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- ‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating Fri, 20 Sep 24, 2:00pmThe country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy
- Turkey rejects claims it is drilling illegally for gas off Cyprus Thu, 11 Jul 19, 2:00pmAnkara hits back at Greek and EU officials and vows to press ahead with offshore operations
- Greece and Cyprus call on EU to punish Turkey in drilling dispute Wed, 19 Jun 19, 1:55amWar of words as Turkish vessel begins offshore operations in eastern Mediterranean
- Cyprus: likely gas field find raises prospect of tension with Turkey Mon, 25 Feb 19, 11:07pmExpected announcement by ExxonMobil of discovery off island’s south coast seen as potential game changer
- Endangered green and loggerhead turtles make Mediterranean comeback Sat, 18 Aug 18, 9:00amFor 10,000 years, green and loggerhead turtles have been nesting on the Mediterranean coast of Cyprus. In the last 100 years, they have been hunted to the brink of extinction. Thankfully, due to pioneering conservation efforts...
- Star Wars-inspired NASA observatory will offer galactic views in Cyprus Thu, 7 Sep 17, 8:00pmA spaceship-like observatory is set to land atop a Cyprus mountain. Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects got the green light for a space science center that will give NASA greater research coverage over the Middle East. Located in...
- Star Wars-inspired observatory for NASA will offer galactic views in Cyprus Thu, 7 Sep 17, 7:41pmA spaceship-like observatory is set to land atop a Cyprus mountain. Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects got the green light for a space science center that will give NASA greater research coverage over the Middle East. Located in...
- Jean Nouvel's Cyprus tower is a pixelated, perforated plant paradise Sat, 8 Apr 17, 11:00pmNouvel’s tower in Cyprus, which his firm calls “White Walls,” is a radical departure from a traditional high rise. Rather than sporting a neatly arranged grid of windows and balconies, as many similar buildings might,...
- Jean Nouvel’s Cyprus tower is a pixelated, perforated plant paradise Wed, 16 Mar 16, 4:00pmNouvel’s tower in Cyprus, which his firm calls “White Walls,” is a radical departure from a traditional high rise. Rather than sporting a neatly arranged grid of windows and balconies, as many similar buildings might,...
- Michail Georgiou reimagines orthodox tradition for his tiny chapel in Cyprus Wed, 26 Aug 15, 3:00pmThe curved roof reaches outwards at either end of the chapel, past the interior space, allowing the interior to flow outside and natural light to flow inside...
- Cyprus pins hopes on Australian solar technology to make shift away from oil Thu, 7 May 15, 5:14pmSolar thermal technology will generate electricity and tackle water shortages – earning Australia’s science agency CSIRO $500,000 for solar field design
- US vice-president Joe Biden pushes energy cooperation in visit to Cyprus Thu, 22 May 14, 10:14amDiscovery of oil and natural gas deposits in the Mediterranean highlights the growing importance the US has given to the regionUS vice-president Joe Biden arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday, the most senior US official to visit...
- Mixed-Use Santa Roza Tower Provides Lush Natural Daylighting in Cyprus Fri, 5 Jul 13, 2:30amThe global design group Atkins unveiled plans for a 29-story tower in Nicosia, Cyprus. Named the Santa Roza Tower, the building is slated for construction in the city's new commercial district, which is unifying the long...
- Gold, currency debasement and the fall of the Roman Empire Mon, 15 Apr 13, 10:21pmHave you seen what the gold price is doing? It's tanking almost as dramatically as the green energy investments, that's what. Though, of course, for rather different reasons. The latest downward move has been prompted, at...
- Tech Talk - Future Natural Gas Supplies and Cyprus Sun, 31 Mar 13, 8:37pmThis post began as a view on the developments in Cyprus, and I am grateful to Gail for the suggestion, and it is my fault that it morphed a little from that simple original objective.