In the middle of the sea, around 30 kilometres north of Helgoland, a wind farm of superlatives is being created: the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. The nacelle for a single wind turbine has the dimensions of a family home, the rotors could cover the area of two football pitches, and – with a height of around 160 metres at the rotor tip – one of these turbines would even tower above Cologne Cathedral. RWE Innogy is using a film camera to accompany its flagship project.
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It all began in the playroom, with a fascination for robots and solar technology. Now, Ridha Azaiz has his own stand at the CeBIT high-tech trade fair in Hanover and is establishing contacts all over the world. The robot that he has developed cleans solar power installations – and is most at home in the desert.
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E-transportation is set to play a key role over the coming years. The German Federal Government has declared that by 2020, two million electric vehicles should be running on German roads – to the benefit of the climate and sparse natural resources. But could the technology also be applied in other fields? Why stick to the ground, when you can soar above the clouds?
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He makes cucumbers ring out, he has published an opera for mobile phones and he gets a choir to recreate the sounds that an aeroplane makes on takeoff and landing. Berlin sound artist Karl Heinz Jeron has already put many unusual ideas into practice. Now he is planning wind turbine concerts in Brandenburg. In this interview, Karl Heinz Jeron reveals the details of his latest project.
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Anyone with an interest in how electricity began its triumphant march, who visionary Nikola Tesla was and how our lives may be shaped in future is advised to take a trip to the Museum of Electricity and Life at the Umspannwerk Recklinghausen, a former distribution station in Germany.
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Robots have a heart, too! What’s more, RWE’s orange man of metal has a mission. It’s “switching over”. That’s why he gives everybody who presses his “switcher” a warm hug. In this interview, the robot reveals more about the switchover campaign and his goal stemming from it.
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Central heating systems are hard at work in most homes at this time of the year, but there is often a lot of uncertainty as to their most effective use. Should windows be slightly ajar or fully opened? What temperature is needed to lie comfortably on the sofa? Our top five energy-saving tips for heating and ventilation tell you how you can cut your bills during the cold winter months.
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