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Another example that the energy auto-sufficience it´s possible..

The Island of Samsø, in the east coast of Denmark, provides to the 100 % of its energy needs by sustainable and renewable energy. The important thing, in my opinion, ist that in this case there is also a community aspect. In fact, almost every citizen of the island is involved or has interests in this business. You will say: " ok, but they have a great potential in using wind as a source of renewable energy" well, that´s partially right ( 75% of the energy production comes from wind turbines ), but they also use another large amount of others " sustainable energies" as biogas plants ( 21 % ), solar cell plants ( 1 % ), and farm-based biogas ( 2 % ). The social aspect of this project, which  it´s probably the most important, is that every householder of the island takes part in the growing of this project by being a partner ( economic or by installing a wind turbine in his own courtyard ). Probably that is the only way that we can grow with good energy education , just by getting involved and taking part of what can even be a great business, not only for the single citizens but for the entire community.

Very soon in this blog... THE EYE OF THE FLY

Molto presto su questo blog...   L´OCCHIO DELLA MOSCA

Muy pronto en este blog...   EL OJO DE LA MOSCA

Immagino che tutti ormai conoscono l´esempio di Bedzed a Londra..  se cosí non fosse.. trovate un video che ne spiega alcuni concetti alla fine della pagina..

Perché nei volantini pubblicitari che mi intasano la cassetta della posta, non trovo mai scritto quanto consuma un apparecchio elettrico??.. La risposta la sapete giá benissimo.. perché altrimenti non si venderebbero! In un articolo del 2  Novembre 2007 de " Il Sole 24"  si riportano i risultati di uno studio sui costi  energetici di utilizzo eseguito su 40 apparecchi. Il sunto? Costi annui di gestione del solo televisore a schermo piatto, dai 50 ai 100 euro in bolletta, a seconda dei modelli..  In poche parole, in dieci anni ti paghi un altro televisore con quello che spendi di energia elettrica per farlo funzionare! Speriamo almeno che tra dieci anni mi mandino la pubblicitá per mail anziché riempirmi la cassetta...

First time for "the eye of the fly".. with this name we are proposing you to watch the city where you live in, with another point of view. Why the fly? Because it can entry almost everywere, and especially because the fly really see things that we are not used to even consider..

Prima volta per "l´occhio della mosca".. con questa rubrica vi proponiamo di guardare la cittá in cui vivete sotto un altro punto di vista. Perché una mosca? Perché puó entrare ed arrivare ovunque,  e specialmente perché la mosca vede cose alle quali non siamo per niente abituati..

Primera vez para "el ojo de la mosca"..  bajo este lema os proponemos que mireis la ciudad en la cual vivis bajo otro punto de vista. Y porque una mosca? Porque puede entrar en cualquier sitio, y especialmente porque la mosca vee cosas que a veces nisiquiera notamos..

This is the first post for this new category: Which color is your city? We started with Vienna which is apparently yellow.. don´t you think? Get your cameras and go for a walk in your city. You will find it has an unexpected color.. We will publish the results in this blog!

Il primo post della nuova rubrica: Di che colore é la tua cittá? Iniziamo da Vienna, che troviamo inaspettatamente gialla non trovate? Uscite anche voi nella vostra cittá e scoprite di che colore é!!! Pubblicheremo i risultati in questo blog!

El primer post del tema:De que color es tuciudad? se refiere a Viena, que se ve bastante amarilla no? Ánimo, coger la cámara y salir a pasear por vuestra ciudad! Encontrareis seguramente que es de un color muy especial.. Publicaremos vuestras propuestas en el blog!

Recently in the net I´ve found some interesting studies, projects and publications about an interesting topic which will have enormous echo in the future.. The vertical farms..

What is exactly a vertical farm? Why building it? And of course.. It is possible and economically convenient?

Probably the answers are still to find, but in the meanwhile architects, designers, ecologists start to thinking something new..

The Living Tower, by Pierre Sartoux, it´s one example of this studies as well as The Vertical Farm Project, which presents a variety of solutions explaning the possibilities and viability of the projects. In this case there is only one problem...Who will deal with such a big investment? The  possible investors proposed are big food companies or international corporations which already have a monopoly on this market...

Wouldn´t be a good idea to create a Social Network of citizens, ( every one of them with his little piece of garden in the center of Manhattan ) and groups of  small companies with the intent of creating a joint-venture with thousands of  members and the aim to invest in the future?

Una Torre Solar se instalará en España.

Pero de que se trata? El concepto, ya desarrolado hace algunos años por unos técnicos alemanes y propuesto también en Australia, se basa en un principio muy simple.. El aire, que pasa por debajo de la cobertura en material transparente que veis en la foto de arriba, se calienta y entra en en la torre aumentando su velocidad. Al pasar por una turbina colocada en la base ( o en su tope ) de esta torre, genera energia. Este principio estaba ya muy conocido; en Australia hace unos años se queria implantar una de esta torres, pero es la primera vez que se considera verdaderamente su construcción. En España lo hará la Empresa Campo 3 en Fuente el Fresno, Ciudad Real. Esta enorme torre podrá generar 40 megawatios de electricidad al año cuya producción energética ahorraría unos 140.000 barriles de petróleo y evitaría la emisión de 75.000 toneladas anuales de dióxido de carbono. Además, junto a la torre se explotará un invernadero de 250 hectáreas.

 Veremos por fin chimeneas y torres que no emiten sustancias tóxicas y contaminación para producir energia...?