PV hybrid system at the Aldabra Atoll UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Seychelles Islands. Aldabra, the largest atoll in the Indian Ocean, is a refuge for many threatened species, both flora and fauna. The atoll belongs to the Seychelles Islands and was designated a natural UNESCO
Read more →India’s first solar city will protect Taj Mahal, World Heritage site. Agra is the city of the inimitable Taj Mahal. The story of Agra begins much earlier than the Taj Mahal, however it finds mention in the epic Mahabharata when it was called Agrabana or Paradise. Ptolemy,
Read more →From pioneering work to a holistic energy and climate. Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. The city is noted for its Alpine setting as well as its historic centre, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage
Read more →Lighting the World Heritage site in India. The Rajbander village, on historic Elephanta Island, off the coast of Mumbai, has previously relied on expensive and potentially dangerous kerosene lamps, candles, and diesel. Now, thanks to solar panels the villagers are reducing their carbon footprint and ensuring their
Read more →Cover the energy needs and preserve the cultural heritage. Mitsubishi Corporation installed a solar energy facility to supply electricity to Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Petra had previously generated power by burning diesel fuel, which raised environmental concerns such as rising greenhouse gas emissions and noise
Read more →Energy and sustainable mobility on a world heritage site. On the 18th December 2009 the city council of Vienna enacted the update of the climate protection programme of the city of Vienna (KLiP II), which will be valid until 2020. This programme is the update of the
Read more →Proposals for the landscape integration of renewable energy technologies. The drawing-up of a wind power plan and the launch of a call for proposals for the architectural integration of photovoltaic systems both demonstrate that renewable energy is a hot topic in the World Heritage listed Loire Valley.
Read more →ERGAL Project, Renewable Energies for Galapagos islands. Protected as a national park and recognised as a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage site by UNESCO, the Galapagos Islands are an ecosystem with worldwide significance. Each year, some 160,000 tourists visit the islands. A major threat to the archipelago
Read more →Climate protection in Wold Heritage Site The Jungfrau region has taken a number of different steps to promote renewable energy. For example, a power station fired by wood chips to be built in Grindelwald is at an advanced planning stage. It will run on locally available wood
Read more →A model for self-sustaining communities in South Africa. By using a hybrid approach to power generation, the Greening of Robben Island project will reduce the demand on the island’s infrastructures and its dependence on fossil fuels. In 1999 Robben Island was inscribed on Unesco’s list of world
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