Work keeps following me, I guess. I just cannot visit any country anymore without paying some attention to its energy system. So I noticed in the Dominican Republic, that electricity meters are installed outside the building, visible for anyone passing by. This got me thinking if this habit could be of any benefit for Germany in meeting the challenges of the energy turnaround. According to my research the legislative package on smart meters and smart grids is still work…
For a long time it was thought the caves in the sandstone cliffs that are up to 430 feet high were a natural occurrence. Not long ago cave carvings were found proving otherwise. Today we had the opportunity to visit this marvellous site dating back almost 14000 years. Before actually going in to the caves we flew over the site with a helicopter. From the top the cliffs look toasted which is due to the sun burning the sandstone….
Spotted in Oxford: The new memorial of the 2013 Sharknado-Disaster. The well-known culturally valuable movie “Sharknado” was actually based on real events that took place in Oxford 2013 when the Climate and Weather Research Department of the university lost control over their newly developed Hurricane-Control-Tool. A test-run hurricane got out of hand and caught sharks out of a privately owned aquarium. Ever since this horrible accident happened that lead to the events documented in the movie, conspiracy theories have…
