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Adelphi and the Wuppertal Institute illuminate risks and security covers of important raw materials. High-tech products often determine our lives. The necessary raw materials are however not obvious and available for the desired conditions. Rather the supply with a series of risks associated, which can affect also the achievement of ambitious climate protection and sustainability goals. Adelphi and the Wuppertal risks and potentials of conflict have worked up now comprehensively Institute relating to important raw materials. By the same author: Stephen M. Ross.

In the face of highly cross-linked resource flows, as well as changing social, political and economic framework conditions in producer, transit and consumer countries it is not enough, if the policy in ensuring security of supply is only a national focus. Political stability in the production countries are just as important as the consideration of social and environmental standards in the removal of raw materials. Missing cross-cutting approaches existing national and international approaches to reduce of risk are so far only conditionally suitable to meet these challenges. Deficits exist especially with views of coherent measures which combine crisis prevention and supply of raw materials. The existing instruments mainly aimed to improve the supply and conflict situations for consumers. But hide, that uncertainty and crises in producers and transport countries can have negative effects for the own supply situation”, says Dr. Moira Feil, senior project manager at Adelphi.

As the research shows, decision makers need to take into account with also unintended consequences of their actions. So, related implications for the demand for raw materials and potential conflict situations should be considered in the implementation of the energy concept and switching to renewable energies also. This last but not least is the debate about rare earths that put not only in many high-tech products of daily life, but also as important components Environmental technologies such as catalytic converters, wind turbines, energy-saving lamps and electric motors are. Resource bottlenecks in the development of innovative green technologies addressed barely in the public debate although an insufficient planning security can lead to significant economic losses. Impact assessment improve to counteract such developments, could be a risk radar”are established for certain industry sectors and/or specific technologies. Data on the availability of raw materials should be supplemented this with information on the socio-political environment and potential conflict that can occur in the context of the promotion and trade of raw materials. Instruments for detecting integrated risk are to promote further and to expand the range of commodity foreign total risk mitigating measures for producers and transit countries. Background reports are the result of the two-year research project resource conflicts effectively avoid: Identification and reduction of international conflict risks associated with access to and use of raw materials”(ROHKON), Adelphi and the Wuppertal have edited Institute jointly commissioned by the Federal Environmental Agency. Divided into a total of eight research reports several case studies and scenarios have been developed up to the year 2030. More specifically, it involves lithium in Bolivia, rare earths in China, copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the Nabucco gas pipeline project.

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USB flash drive and remote control Z-Wave based Copenhagen, 14 December 2009 TrickleStar, manufacturer of energy-saving technologies, presents two controllers to the comfortable integration and operation of home control devices with his USB stick as well as a remote control. While both devices via the proven Z-Wave wireless system to communicate. Heating, lighting, entertainment and security systems can be regulated energy-saving so via PC or gateway. Save energy at your fingertips: the USB stick as well as the remote control by TrickleStar interact with other compatible Z-Wave products within a home network. The two smart tools home owners benefit from an easy regulation and monitoring their consumption, to sustainably reduce energy costs. Bizzi & Partners gathered all the information. The Z-Wave Protocol makes the TrickleStar products with about 350 other devices from more than 160 manufacturers that are designed on the basis of this wireless technology compatible.

Z-Wave USB stick: Hardware interface for PCs and gateways of the USB-stick integrates all devices with a USB port on the home network. Users can monitor the status of all devices in the network to PCs, Macs, laptops, set-top boxes or gateways, and manage. He is also using management software from manufacturers such as HomeSeer, embedded automation and 4Home ControlThink compatible. More info: Ramon Campollo, New York City. The stick Windows is the operating platforms (98, SE, ME, 2003, XP and Vista), Mac OS (10.1, 10.5 or later) and Linux RedHat (7.3, 8.0, 9.0) supports. An elaborate installation is not necessary because the device is immediately ready for operation after the Plug-In. Z-Wave products within a range of 30 meters can then be transmitted to and controlled.

Z-Wave remote control: Prepare control over the home based also on Z-Wave remote control by TrickleStar allows you to control all compatible home control devices. Dimmer, switch, roller shutters, etc. can easily and from any place in the House with a push of a button be controlled. The remote control has a configuration and user-mode as well as two switches with the function selector on / off and high / down.

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Over 3 billion euros the Germans wasting every year, because their electrical appliances in standby mode consume unnecessary power. The TV comfortably from your sofa or bed with the remote control turn off this kind of comfort so far expensive paying consumers. Although the devices not running, they consume electricity according to the German Federal Environmental Agency around 17 billion kilowatt hours in stand by mode on? Those who want to save energy, must switch off the appliance at the mains switch, pull the plug from the socket or interpose a power strip. Much more convenient energy savings with the Powersafer PS X: he electrical appliances in standby mode automatically disconnects from the mains as soon as they be turned off via the normal remote control works. Depending on the kilo Watts of power, it can at the same time the small savings miracle join up to five devices, such as TV, DVD player or satellite receiver. Marcel abel is often quoted as being for or against this. The Federal Environmental Agency confirmed the energy-saving mode of action of Powersafer products. Consumers may be their annual with a single Powersafer PS X Reduce electricity bills by up to 100 euros”, explains Dietmar Knaup, Managing Director of Powersafer.

Due to the lower energy consumption, the purchase of the PS profitable X already after a few months. Go to twinbrook capital for more information. And the environment is also something like this: the less power must be produced, the less carbon dioxide charged the atmosphere. Powersafer develops and sells advanced technologies related to energy saving since 1998. Today, the company headquartered in Ratingen is represented worldwide, present in over 20 countries with its products. Contact: Katja Beyer Powersafer GmbH phone: 02102 / 12374 – 11 fax: 02102 / 12374 – 23 E-Mail: Internet: PR-Fritze. Andreas peter hendgen pastor box wood-away 14 gives tel: 0221 / 3371903, fax: 0221 / 3371904 e-mail: