STD build four new wind farms in Trancoso and Guard

The STI group has announced the construction of four new wind farms in the municipalities of Trancoso and guard, an investment of more than € 5 million ($ 15.6 million) and it was awarded by ENEOP.

Budgeted at €1,6 million ($ 5 million), the new village Park, in Trancoso, has projected for the end of December this year and will have 10 wind turbines, having the DST in charge of the execution of the accesses, the construction of the command building and substation, the ditch of cables and the opening and running of foundations.

Even in this county, the Park of Rio de Mel-Castanheira will feature five wind turbines, with the DST to "ensure the construction of lines of communication and of cable trenches, a work with an estimated cost of € 665,000 ($ 2 million)". Also in Trancoso, the Cabeço do Park Gold will have 10 wind turbines. In this work, budgeted at € 1,5 million ($ 4.7 million), the works include the construction of the building and substation control, communication channels and ditches of cables.

Finally, in the municipality of Guarda, Star Valley Park will have 11 wind turbines. Here, besides the construction of the building and substation control, MGTO also has under its purview the construction of seven kilometres of access roads. The investment consists of €1,7 million ($ 5.3 million).

"We want to continue to look at renewables as a strategic dimension to the group, because current trends put pressure on the companies to develop more products and services in the field of environmental economics", stated José Teixeira, the President of the Board of Directors of the DST, the newspaper Building. "We cannot deny that the world rotates around of sustainability â€" the speed may decrease, but the sense will reverse."

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Heineken will have the biggest eco-brewery of the United Kingdom

Heineken will become the first producer of beer, among the biggest brands, of the United Kingdom to implement a solar roof on one of its main factories in North Yorkshire.

Thus, the John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster, which yields to Heineken, will go on to have 4,000 solar panels on your roof of zinc, which are expected to generate more than 876 megawatts of electricity per year. The energy will be used to feed the departments of bottling and canning factory.

"When arranged side by side, the panels cover an area equivalent to five Olympic swimming pools. We are very proud that Tadcaster is the site chosen for the implementation of the largest solar installation of any brewery of the United Kingdom, "said factory manager, Martin Kochl, to Edie.

"Implement the power we need to produce our beers and cider from renewable sources like solar energy helps us to reduce the environmental impact of our business and is an essential part of our sustainability program," adds the Manager.

The 876 megawatts of energy produced annually are equivalent to about 5% of the total electricity consumption of the plant. Additionally, other 10% will come from energy of a biogas plant in the region of the factory.

Already last year, Heineken has implemented a similar project in one of its factories in the Netherlands.

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Purchase Beach and €1,2 British spends € 127,000 to send clean

For 30 years that the Briton Gordon Hadfield had a dream: to attend a small beach near their home in, Mr Swanbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, England. During the last three decades, Hadfield saw the beach be used as illegal dump, especially works of metal and cement, but couldn't do anything to change this situation, since the beach was the property of the British Crown.

Two years ago, however, managed to convince the British Crown to sell him the property for only €1,2 ($ 4), guaranteeing the right to return to the Beach the original appearance. The first step was to invest € 38,000 ($ 120,000) to purchase a bulldozer to help remove the heavy residues.

But the process was not so simple, and in the last two years the investment of the owner of a café-overlooking the beach â€" ascended to € 127,000 (US $ 400,000). "I don't want to put a price on what I did, but I'm about to turn 60 years old and all I want is to see the beach clean. She was broken for 30 years and since then that since my coffee, see the rubble ", explained to the British press.

In recent weeks, Hadfield removed several tons of garbage, which for years has accumulated at the site. "You wouldn't believe how many things we pulled. But I'm very happy now-I did it all for my children and grandchildren, "he explained.

Part of the waste were placed by his own village, after Wall reinforcement works at sea, in September 1984. Then, the site has become in place of pilgrimage for those who wanted to rid of objects without value.

The next step of Hadfield is to make a local beach for every family. Here are some before and after photos â€" will realize immediately which represent what.

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Eid al-Adha: the festival where animals are cruelly slaughtered

The cattle were fattened, the sharp knives and there are celebrations in the streets of the cities of several Muslim countries. Is the Eid al-Adha, known in the Western world as the Festival of sacrifice, where thousands of animals are sacrificed.

This year, the festival is scheduled to begin on the night of 3 October, Friday and last until Saturday night, based on the Islamic lunar calendar. The festival also marks the end of Hajj, the pilgrimage to Holy Mecca.

Goats, sheep, camels and cows â€" depending on the customs of the country â€" are the main animals. After the ritual, their meat is shared among family members and friends or is donated to the neediest. There are many families, even those with few economic resources, saving during the whole year for this time you can acquire an animal to sacrifice. Only in Pakistan, approximately 10 million animals are euthanized in the days of the festival, says the International Business Times.

In addition to the sacrifices, the festivities are marked by the exchange of gifts, in particular clothing. It is also customary for Muslims to visit family and friends and the older ones tend to give money to the children.

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We must take a shower after exercise: myth or reality?

When we initiate any physical activity, body temperature increases and the body has to regulate it. The Elimination of perspiration through the pores of the skin, also known as sweating, is one of the main mechanisms that regulate our temperature. The higher the sweating, our body has to work to stay stable.

But when time to wait to shower after exercise? According to my aggregator Well-being, this question depends on several factors: the external temperature, the intensity of sports practice and the genetic factors of each person that determine his own sweating-tips are of Marcos Flórez, personal trainer and founder of the Spanish site estarenforma.com.

The external temperature

The higher temperature, the more the athlete will transpire. The body begins to control the temperature by removing perspiration through the pores of the skin. At room temperature, although we may have the feeling of being the ' sweat ' or less of being dry, there are still controlling body temperature.

The intensity of the activity

The higher the intensity of exercise, more sweat. We run, ride or walk easy Don't sweat Similarly, despite the temperature tend always to increase and our body to control it.

The genetic constraints

There are people who sweat very easily, even in the exercises with less intensity. This is due to the qualities of our organism. These can be changed due to our habits like diet or training, that can make all the control systems work effectively. It is very common that sportsmen start sweating fast. The temperature rises and the body is more efficient, keeping it at an appropriate level.

If you take a shower in a range very close to physical exercise, will continue to sweat, especially in hot environments. However, if you spend a lot of time and is in fresh environments can catch cold. the ideal is to wait until you stop sweating, especially in the summer and in very humid climates. And just after taking a bath.

In the case of colder environments, it is recommended to wear a sweater Flórez Landmarks washed, especially if trained with cotton clothes, and wait a while. So don't run the risk of catching a cold.

If showering with cold water, instead of eliminating the sweat will eventually sweat even more. The ideal is to take a bath with warm water at the beginning and gradually adjust the water temperature to your liking.

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Chewing gum is the new way to generate electricity

If you like the mix-and-match, then the discovery of two Canadian engineers will put a smile on your face. Delnavaz Aidin and Jeremie Voix created a new way to generate electricity from the movement done with the jaw â€" Yes, you read well, jaw.

The device was developed at the school of Higher Technology in Montreal, Canada, and the article on their discovery was published in the scientific journal Smart Materials and Structures, according to the sustainable planet.

The process sounds complicated, however: by a strap attached to the Chin, the appliance turns the mouth movements into electricity. The device is made of a material that is loaded with electricity when stretched â€" sounds dangerous, actually, even if the unit is still only a prototype.

The creators believe that technology can, in future, be used in hearing aids and cochlear implants. For them, the technology is a way to dispense with the use of disposable batteries in this type of electronic device.

In tests, the Act of chewing a pastiga during 60 seconds generated about 18 microwatts of electricity. To operate a hearing aid, the system needs to generate at least 20 times more energy.

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Choco should reach the aquaculture within five years (with video)

With about 200 employees, of whom 80 doctorates, the Marine Science Center is a major research and development laboratories in the area of marine sciences in Portugal.

In 2000, the Center began investigating the cuttlefish as new species for aquaculture. "Choco is an animal hiper-inteligente. And try an animal like this eat something that isn't natural is very complicated, "explained to the green economy Antony Sykes, researcher of the project.

The day the green economy visited Marine Science Center, two Spanish researchers noticed how, in the Algarve, the aquaculture of choco. "I am sure the presence [of strangers makes the cuttlefish apprehensive]," joked the investigator, as if proving the animal's intelligence.

The study of Antony Sykes wants to understand more about reproduction, stress levels and feeding of cuttlefish. "Without controlling the entire lifecycle and achieve minimally viable results, we cannot say that we have the technology ready to pass to the industry," he explained.

The project has gone through several phases, in recent years, and the best experiences were related to the production of specific ration for the species, which leads the choco to accept food as if you were in their natural habitat.

"If we continue with this level of success, probably over the next five years we will see cuttlefish in aquaculture", explained the responsible.

Learn how this project, which has cost € 1 million, it is important for the conservation of the species in episode 113 of the green economy.



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