Tema JRA: Energia e Clima

A car run by water… Dream or fraud?

A car run by water… Dream or fraud?

Around 81% of the present global energy supply is based on fossil fuels. Increasing air pollution and climate changes resulting from the emission of greenhouse gases point towards a worldwide crisis. With the recent efforts to reduce the fossil fuels consumption, new energy sources have been studied and developed. Who has never dreamed of having a water vehicle? It is possible now!

Big Development Projects… Big Environmental Challenges

Big Development Projects… Big Environmental Challenges

EDIA (Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva, SA) is located in Alentejo, Southern Portugal and was founded in 1995. The construction of the dam after lots of preparations, started in the field in 1998 and was completed in January 2002. On 8th of February they inaugurated the Alqueva Dam by shutting down the doors…