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Spring greetings from ENCHANT’s project leader
Electric cars – What are the advantages?
Cleaner environment, renewable energy, reduced noise pollution, lower running costs – in plain language: Better for our planet.
A new perspective on transportation in Izmir – Cittaslow Metropol
Beautiful İzmir, located around a gulf, has attracted attention for many years with its diversity in public transportation and active use of sea transportation.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality – An Enchanted Project partner
İzmir is the third-largest city in Turkey, with a population of more than 4 million and an area of 11,892 square kilometres.
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Why food?
The food system in different countries uses a massive amount of energy from start to finish. In the U.S. they consume as much energy preparing and transporting food as France uses to power the entire country for a year.
Energy efficient and healthy recipes from our Enchanting partners
ENCHANTs partners are from different countries in Europe and have different traditions and dishes that they feel are “theirs”. We asked them to list up some of their favourite dishes that are energy efficient, healthy and really good. This is their respons.
Christmas Food Waste – How to reduce it?
About a third of the food produced for human consumption is wasted every year and that comes with significant environmental and economic costs. 89 million tons of food goes to waste every year only in the European countries and 5 of them come from Romania.[1] Are you a part of the problem or a fighter […]
Christmas greetings from ENCHANT’s project leader – December
Our partners: The Romanian trio
An energy efficient Christmas meal
In Norway, rice pudding is a traditional meal on Christmas Eve. This is an energy efficient way to make the meal, and desert from the leftovers.
Enchant Newsletter – October
We understand you are busy people, but these news and tips about water & energy you don’t want to miss.
Why is water relevant?
Why water? You might be wondering why we have chosen water as our main topic in our latest newsletter. Well, let us explain why.
Our Partners: Viken county municipality
The counties of Østfold, Akershus, and Buskerud formed the County Viken from January 1st, 2020. This is the largest county in Norway with 1,2 million inhabitants and an area of 24 600 km², and surrounds Oslo in the southeastern part of the country.
Enchanting Water?
Next to air, water is the most important element for the preservation of life. Water is a finite commodity which, if not managed properly, will result in shortages in the near future. Water conservation can go a long way to help alleviate these impending shortages.
Greetings from ENCHANT’s project leader – October
Here comes the sun – 7 Benefits of Using Solar Energy
Solar energy is obtained from the sun’s radiation and it can be converted to electricity or heat. It is freely available and thanks to advances in technology, we can now harness even more of the solar energy that is continuously available to us.
Greetings from ENCHANT’s project leader
Our Partners: Roma Tre group
Let us ENCHANT you
A new Horizon 2020-project takes aim to change your actions and the way you think about energy. Have you ever thought about how your own energy consumption affects our planet? Not just regarding what type of car you drive or how many degrees the thermostat in your house is set on, but how your lifestyle […]
Do you consider yourself the next MasterChef?
Want to look your best at home and save energy?
Switch to LED-bulbs! Better lighting, higher efficiency, cheaper use and better for the enviroment.
What is a randomized control trial?
Do you know what a randomized control trial is? If not, you might find this video useful.
4 minute shower – No encores
Bathroom tile acoustics inspire the diva in all of us, but did you know singing in the shower can help you save energy?Find a song that gets you motivated in the morning. Let that song act as a timer for your shower. Have your hair shampooed by the end of the first verse, your back […]