This was a beautiful gravel ride in the south of Burgundy (Bourgogne) in France. The tour followed a bicycle lane passing through beautiful cities such as Cluny. It took us a day and a half to complete this tour of 150 kilometers. Of course, for a two-day trip, I packed light. I basically had a tent, a mattress, a sleeping bag and a pair of extra cycling clothes along with [...]
It was a great pleasure to speak to policymakers during this private finance panel at the Building & Climate Global Forum. I have brought you a summary of the key points I presented on the challenges of banks in aligning their residential real estate portfolio. Per the International Energy Agency (IEA) , there is an important ambition gap between the announced pledges (APS) and the net zero scenario (NZE) and [...]
While travelling by bike the most important thing for me is to keep the bike as light as possible. Tent Sleeping Bag & Air Mattress Tools & Air Pump Extra tire tube Camera Battery Pack Headphones Waterproof Bags Waterproof Overclothes Cycling Shirt and Shorts Leggings Sleeping Clothes First Aid Kit Front and Back Lightings Hygenic Products 2x Water Bottles [...]
Weekend in Rhones-Alpes This is when I went bike-packing for the first time! It was me and my German friend Dominik , taking our bikes and loading them up with our tents and sleeping bags and taking a train before sunrise to Lyon. We only had the weekend so the earliest train was the most convenient. [...]
The Science-based target initiative has released its building’s target setting guidance and tool for consultation. The building sector is responsible for about 40% of the world’s emissions. This new guidance will help set Scinece Based climate alignment targets for most actors in the building value chain. The exiciting novelty of this guidance is its coverage of the Embodied Emissions. Up until today, most climate alignment guidances in the building sector [...]
Your questions regarding global warming answered! Since we are constantly receiving energy from the sun, how isn't our planet constantly getting warmer? The sun radiates energy towards Earth, but every planet has its own radiation and our planet is not an exception. This might not seem evident at first sight since Earth's radiations are in the infrared wavelength. Meaning that they are invisible to humans. So, planet earth has a [...]
Can we use conventional fuel cells with ammonia instead of hydrogen? There are many ways to replace H2 with NH3 in conventional fuel cells. But there are some limitations. Ammonia can be used both as direct or indirect fuel for fuel cells. Indirect operation means ammonia is used to produce hydrogen, and then the hydrogen is transferred to the fuel cell. Direct operation means NH3 is used as the main fuel inside [...]
Hydrogen, the dream carbon-free fuel that releases no emissions when burnt. But we only wish it was this simple. There are many obstacles that prevent us from using hydrogen widely, including the high expenses and challenges of storage and transportation. But there are alternate solutions. A very interesting one would be to use other substances such as ammonia as a medium for hydrogen. Ammonia is a promising hydrogen [...]
As hydrogen gains more importance every day as an energy carrier, questions arise concerning the safety of this gas. What are the safety concerns with hydrogen? Can we use the existing infrastructure with hydrogen? How safe is hydrogen compared to the fuels we utilize nowadays? Research on hydrogen safety has started many years ago. The importance of this concept arose when many tragic accidents occurred and caused immense casualties. For example, [...]
The environmental problems are becoming more important and gaining more attention everyday. With the Paris agreement and the carbon reduction goals that come with it, companies are more and more trying to understand their carbon footprint and reduce them. As you might know, carbon footprint calculation is very uncertain and very difficult for companies with complex projects. For example projects that include multiple sub-entities, sub-contractors, or partners. Usually, the [...]
