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The United Nations World Water Day is coming up this Friday, March 22, and children at schools in The Hague have already started carrying their weight in support of the event, literally, with the Walking for Water fundraiser.  Students from years 5 and 6 at the International School of The Hague (ISH) sought sponsors and then […]

By Matt Luna, SunGlacier An artist can find inspiration in places where science is afraid to go, just as the freshness of young people’s approach to solving environmental problems can lead to solutions that require more courage to even consider. A program in the Netherlands is targeting young mainly technical professionals – and using an

 Photo by Matt Luna Here in the Netherlands, we are still a long way from the Middle East desert in terms of climate and distance, but this week has seen some record high temperatures. The first week of March normally averages a high of 7 Celsius, or about 46 F, but reports last Tuesday

It was an honor to meet Ghunaim S. Alghunaim and Thani S. Al Anizi from Saudi Arabia during meetings and presentations this week to demonstrate more about project SunGlacier. I realized that if you actually live in a country covered with deserts, it is even harder to believe in making a glacier in that landscape – to believe in the impossible –  especially if you experience the world’s most extreme conditions

It was encouraging to take part in discussions this week on how solar energy technology can evolve to remain a relevant energy solution for the future.  The International Trade Fair for Solar Energy in the Benelux held in Ghent, Belgium, provided a welcome opportunity for professionals active in solar technology to come together to make

We had an excellent meeting at the University of Technology Eindhoven. SunGlacier touches the borders of science, and even a renowned expert like prof. Elphi Nelissen MSc (Dean Prof. of Building Sustainability) was enthusiastic by our ideas how to make it work.

 http://vimeo.com/51887899 The SunGlacier videoclip is awarded as a finalist in the Focus Forward 3mts. video contest. Short Films – Big Ideas. A perfect medium to show SunGlacier to the world, and honoured for this recognition.

For the first time we are in discussion with a serious partner who is interested in the complete realisation of the SunGlacier Art Project. Therefore our highly motivated team is now working on the transfer of our technical testing data into a scientific report and defining the technical borders of our prototype ( scale 1:5