|
Monday, 15.03.2010 06:21
News
Top Tourism Fair in Berlin
The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) is fully booked with more exhibitors than ever before and opens on Wednesday...
News
Downhill: Riesch beats Vonn at home
Maria Riesch beat Lindsey Vonn in her home town downhill on Wednesday 10 March to keep the women's skiing World Cup...
France and Germany mull European Monetary Fund
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday 10 March that the establishment of a "European Monetary...
Current news
World
Afghanistan's new great game: The undeclared wars within the war
Business
German IT-start-ups hope for better times in 2010
Culture & Lifestyle
Berlin's club scene shifts the focus of tourism to the city
Weather
Events
Portrait
One School, Two Qualification Options
The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...
Goethe-Institut News
From nutmegs to bicycles: A football fan explains the lingo
The ABCs of money
Competing for Migrants
The Local
Addiction expert warns over ignorance of shisha smoke dangers
Two dead in bus crash caused by coughing fit
Police say opera singer hid death of missing fisherman husband
Linktips
New website for international students
A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...
Linktips
German Information Centre New Delhi
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...
Linktips
German Information Centre Pretoria
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...
Linktips
German Information Center USA
The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...
The Start of a New Energy Age
Boost for green electricity: Germany and eight other European countries want to lay thousands of kilometres of high-tech cable under the North Sea to interconnect their wind farms and hydroelectric power plants.
Spectacular eco-energy project in the North Sea
Closing ranks on the coast: nine European states are planning a huge eco-energy network to harness the potential of renewable energies more effectively. Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands,...
The Third Industrial Revolution
An enormous offshore wind farm in the North Sea, a large geothermal power plant near Hanover and a 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert – Germany is meeting the challenges of climate change with...
10 Tips for Everyday Life
Good news for climate protection: for the third year in succession, greenhouse gas emissions in the EU have decreased – most recently by 1.2% or around 60 million tonnes of CO2 from 2006 to 2007. Between 1990 and 2007, Germany...
Combining Aesthetics with Efficiency
Sustainable building is the order of the day: new buildings should consume as little energy as possible, produce little carbon dioxide, and (ideally) be fully recyclable. They should also look good. Good examples of new...
Introducing: the Mobility of the Future
Driving a car has never been more environmentally friendly: at the 63rd International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 2009, manufacturers from all over the world presented new eco-models with hybrid and electric drives....
Martin Jänicke
Prof. Dr. Martin Jänicke is one of the leading experts on German and international environmental policy. He has also worked as a political advisor since 1974
Scintillating Multi-billion Project
The Desertec Initiative: twelve companies are planning a massive 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert
Strategies for More Sustainability
What can stop climate change? Which forms of energy will we use in the future? How can everyone be assured access to enough water? These important questions are closely linked to environmental and climate protection
Fraunhofer in Korea
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened a Representative Office in Korea in September. Representative Joohwan Kim has got down to work with great energy. An interview
Plant-Oil Cooker a Great Success
Home appliances group Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte has developed an environmentally friendly cooker for Asia. A success story
Early Warning System Operational
German scientists have installed a tsunami early warning system in Indonesia. A situation report
Green Technologies
Today half of all the solar cells produced in Germany stem from the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Yet this region is not the only centre for environmental technology in eastern Germany: wind power also has excellent prospects
Sunny Prospects for “Solar Valley”
Eastern Germany is attracting increasing numbers of international investors. Above all, North American companies have discovered the advantages of the region for the production of state-of-the-art solar installations
The Power of the Wind
The story begins with an idea: using the wind to generate electricity. That was how the Enercon company started with its first wind turbine in 1984. Today the business is number one in Germany and a technology leader worldwide
Solar City Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is the home of solar technology pioneers. The sunny university town has been writing solar success stories for 30 years
Electrifying Prospects
As a child Frank Weber liked to tinker around in his parents’ hobby cellar in Wiesbaden. Today he is Vehicle Line Executive for the revolutionary Chevrolet Volt electric car
Energy from the Earth
Practically endless energy potential lies in the depths of the Earth: heat, stored within the rock. Drilling technology from Germany makes geothermal energy economically feasible
Electricity out of the Blue
The Spanish sun and German research form a powerful combination in Andalusia. The outcome could revolutionize Europe’s electricity supply
“We Must Increase Efficiency”
An interview with Professor Frank Behrendt, Director of the Innovation Centre Energy (IZE), about future energy supplies and technological challenges
YouTube Deutschland Channel
Tag Cloud
Magazine Deutschland
PDF-Specials
