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…
The study conducted at the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) along with the University of Almería, Sean Goodwin (BC3 and the University of Almería), Marta Olazabal (BC3 and Ikerbasque), Antonio J. Castro (University of Almería), and Unai Pascual (BC3 and Ikerbasque), has published in Nature Sustainability identifying critical pathways for making progress on the application of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in cities. To do so, the study has used data from 216 projects implemented in 130 cities worldwide.
From Vostok, they have announced the Vostok E9, a model that can be transformed in two, similar to the previous one but showing they can be more sustainable in their management model.
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…
Iberdrola reaffirms its commitment to Portugal, where it will increase investments over the next few years to 3 billion euros for wind farms and solar plants Iberdrola reafirma su compromiso con Portugal, donde aumentará las inversionaes en los próximos años alcanzando los 3.000 millones de euros para parques eólicos y plantas solares The Prime Minister…
The three parks promoted by Iberdrola represent an investment of 11 million euros and will create 11,000 jobs. Los tres parques que promueve Iberdrola suponen una inversión de 11 millones y crearán 11.000 empleos. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, today visited one of the facilities that form part of the plan of…
Echemar is one of the biggest transport enterprises in the Basque Country Echemar es una de las empresas de transporte más relevantes de Euskadi. To talk about Echemar is to talk about one of the largest transport companies in the Basque Country. It was even considered in its day (2015) by Michelin as the ‘Best…
Walter Pack, is the international reference company in the production of functional decorative parts for the automotive and household appliance sectors. Walter Pack es la empresa de referencia internacional en la producción de piezas decorativas funcionales para sectores como el del automóvil o los electrodomésticos. The climate and environmental crisis has brought about fundamental changes…
This infrastructure, weighing some 3,400 tons, will be the energy heart of the 500 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, Iberdrola’s first in France and the second in operation in the country. The substation will collect the electricity produced by the offshore wind turbines, enough to meet the needs of 835,000 households and avoid the emission…
Employing only 2 people and subcontracting with a network of local craftsmen, Kusku has found an innovative and sustainable way to build houses. Qualities that have led it to recently be awarded the “Energy and Ecological Transition” prize. Empleando únicamente 2 personas y subcontratando con una red de artesanos locales, Kusku ha encontrado una forma…