Hydroelectric power plant (Hoover Dam, USA)
The huge dam built on the Colorado river in the U.S. was named after a former American President.
Port
Ports must provide necessary infrastructure and services for industry and marine transportation.
System of public utilities
System that satisfies consumers’ demands of water supply, wastewater disposal, electricity, heat and gas supply and telecommunication.
The Zuiderzee Works and the Delta Works (Netherlands)
Remarkable civil engineering works to continue the Netherland's centuries-long fight against the sea.
Water supply system
The water supply system provides clean and safe drinking water for the consumers.
How does it work? - Photovoltaic solar panel, solar thermal collector
This animation demonstrates how solar energy can be utilized.
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope orbits outside the distorting influence of Earth´s atmosphere.
Oil platform
A long pipe in the center of the tower penetrates the ocean bed until it reaches the layer that contains oil.
Electric surface transportation
Trolleybuses and streetcars are environment-friendly means of public transportation
Underground coal mining
As opposed to opencast mines, in underground mines the layers covering coal are not removed, coal is extracted from mine shafts.
Biogas power plant
Biogas can be produced from organic material (manure, plant waste, organic waste) using bacteria. Biogas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide; burning...
Kepler space telescope
The Kepler space telescope was launched by NASA to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars
Geothermal power station
Geothermal power stations convert energy of hot, high-pressure water found in deeper layers of the Earth into electricity.