Energy transition

Our appetite for energy seems to be insatiable. The use of coal, oil and gas is harmful to the environment and causes global warming. Nature, however, offers other possibilities.

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hydropower are already being used to generate electricity worldwide. In the future, even more of such tireless powerhouses will be deployed in previously unused locations and with new and better technologies. With the so-called renewables we could theoretically cover the annual energy needs of the world. And indeed permanently, because unlike fossil fuels such as oil or gas, they are almost infinitely available. But in order to exploit all of their potential, the entire energy system will have to be restructured.

Thinking Space Nature

Notes from an Offshore Island

Imagine if there were islands in the middle of the sea, where alongside the palm trees stood wind turbines towering into the sky? There, where the giants of the ocean, like whales and container...

How to Stay Charged in the Future

Smart and Clean

How can we stop climate change? Only by using the power of the sun and the wind and other renewable energy sources, say the experts. And with new energy concepts.

THINKING SPACE NATURE

WITH THE POWER OF THE DESERT SUN

The future belongs to solar energy. Especially in the driest regions of the world. “Noor” – light – is the name of the world’s largest solar power plant, which is currently being built in...

THINKING SPACE NATURE

RESERVATIONS AGAINST GREEN ENERGIES

Renewable energy sources are booming. But they’re still facing a lot of headwind and scepticism. Some myths – as well as old certainties that have long crumbled – remain persistent. Let’s...

Thinking Space Nature

Solar Energy Built In

Cities are real energy guzzlers. How organic solar cells can contribute to securing a sustainable power supply, especially in metropolitan areas, is shown in exemplary projects by German and...

THINKING SPACE NATURE

HOW TO TURN SUNLIGHT INTO HYDROGEN

“Water is the coal of the future. The energy of tomorrow will be provided by water that is broken down into its elements by electric current. The elements of water – hydrogen and oxygen –...

WIND POWER – WHAT IT CAN DO AND HOW IT WORKS

THE AERIAL BALLET OF THE POWER KITES

Alongside solar energy, wind power is regarded as the main driving force behind the energy transition. Aerial wind turbines are seen as the key to bringing the industry soaring into the future....

ENERGY SOURCES

WHEN THE SOCKET BECOMES A TAP

Cities are choking in smog, even as fossil fuels are running out. In these times of the energy transition, electromobility has become a beacon of hope for many people. But does the technology...