Comparing problematic factors USA – Germany
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Source: World Economic Forum, Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009
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Wind
The first phase of construction began at the 187-acre site in Craighead Technology Park in late July. Production is scheduled to begin in mid 2010. The Jonesboro operation will be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) producing one of the largest classes of wind turbines in the world, the 2.5 megawatt N90 and N100. Each of these utility-scale turbines is capable of generating enough renewable energy to power about 700 American homes.
Nordex is already seeing a pick up in the market. It recently completed the 62.5 megawatt “Highland” wind farm in Pennsylvania and is working on further projects.
Nordex is one of the fastest growing wind turbine producers, operating in 18 countries and employing 2,200 people. The company’s global headquarters is in Hamburg, Germany Nordex AG attributes much of its profit growth to the US market.The US accounted for 12 percent of the company’s global sales, up from roughly one percent in the previous year.
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Following a Bloomberg list about the prices of IKEA’s standard Billy bookshelf the shelf is most expensive in Israel ILS395 ($103.48) and the cheapest in the United Arab Emirates with a price of AED175 ($47.64). The table lists the price of the bookshelf in 38 countries according to the figures published on IKEA’s website.
Source: Bloomberg
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SkySails
A giant kite floating high above the boat provides the propulsion, if the winds are favorable, to keep the ship moving, while saving up to 35% in fuel costs.
Designed for cargo ships, the parachute-like sail produces about four times as much energy as that on a regular sailing ship and, with winds of 8 m.p.h. (7 knots) or more, can be used to relieve the main engine.
The SkySails is lifted into the air with the help of a telescoping mast at the ship’s prow. An autopilot calculates wind force, direction, ship route, as well as speed and makes sure the sail is positioned in the most optimal way. In addition to cargo vessels, fish trawlers and superyachts can also be equipped with SkySails.
The German company SkySails was established and developed the world’s first practicable towing kite propulsion system for commercial shipping in 2001. A unique network of outside experts and powerful suppliers from the shipbuilding and aircraft industries, together with suppliers from the superyacht sector, has contributed to the development of the SkySails system.
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20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
With Ulrich Braess, Director of the Goethe-Institut Washington, DC and Markus Meckel, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Organized in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Washington and the George Mason University.
November 4th, 2009
Washington, DC
Source: Goethe Institute
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The German company adidas to become a Tier One partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
German sports goods manufacturer adidas will be the exclusive supplier of branded and unbranded sports merchandise to all London 2012 venues and stores plus they will also kit out the approximately 70,000 volunteers needed to man the Games and will provide them with the same level of care as athletes.
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The Heinrich Böll Foundation will host this panel on renewable heating and cooling during the ‘Solar Power International 2009′.
The audience will learn about the future of the solar thermal heating and cooling market, with panel discussions on existing trends and policy incentives to spur development.
Organised by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Büro Washington’
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This week long Seminar will take place from 6th – 10th November, 2009
The United States Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders (USAME) is a network of young, influential people from both sides of the Atlantic who have an active interest in supporting the relationship between the United States and Europe.
The forthcoming Weeklong Seminar for “The United States Meets Europe: A Forum for Young Leaders” will take place on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Decathlon 2009 Washington
October 9, 2009 – October 18, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 took place in October on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Solar Decathlon is an educational project of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and organized by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
The Solar Decathlon, supported by event and team sponsors from the private sector, is a competition in which teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar powered house. The 2009 Solar Decathlon is the fourth competition; the inaugural event was held in 2002, the second in 2005, and the third in 2007.
Team Germany finished first in Solar Decathlon 2007, and the 2009 team has relied on members of the 2007 team for guidance.
The Solar Decathlon houses were open for public tours on 10/9 – 10/13/2009 and 10/15 – 10/18/2009 between 11 a.m. -3 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Please note that all houses are closed Wednesday, Oct. 14. 2009
Congratulation to the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2009 Winners !
First Place:
Team Germany
Second Place:
University of Illinois
Third Place:
Team California
People’s Choice Award Winner:
University of Louisiana
Source: Solar Decathlon 2009
Solar Decathlon Team Germany
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With the new NanoCut technology developed by researchers at the Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) in Jena, Germany it is possible to drill holes only a millionth of a millimetre in diameter and thus may revolutionize gene therapy.
The NanoCut technology was developed by Wolfgang Fritzsche of the IPHT and Karten Koenig from the Saar-Universität, Germany. Their innovation already received the award ‘Research Highlight of the Year 2007′ by the British journal Nature Nanotechnology and has been praised by the industry journal ‘Nano Letters’.
Because the NanoCut procedure has succeeded in bundling the energy of a laser to the point of the size of individual human chromosomes, this new technology is most important to medicine and makes it possible to target specific areas of genetic material that carry a genetic defect and switch them off.
Fritzsche notes ‘We can mark the nanoparticles in such a way that they can be bound to a certain place on a chromosome. This would allow areas of genes that are carrying a genetic defect to be selected and then removed. Fritzsche’s method also has other advantages. He says ‘We can also work simultaneously and choose different places on the genes where we can attach the nanoparticles. Most importantly, the rest of the chromosome remains completely unchanged by the procedures.’
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