Daniel Martin Ferraro is an architect in Madrid who wants to transform our notion of solar panels. His hexagon-shaped FreeForm solar skins are both functional and elegant.
The Costa Del Sol is one of the most popular coastal regions in the country. But that hasn’t stopped the Ministry of Environment from releasing a positive Environmental Impact statement on a gas prospecting project in the region by RIPSA, Repsol’s oil investigation unit.
Spain scores impressive rankings not because of its economic model, the quality of its products or the its companies’s good reputation, but thanks to the Spanish lifestyle and cultural heritage. Could CSR change these perceptions? Guest writer Juan Villamayor of Barcelona explores in detail.
More wineries are moving towards plastic bottles and aluminum caps and away from cork stoppers. Some would say this is alarming for a host of reasons. Harvesting cork has been an ancient practice that keeps a cluster of cork trees, which are almost entirely in Portugal and Spain, alive. But how critical is the continued harvesting of cork?
While most European Union member states are flummoxed in trying to reach that 20% renewables goal by 2020, Spain is quietly a leader in the race. The country aims to have 30% of its electricity needs met by renewables by the end of 2010. Spain is only second behind Germany in sourcing wind energy, and [...]