WWF sees turning points for environmental and nature conservation
With the publication of the Annual Report 2021/2022, WWF Germany looks back on a successful year for nature and environmental protection work. The number of people who support WWF in Germany financially increased by around 12 percent year-on-year to 898,000. This positive development is reflected in the income, which increased […]
Greentech Branche hofft auf Windausbau-Beschleuniger
How, what, where? What do you think a wind accelerator is? According to the definition, a wind accelerator is an instrument or strategy that aims to accelerate and promote the development of wind energy. This can include political measures, financing instruments or technological solutions such as green technologies – so-called […]
Solar Startup Sunmaxx PVT raises 3.2 Mio
Not only the sun is smiling, but also the management at the Saxon solar startup Sunmaxx PVT: The greenetch company secures investment worth millions: 3.25 million euros for the further development of solar hybrid modules and the establishment of production in Saxony TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen is investing in Sunmaxx PVT […]
Pick-up powerbanks instead of electric charging stations: ZipCharges new GoHub stations
XXL power bank for your electric car: The infrastructure for charging electric cars is now much better than it used to be, but there is still room for improvement. For those who don’t have their own garage with a wallbox, the only alternative for a long time was charging at […]
Green Facts: What is Upcycling?
This is what is meant by “upcycling” (briefly explained): Clothing, furniture or appliances are not simply recycled, but upgraded. Find out how this works and when it makes sense here. The most important facts in a nutshell: Upcycling is when you give a worn-out item a new lease on life. […]
Snapchat “Plasticgate” virtually showers Brandenburg Gate with plastic waste: Hannah Johnson @ Greentech.LIVE Conference
Hannah Johnson, Creative Strategy Lead DACH at Snap Inc (Snapchat), was a guest at the Greentech.LIVE Conference in October 2022, presenting the concept of Augmented Reality (AR).
Nasa video: Year 2022 again much too warm – climate experts alarmed
Climate crisis and no end in sight: According to the U.S. climate agency Noaa, the past year 2022 was the sixth warmest on average worldwide since measurements began in 1880. The U.S. space agency Nasa comes to a similar conclusion in a separate report, according to which 2022, together with […]
Greentech Newsletter 17.1.23: Zeroavia, Blackout, Bosch, Together for Future, Aerones
+++ Top News: “Very intensive” preparations for emergency blackout in Germany A long-lasting and widespread power blackout is very unlikely, according to the German government. Nevertheless, preparing for a possible blackout is a major topic at the Rhineland-Pfalz Städtetag … via Stern +++ “Rössle E-Lastenrad”: Stuttgart pushes load bike rental […]
Pedaling for power: Acer builds bike desk E-Kinekt #VIDEO
Go! With the desk pushed forward, it can also be a bit more sporty on the one from Acer. Office workers tend to lack movement. And electricity is also becoming more and more expensive. How do you reconcile the two? Acer has thought about New Work.
Im Leitprojekt »H2 Giga« entwickeln Forschungseinrichtungen und Unternehmen die Massenproduktion leistungsstarker Elektrolyseure. Ziel ist, grünen Wasserstoff für Industrie und Schwerlastverkehr verfügbar zu machen. Elektrolyseure sind bisher teuer und handgefertigt. In PEP.IN entstand daher eine automatisierte Fertigungslinie, in der Roboter das Stacking der Zellkomponenten übernehmen. Kameras prüfen dabei die Qualität. Die […]
Photovoltaik der Zukunft: Als Hoffnungsträger für die nächste Generation Solarzellen gelten vor allem solche auf Basis von Perowskiten – eine Klasse kristalliner Halbleiter. Ihr großer Vorteil: „Die Bandlücke – also der Bereich des Lichts, der in elektrische Energie umgewandelt wird – lässt sich gezielt einstellen“, erklärt Professor Ulrich Paetzold vom Institut […]
Das Berliner Cleantech-Startup H2 Power ’n’ Heat hat seine jüngste Finanzierungsrunde über das Companisto Business Angel Netzwerk erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Mehr als eine Million Euro Kapital fließen in die Weiterentwicklung und Skalierung der patentierten Brennstoffzellentechnologie des Unternehmens. Das Interesse unter Business Angels war so groß, dass die Runde vorzeitig geschlossen wurde. […]
Das Kölner Startup alangu entwickelt eine KI-Lösung, die digitale Inhalte automatisch in Gebärdensprache übersetzt – für echte Barrierefreiheit im Netz. Das Startup hat über das Companisto Business Angel Netzwerk rund 400.000 Euro eingesammelt. Neben Companisto beteiligten sich mehrere Co-Investoren an der Finanzierungsrunde. Das Kapital dient der Weiterentwicklung der KI-basierten […]
Construction of an offshore converter platform and a high-voltage cable in the North Sea can begin. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) launched the offshore grid connection projects BorWin5 and BorWin epsilon, as the office announced. The necessary planning approval decision was issued on. A planning approval decision is […]
Fancy a 100-inch laptop for your rucksack? Are you familiar with the problem that the laptop screen is always far too small? This realisation has inspired the tech company Sightful to completely remove the screen from its innovative “Spacetop” notebook. “Spacetop” notebook without a screen – but with AR is […]
A portfolio of different cell chemistries will be coming in the next few months – Mercedes is also working on solid-state batteries: The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes will offer battery systems with different performance levels in its model series in the future. There will be “a range spread for battery-electric […]
Apple is miles behind the competition when it comes to AI: 2024 is getting off to a difficult start for Apple: legal disputes are affecting the iPhone manufacturer, Microsoft is overtaking it as the most valuable company in the world, and they also seem to have missed the developments in […]
Cave stalactites can be a unique archive for researching historical climate fluctuations – this has been shown by a team from KIT and Heidelberg University with other partners. The researchers analyzed the isotopic composition of oxygen in the stalactite limestone of the small Devil’s Cave in Bavaria. For example, they […]