Spanish island to be fully powered by wind, water
An article by AFP in Yahoo News. The smallest and least known of Spain’s Canary Islands, El Hierro, is making a splash by becoming the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power. A wind farm opening at the end of June will turn into electricity the gusts that Read on…
Jakarta administration has no clue about ecological city management
An article in The Jakarta Post. Green Cities”, the theme of this year’s Earth Day, is a popular term for what activists and scholars call an ecological city. The Jakarta Post’s Sebastian Partogi talks to Marco Kusumawijaya about the issue. Marco is the founder and director of Ruang Jakarta Center for Urban Studies, an NGO Read on…
Competition heats up in Asian market for green infrastructure
An article in Nikkei Asian Review. Japanese firms are facing new challenges from South Korean and Chinese companies within Asia’s expanding environmental protection market. A project to build a 318-km sewage pipe and related facilities financed by Japanese official development assistance in central Sri Lanka will be undertaken by a South Korean firm this year. Despite Read on…