As you will have read in the newspapers, rising gas prices continue to receive a lot of press coverage, so much so that the subject was debated in the Chamber of Deputies on 9 March.
In response to parliamentary questions, Guido Camps, spokesperson for Belgian gas price regulator CREG, stressed that one supplier was able to sell gas at prices far below those of its competitors...
We are obviously very proud that our role as a “competitive competitor” has been recognised as such by market operators. On average, for gas and green electricity, a household can save more than €250 with Lampiri, which is a far from negligible amount.
We also want to take the opportunity to thank you for your enthusiastic response to our “Tous Au Vert” (Go Green) campaign. An increasing number of you are sending us your ideas, projects and suggestions. It is not too late to register (www.tousauvert.be) for the chance to win one year’s free green energy !
Happy reading.
Bruno Venanzi
Managing Director Lampiris
In this issue:
Transforming grass into petrol
Transforming grass into petrol is like the dream of the philosopher’s stone, the legendary alchemical substance supposedly capable of turning lead into gold.
Electricity, under the pavements
Transforming pavements into small power plants; that is the inspired idea of Elizabeth Redmond. A few months ago the researcher launched a start-up to transform her research project into a business project. And it works...
Recycled Olympic medals
For the first time, the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games medals contain recycled gold, silver and copper. These metals are recovered from electronic scrap.
A Belgian at the head of the new DG Climate Action
The European Commission announced a few days ago its decision to create two separate Directorates-General for Energy and Climate Action. The second happy surprise is that a Belgian national, Jos Delbeke, has been appointed Director-General of the DG Climate Action.
Whitepod or skiing without harming the environment
Sustainable tourism is growing in popularity, even in the Alps, with travellers not hesitating to use a kind of igloo where everything is designed to limit the environmental impact of their stay.
As you know, Lampiris has always rooted its development in certain values.
Values that have made us an energy supplier unlike any other.
Since the beginning, this commitment has led us to respect the environment and our staff. Everything we undertake with them, and with you, is characterised by openness, dynamism and sustainability.
We wish to continue supplying your energy under these same conditions.
Energy in our own image. Energy that is green, sustainable and mindful of the environment and of humanity.
Our previous logo no longer presented these strongly-held values clearly enough.
After several years' good and faithful service, it is thus bound for a well-deserved retirement, to be replaced by our new emblem, a new logo which will better convey our values.
In this nummer:
France helps the bees
Without flowers, there will be no bees. Without bees, there will be no pollination. Without pollination, there will be no biodiversity. The Sarkozy government has understood this paradigm and is funding experimental projects to plant flowers along the edges of highways.
NoiseTube tracks noise using your mobile phone
A VUB researcher has had the simple but brilliant idea of surveying noise pollution throughout the world using the mobile phones of thousands of volunteers.
Open-source eco-construction
More and more widespread in our wealthy countries, eco-construction may soon be taken further in developing nations. A humanitarian project named OS House aims to accelerate the development of this type of construction in developing countries on the basis of open source, a voluntary collaboration methodology born in the world of information technology.
Monitoring consumption in real time
Software has become an essential means of monitoring a household's energy consumption. The famous search engine Google is now adding its own contribution with Google PowerMeter.
Furniture made of recycled paper
Stylish, modular and sustainable, the ZBoard range of storage and furnishing units can be assembled easily and without tools. And what's more, they have the unique feature of being made from recycled paper.
Tafoni floating house
Living in a floating house to reach a better awareness of the environment and better preserve it - this is the goal of Tafoni, a floating housing project designed by American architect Joanna Borek.
Good & Green travelling
Launched recently by a Dutch publisher, the "Good & Green" city guides aim to introduce you to towns through their ethical, organic and well-being aspects, an approach that is far removed from that of the guides we have used up to now...