University of Groningen sustainability contest - Green Mind Award - for university staff and students is an award for the most sustainable idea of 2012.
ombrellonesolare.it in collaboration with the Professor of Photophysics and Optoelectronics Maria Antonietta Loi participated at the 2012 edition (GreenMindAward website). The projects registered were 62 with workable ideas in many areas: reducing the consumption of water and energy, minimise commuting where possible, changes in the behavior of staff and students.
Last October the Jury voted the submissions for the best three...
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We will participate at the "ecopolis - festival of sustainability", the next 9th-11th November (Riserva Naturale Abbadia di Fiastra - Google Maps ).
The event, dedicated to Ferruccio Jarach, aims to continue his road to promote
sustainable behaviors. The event is open to all, has a full program of meetings, workshops and
free courses on sustainability and will be an important opportunity to learn about and try our solar parasol.
Download here the full program of initiatives.
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Destiné aux espaces publics, ECLIPSE se sert de capteurs solaires pour fournir l'électricité nécessaire
à la recharge des portables e des téléphones intelligents. Bien sir, il protège aussi des rayons du soleil.
Un bel objet, qu'on aimerait bien voir sur les places québécoises!
For public spaces, ECLIPSE uses solar collectors to provide electricity for
to recharge the portable e smartphones. Well sir, it also protects from the sun.
A beautiful object, we'd like to see the places in Quebec!
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Florence, 25th - 27th May 2012 - ombrellonesolare.it at IX edition Terrafutura placed at famous exhibition center Fortezza da Basso.
The important congress exhibition since 2004 has registered remarkable numbers: 600000 visitors, 1500 cultural meetings, 1200 performances, 6000 relators, 4000 exhibitors.
In this edition our solar parasols integrating the light, flexible, semi-transparent organic photovoltaic cells were placed near the information point in the service of visitors as source of clean energy.
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Rome - Villa Mondragone, one of the most beautifull "Villae Tuscolanae", owned by the University of Rome Tor Vergata since 1981 is the site of another installation for ombrellonesolare.it solar parasols. Villa Mondragone is open to the public to enjoy its large rooms and wonderful gardens and for the main events the visitors will find the free recharging service for mobiles, smartphones, tablets, notebooks, foto and video cameras and others electronic devices.
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At Rancia Castle, a wonderful location in the center of Italy, our solar parasols will recharge visitors electronic device's ; The Castle is the location of many important events and congresses; About the important history the most important fact was the battle fought May 2 and 3, 1815 between the French army led by Gioacchino Murat and the Austrian army led by the General Federico Bianchi. The battle of Tolentino 1815 has been regarded as the prologue of Waterloo and the first battle of the Italian Risorgimento (the so called “Resurgence”).
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Milan, 26th April 2012 - Great success and curiosity for the two versions of solar parasols exposed at the fuorisalone events for the 2012 design’s week in Milan (International trade fair Salone del mobile). Many the visitors popping in and enjoying a break, while the organic thin-film panels above the parasols were charging their notebooks, mobile phones, smartphones and tablets. The most frequent comment was : “Great, it works!” and then questions about the location of other recharging points in the city.
The solar parasols integrate a lightweight thin-film organic solar panels much...
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Kosmos ready to recharge your device during the 2012 design week.
Where: Fabbrica del Vapore, via Procaccini 4 - Milan
When: April 17th/22nd, from 10 am to 10 pm
Opening: Tuesday, April 17th from 7.30 pm...
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Konarka Technologies Inc.today announced that Newport Corporation has certified Konarka’s next generation organic solar cells as demonstrating 9% single-junction efficiency. These recent advances continue to be based upon Konarka’s inverted cell architecture, the company’s intellectual property protected under issued patents. Located in Irvine, California, the Newport Technology & Applications Center’s Photovoltaic (TAC-PV) Lab is accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
“With this recent certification, Konarka makes continual progress in the solar...
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We will present at the 2012 Design Week in Milan with the collaboration of FVDLAV (Fabbrica del Vapore). The 9th edition of “Posti di vista”, one of the events at the Fuorisalone, which distinguishes itself for its unconventional interpretation of design. An event dedicated to innovation and creativity, which every year deals with a different and deeply relevant subject and which, in the previous edition, has been attended by more than 20.000 visitors.
Where: Fabbrica del Vapore, via Procaccini 4 / Via Luigi Nono 7, Milan
When: April 17th/22nd, from 10 am to 10 pm
Opening:...
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