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.: advertisement campaign designed by James Jean|blog| for PRADA Spring/Summer collection 2008

The Energy Island, a joint venture lead by Dominic Michaelis, draws on the broad range of research activities being conducted across the University of Southampton in a number of specialist research groups. A virtual team, collaborating with industry and academics internationaly is working towards the goal of a floating energy island capable of delivering gigawatt levels of energy from renewable sources. The modular structure of the Energy Island permits scaling and adapatation to suit a variety of different locations, climates and demands while facilitating economic feasibility through shared infrastructure, volume production and low operating costs. The flexibility of siting offered by a floating platform also offers a critical advantage to the more densely populated countries where obtaining environmentally and socially acceptable locations for the siting of large renewable energy capture installations is a major hurdle for any new development.

.: via EnergyIsland

Earthrace is an ecoboat that is aiming to break the round-the-world speed record powered exclusively by biofuel. The boat will set off in March 2008 from Valencia, Spain, with the aim of promoting awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources.
The top speed of Earthrace is around 40 knots (74 km/h). During the race, the boat will attempt to do 20-25 knots continutally for 65 days. The challenge is to keep the boat running smoothly and efficiently for a sustained period.

.: via GuardianUnlimited

one of the most interesting pieces seen on the cologne design week
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