Miriam Ansorena
Miriam Ansorena holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Navarre, in Spain. Strongly concerned about the environment, in the past, she worked full-time as a Design Engineer of Wind Turbines. Her blogs will concentrate primarily on the affects of wind turbines and their prevelance, however, she will also cover issues occurring around Zarautz, Spain and Berlin, Germany. Although she currently resides in Berlin, she is from Zarautz, Spain and has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Owning a Car in Berlin, Germany: The Compulsory Sticker and Alternatives
by Miriam Ansorena
When I started living in Germany, I realised that all the cars had a sticker on the left bottom side of the windshield. The majority were green, and yellow ones were scarce. At the beginning I thought it had something t... Read article
5 Creative Environmental Engineering Website Designs
by Miriam Ansorena
Any person that is reading this post is most likely a frequent Internet user. The population of the world in December 2011 was estimated at 6 billion inhabitants, and the number of Internet users was 2 billion people. ... Read article
Spanish Engineers Migrating to Germany: Spain’s ‘Brain-Drain'
by Miriam Ansorena
It is very paradoxical how history changes. In the Second World War German people migrated to other countries, while at present, they are welcoming people from all around Europe. In this precise moment I am writing th... Read article
Unique Engineering & Architectural Logo Designs
by Miriam Ansorena
Creating a unique engineering logo design is not an easy task. In the world there are thousands of different logos and it is difficult to stand out. And there are experienced consultants and websites specialised in the t... Read article
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: 2012 European Green Capital
by Miriam Ansorena
Vitoria (Gasteiz in Basque), Spain, was awarded the title of European Green Capital for the year 2012. Former European Green Capitals were the city of Stockholm, Sweden in 2010 and Hamburg, Germany in 2011. For the year ... Read article
Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain: 2016 European Capital of Culture
by Miriam Ansorena
On June 28, 2011, San Sebastian (Donostia in Basque) was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture in 2016 for Spain, and on May 10, 2012, Europe confirmed it. San Sebastian is a city of 180.000 inhabitants lo... Read article
Social Media for Planning Consultancies
by Miriam Ansorena
Planning consultancies offer a wide range of advice on matters concerned with planning, development, and environmental issues which surround a building project. They are involved in a number of different types of pro... Read article
First Offshore Wind Turbine? Case Studies in Spain
by Miriam Ansorena
The future of wind turbines seem to be the offshore wind turbines. Offshore wind turbines take better advantage of wind resources, there is greater space in the sea than on earth, and thus, bigger wind turbines can be in... Read article
Considering Door-To-Door Waste Collection in Zarautz, Spain
by Miriam Ansorena
In the last few years there has been a clear tendency in the towns close to Zarautz, Spain to install the “door-to-door waste collection system.” The aim is to reuse, recycle and reduce waste so that minimal amount goes ... Read article
5 Answers to Common Wind Farm Questions
by Miriam Ansorena
A wind farm is a collection of wind turbines placed one next to another. As it was explained in the blog entitled 'An Introduction to Wind Turbines: Rotation Axis, Power, Rotors, and Towers,' they are used to generate el... Read article
An Introduction to Wind Turbines: Rotation Axis, Power, Rotors, and Towers
by Miriam Ansorena
Around the world, wind turbines have become familiar in landscape architecture. Their purpose is simple: harvesting the energy in wind and converting it into sustainable and usable power, which can provide electricity at... Read article