Marino Lejarreta et Julián Gorospe, interviendront lors de l’événement organisé par BasqueTrade – Groupe SPRI – Gouvernement Basque et Business France, le Gouvernement d’Occitanie et le Crédit Lyonnais (LCL). Le sport, l’économie et l’entreprise se réuniront dans une atmosphère détendue pour célébrer un événement important qui placera le Pays basque sous les feux de la…
Category: environment
‘Arrecife Energy Systems’ enterprise starts wave energy device tank trials
Basque Country-based marine energy start-up Arrecife Energy Systems has started testing the scale model of its wave energy device as part of the second phase of EuropeWave project. Inspired by the behavior of coral reefs absorbing the energy of the breaking waves, Arrecife Energy’s device captures power from the movement of the ocean waves using cross-flow…
Methodology developed to find natural solutions to beach rock falls
Rockfall on the cliffs of the Basque coast is a very common phenomenon, as well as a real danger for people visiting the beaches located at their foot. A study by the Hydro-Environmental Processes group of the UPV/EHU has studied the barrier effect exerted by the dunes naturally present on the beach of Barinatxe, Bizkaia….
A new global study finds cities are not taking advantage of the full potential of nature-based solutions
New research from a team of researchers between the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Ikerbasque, and the University of Almería explains how current NbS applied globally are addressing the CBS nexus, and whether (and how) they are promoting real long-term change when they are used to help cities adapt to climate change. Nature-based solutions…
TUBACEX recognized as a leading company in the world’s most prestigious climate change index
TUBACEX has reached a leading position in the world’s most prestigious climate change index drawn up by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), having obtained a score of “A-” for its environmental disclosure, awareness, management and leadership. The score obtained by TUBACEX is above the European average of “B” and the average for the sector, which…
Euskadi shows its progress in bioeconomy at the forestry innovation forum in Brussels
The Basque Government, together with the NEIKER technology center, participated on January 18 in the 5th Bioregions Facility Forest Innovation Forum, where the latest developments in forest bioeconomy in Europe were presented. Bioregions Facility, a European platform to promote regional bioeconomy of which Euskadi is part, organized this event that took place in Brussels. According…
“The United States and Europe have to move forward together to decarbonise the economy,” says Ignacio Galán on CNBC
“I believe that the solution to achieve decarbonisation is not one against the other, but side by side. It is not Europe versus America or America versus Europe. Americans and Europeans have to move forward together to decarbonise the economy”. Iberdrola’s Chairman, Ignacio Galán, made that statement in a live interview with the economic TV…
A project called Minerva has been launched with the aim of developing materials destined to help deal with current social challenges and reduce the impact of industry on the environment.
The initiative, which was launched last July and is ongoing until December 2023, is based on state-of-the-art material transformation technologies, multiscale characterisation and digital tools such as simulation. Meeting current needs without compromising future generations has become a common objective. Industry worldwide is involved with sustainability and is experiencing constant changes in terms of advancement…
SOME TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE AERONAUTIC SECTOR
So as to commit to the new objectives of the European Union in sustainability and mobility, the sector has been forced to make some needed renovations in the fleet as well as in the new systems of fabrication. The new objectives of the European Union in environmental matters have affected the aeronautical sector in the…