000 people in the region soon cold face “an uncontrolled shutdown of gas supplies”. “I am forced to address You in the interests of the 256,000
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
The Copenhagen Business Task Force was launched last week by Mayor Frank Jensen to investigate ways of improving business in the city and stimulating growth in the regional economy. Led by former managing director and editor-in-chief of financial daily Børsen, Leif Beck Fallesen, the Task Force will present their initial findings at the beginning of August.
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
This is the fifth year in which this listing of the 100 biggest regeneration projects in the UK has been produced, first in Regeneration & Renewal and now in Planning. Again this year we have introduced new elements, for instance highlighting how much of planned development has been completed. Read More
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Over a thousand representatives from more than 30 organisations gathered in South Africa to discuss the urban water challenges and opportunities facing the world today. It is hosted by South Africa, in collaboration with UN-Water, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (Amcow), the UN secretary general’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (Unsgab), the UN
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
In the wake of Germany’s nuclear review, the Economics Ministry is calling for an accelerated expansion of the energy grid. One priority would be high-voltage cables that could overcome shortcomings in renewable energy. German Economics Minister Rainer Brüderle has called for a massive modernization of Germany’s energy grid to accommodate the planned development of renewable energy
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Argentina may soon have to import all of its energy, according to eight former energy secretaries. The men who ran the Energy Secretariat after Argentina’s return to democracy in 1983 have launched a scathing criticism of the Kirchner period in power. Former Energy Secretary Jorge Lapena said last week that oil production had dropped 18% and
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
The State Secretary for Energy Carlos Zorrinho has this week reiterated that Portugal and its neighbour Spain have “permanent information systems and emergency plans” in the event of a nuclear disaster at the Almaraz nuclear power plant located close to the border between these two countries. Read More
