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A "hotel" in Madrid has been built completely from waste materials.

Showing both what can be done to re-purpose items and potentially how dirty beaches are the "... walls of the Beach Garbage Hotel ... made of materials found in landfills, the beaches and even flea markets ..."

" ... created the Beach Garbage Hotel because the oceans of our planet are the biggest garbage dump ... 30-40% of the objects used for the hotel were found on the beaches of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain ..."

The temporary "hotel" closes soon (Jan 23rd) so book soon if interested!

Via:  Huffington Post LINK

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The mix of renewable power in the energy portfolio should be adjusted to ensure that the emissions growth does not impact the temperature of the earth.  …

…   “Has it been worth it for Spain's companies to promote renewable energy such as wind and solar power? 

Most definitely, yes, Becerril said, adding however, that renewable energy sources are not the entire solution, only a part of it. ”   …

Via Knowledge at Wharton: Supply and Sustainability.

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... "the tower has 624 heliostats, or giant mirrors, which reflect the sun’s rays into a receiver at the top of the tower. The receiver is similar to giant boiler, creating steam ... " ...

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... "And regulators are still learning how to structure stimulus payments so that they yield a stable green industry that supports itself, rather than just costly energy and an economic flash in the pan like Spain’s." ...

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" ... SolFocus ... has signed an agreement in Greece to produce electricity from its concentrated solar arrays ... will produce 1.6 megawatts, enough to power about a town of about 2,500 residents at any given moment. ..."

" ... SolFocus, ... one of the leading companies in a race to validate concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology for utility use. ... the most common design uses mirrors to focus sunlight onto expensive, high-performance solar cells. Typically, they have mounting systems that track the sun over the course of the day.

" ... these arrays squeeze more electricity out of solar cells. SolFocus' 1100S ... concentrates the light 500 times, allowing it to convert 25 percent of sunlight into electricity."

Via:  CNet News  LINK

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"Santa Coloma de Gramanet, near Barcelona [Spain] , has placed 462 solar panels over its multi-storey mausoleums. ... the scheme was initially greeted with derision, but families who use the cemetery eventually supported the idea ... are now plans to erect more panels at the cemetery and triple the amount of electricity generated.

" ... installation cost 720,000 euros (£608,000) but will keep about 62 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere every year, 

Via:  BBC News  Link

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The 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition is taking place in Valencia Spain, Sept 1 - 5, 2008.

" ... will be the most important international Conference in the field of Photovoltaics. ...wlll provide an excellent platform for dialogue and information exchange across the World. The ‘who is who’ of the PV solar branch will meet at Valencia to discuss the latest developments in science and industry"

Topic areas include ... 

"ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAICS, WAFER-BASED SILICON SOLAR CELLS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, THIN FILMS, COMPONENTS FOR PV SYSTEMS, PV SYSTEMS, PV DEPLOYMENT"

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