Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
The new Energy Centre of BTB GmbH, a subsidiary of RWE Innogy, will be inaugurated in Berlin today. The four combined heat & power units of the plant will in the future supply the prestigious Adlerhof Science Park with heat and electricity. The heat supply has been designed to be especially efficient through operation of
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
EU ENERGY – The city of Heidelberg (Germany) – a signatory of the Covenant of Mayors – has launched an ambitious plan to build a large, zero-emissions city district on the site of a former goods station. The new district – which will be known as Bahnstadt – will be centrally located and cover a total
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Sustainability is a broadly used term that is said to encompass three dimensions of the environment, economics and social sustainability. Although sustainable development is often presented within the theory of systems analysis, at present, there are no tools that provide a practical approach to assessing sustainability outcomes. This paper identified issues, targets and performance indicators
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
General Electric Canada will open a downtown office to showcase its technology innovations, initially employing 20 application engineers — but that could grow over the next few years to a staff of 80. CEO Elyse Allan said the centre — GE is still negotiating for about 50,000 square feet of space, likely over multiple floors —
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
A new report from Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council shows how Canada can play an important role in addressing climate change while generating jobs in the green economy. The report outlines a blueprint that is nothing short of an Energy evolution – a transformation that has already started, as renewable energy markets exhibit huge
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Due to the current level of registrations, the next starting date for the UNIGIS Geoinformatics / GIScience distance learning program for students from Central Asia can be confirmed for the beginning of October 2010! The UNIGIS Study Centre at ACA*GIScience in Bishkek is offering MSc in GIScience as well as GIS diploma/certificate programmes, candidates have
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The Environment Directorate-General and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission will host a high-level conference on ‘Soil, climate change and biodiversity: where do we stand?’ in Brussels (Belgium) on 23-24 September 2010. The conference will see the participation of scientists and researchers who will report on the latest scientific findings concerning issues such as the amount of
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
LizardTech, a division of CelartemInc. and a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, willbe exhibiting at this week’s 23rd annual GIS in the Rockies Conference in Loveland, Colo., inbooth number 12 and the 2010 NW GIS User Conference in Spokane, Wash., in booth number 4.“ We always look forward to the
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
The Calculator now saves the last camera. Some users, especially owning a Microsoft/Vexcel UltraCam, reporting a significantly deviation from nominal to calibrated (actual) focal length on their cameras. Now you can input the calibrated focal length in order to get results on your personal camera by simply checking the “Lock this Camera” Next time you
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Europe is committed to obtaining 20 % of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. But how is the responsibility for reaching this common target shared among EU countries? And how will individual countries achieve their targets? The European Environment Agency (EEA) provides answers to such questions via a database, which facilitates the comparison of
