Support local activities to conserve the 2,000 year-old Ifugao rice terraces World Heritage Site. In 1995, UNESCO registered the Ifugao Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras as a World Heritage Site. The World Heritage Committee described the rice terraces as “outstanding examples of living cultural landscapes. They
Read more →Integrated Energy System: geothermal and waste energy sources. Ferrara is situated in the north of Italy. It covers an area of 404 km2 with a population of 134,000. The town was listed as a Unesco world heritage in 1995. The land is flat and the town centre
Read more →Solarizing Borobudur project. The Borobudur temple is the world’s largest Buddhist monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The surrounding park is set to showcase Indonesia’s renewable energy potential, with the installation of solar-powered park lights. The project, ‘Solarising Borobodur’ is initiated by Greenpeace, with the Borobudur
Read more →Reducing emissions and preserving historical buildings at the world heritage site. Visby is a world heritage town. Gotland limestone features prominently in its buildings and ruins. Some of its oldest buildings also have beautifully carved portals and friezes in Gotland sandstone. Both these stones are sensitive to
Read more →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 →Andes village runs on solar energy in Laguna de Pozuelos biosphere reserve. A pioneering solar energy project is using green technology to improve the lives of isolated villagers living beyond the reach of power lines on Argentina’s windswept Andean plains. Llama-herding communities have relied on firewood to
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